Archive: Mar 2008
Community remembers student
In an e-mail sent to the University community yesterday, UR President Joel Seligman announced the death of senior Travis Acker. Acker, a student in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, was found in his residence on Highland Ave. in Brighton on Tuesday."My heartfelt condolences go out to Travis's parents, sister and friends, and to […]
Award winner discusses energy
Solar power will dominate energy production by 2050 if Daniel Nocera has anything to do with it.That was the message Nocera, professor of chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, gave following his acceptance of the Harrison Howe Award, which recognizes "outstanding contributions to research in chemistry defined in its broadest sense," according to the […]
Girl Talk strips, struts and spins mixed tunes in Douglass
Hundreds of wrists, hugged by lime green plastic bands, waved in unison toward Gregg Gillis, the music producer and mash-up DJ who performed to a sold-out crowd in Douglass Dining Center on Saturday, March 22, with special guest Emilio Rojas. Girl Talk's premiere at UR proved to be an overwhelming success as the show resulted […]
Korea Night brings own version of MTV to campus
What do you get when you allow one girl to date five different guys? Some may think of a fantasy, but others may think of the Korean-American Students' Association's (KASA) Korea Night 2008. The theme for the event was based on the MTV dating show "Next," in which one person is invited to date five […]
Love for rock fuels up-and-coming bands
Sick Puppies, Saving Abel and HURT are three bands that have started to make it big on the rock circuit, and each band carries a unique sound and story. Hailing from Sydney, Australia, Sick Puppies made a huge hit with its "free hugs" video that used its song "All the Same" and aired nationwide. "It […]
Predictable and boring "Entourage" runs on little steam
"Entourage" is the worst show on television. Yeah, I said it. Now before you go ape shit on me and swear your undying loyalty to the show, allow me to preface my argument by saying that I too once loved it and watched it religiously on Sunday nights. Then I got a life.Aside from being […]
Men lose in Sweet 16, reflect on impact of departing class
After a season full of such abundant success, it is understandable that the UR men's basketball team would not be satisfied with anything less than a trip to Virginia for the Final Four, but a run to the Sweet 16 is certainly something to be proud of. Led by a core of five seniors, the […]
Letter to the Editor: Nye brings an issue that should be on all politicians' plates
We are writing in regard to the Feb. 28 article on Bill Nye's lecture in Strong Auditorium. It was reported that "Nye ended his speech with the suggestion that each person present reduce his or her greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050."While it is certainly true that every person should try to reduce […]
Follow-up forum fails to forgive for past remarks
When I first read Arun Gandhi's words on Washington Post's "On Faith" blog, I hoped that he was ignorant. I hoped that, for his sake, for the sake of his grandfather's legacy, for the sake of the field of the theory of nonviolence and for the sake of my University with whom he was associated, […]
China proves a poor choice for the 2008 Olympics
Everyone has the same image stored away somewhere in their head: a multitude of bright and unknown flags ring a stadium packed to half capacity and focused on some mid-level functionary who gives a less-than-impassioned speech about unity and humanity dubbed into English (for me, at least), all while packs of svelte, toned and spandex […]