Archive: Sep 2007
URTV's variety, humor and originality entertain students
om an exasperating day packed with lectures, several hour-long labs and grueling recitations and felt like relinquishing all the day's worries, stress and frustration in front of your television set? I, like most of you, have. The difference is, instead of surrendering my conscience to an episode of "Grey's Anatomy," you're likely to catch me […]
Many drama opportunities enliven campus
Ever wonder what UR has to offer as far as drama activities or how to get involved? Here is a brief run-down of drama opportunities at UR.Off Broadway On Campus is a student-run group which performs a musical review every semester, along with outside shows throughout the year. No auditions are required to belong to […]
Salvaging your social life: A How-To guide
September has finally arrived, bringing with it the last traces of unbearable Rochester heat, the Class of 2011 and, if you're a fashion guru, the inability to look cute in white while still being considered chic.Orientation was obviously a huge success, introducing more than 1,000 new students to our campus and forming bonds between the […]
Comedy Central's Birbiglia jazzes up the weekend
Technically, Yellowjacket Weekend kicked off with a stirring speech from our much beloved President Joel Seligman about the promise of a new and exciting school year here at UR. For me, the weekend's festivities truly began in the overcrowded and muggy Strong Auditorium where a sold out crowd (there were even people on the floor) […]
Summer pop culture happenings demean dames
Over this past summer, Maureen Dowd questioned "Are Men Necessary?" Also over the summer, several sports announcers compared violence against animals to violence toward women and a major film was released that was partly based on literary icon Nancy Drew, except with cooler clothes and a first kiss. As the summer ended, the most shared […]
Book spurs analysis of the economics of drinking
Over the summer, my reading list consisted of about 10 books. By the time I returned to school, I had finished three of them, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" counting twice. The other book I read was "More Sex is Safer Sex," by UR's very own Professor Steven Landsburg. The book is focused on […]
Food for Thought
With the plethora of student eateries spanning the campus, the daily decision on where to consume the almighty food and drink is a challenging task. Freshmen, by default, have no idea how to tell good grub from bad, and even upperclassmen are thrown off by the menu overhauls made annually to their favorite diners (though […]
Urban Fellows offer new perspective
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to go on a ride-along with a police officer in the city of Rochester? Have you ever wondered what life is like for people who live across the footbridge? This summer, through the Urban Fellows program, I was able to experience working in the 19th Ward, […]
Former caddy upset over summer jobs
Who hates summer jobs? This guy! In fact, I hate them so much, I got a job that only required two days of work a week, and it still didn't make a damn bit of difference - I still hate working when the temperature is above 70 degrees. Let me relate to you my descent […]
Examining the lighter side of bird excrement
It is clear in these modern days that almost everything is designed to stretch societies and cultures apart. Racial hostility, political partition and the cloning of Waldo are all subjects that tend to fragment the major population into ignorant nomads traveling from town to town searching for food (McDonalds) and resources (Old Navy). The recognition […]