Archive: Feb 2010
Campus Briefs
Experience Eastman program funds Valentines Day concertThe Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra concert and pre-concert event taking place this Valentine's Day weekend serves as the first-ever Experience Eastman program. Experience Eastman was designed by the Students' Association in an effort to integrate the River Campus with the Eastman Campus. More specifically, this program aims to inform River […]
In Rochester
Local response to crisis in Haiti remains strongAccording to John Buttrill, CEO of the Greater Rochester Red Cross, local donations to the relief effort in Haiti have totaled $1.6 million. Of this amount, over $1 million has been generated through Wegmans grocery stores.Since the earthquake, all Wegmans locations have been accepting donations of any amount […]
A time of challenge: What would Reagan do?
Just this past weekend, political aficionados everywhere celebrated, or at least recognized, what would have been the 99th birthday of Ronald Reagan, our 40th president. Ronald Reagan took office in what was widely considered a time of crisis in America not unlike our current president Barack Obama. The difference, though, is huge. Beyond the evident […]
Moving Haiti forward with a look back
In the aftermath of Haiti's earthquake the words of slave general Toussaint L'Ouverture come to mind: 'In overthrowing me, you have cut down in San Domingo only the trunk of the tree of black liberty. It will spring up again by the roots for they are numerous and deep." Perhaps a politically charged maxim does […]
Oscars still play predictability game
When the Academy announced in early 2009 that the category for the Best Picture Oscar would be expanded from five nominees to 10, several months of bitching ensued. The fear was that this experiment would cheapen the value of a Best Picture nomination, or that the category would be stuffed with undeserving films.But now that […]
Culture
"Life Unexpected" adds an edge to the CW lineup
Television has an innate nature to repeat itself. In the past five years or so, shows have sprung out of the seeds planted by older, successful shows of the same genre. Case in point: 'Flash Forward" has been trying to monopolize, with some minor success, on the fan base that 'Lost" generated through its mythology-oriented […]
Heyer's great first work re-released
The works of author Georgette Heyer faded into obscurity after her death in 1974. Known for her historical romance novels, she wrote her first book in 1921 at the age of 15 and could twist romance plots with a mastery equal to Jane Austen. Perhaps it doesn't come as a surprise that in recent years […]
Security Update
Fraternity house vandalizedOne of the windows of the Delta Kappa Upsilon Fraternity house was shattered on Friday, Feb. 5.According to UR Security Investigator Daniel Lafferty, a resident of the house reported hearing a loud noise to Security between 1 and 1:30 a.m. After checking the scene, the resident found a skateboard sitting on the ledge […]
Athlete of the Week: Yaneve Fonge
For junior thrower Yaneve Fonge, track and field is all about balance. It's about finding that compromise between mental stability and physical talent, that equilibrium between individual improvement and communal change.In the face of such a challenge, the microbiology and immunology major from Cheshire, Conn. has responded admirably, striking the perfect balance necessary for success.Fonge […]
Conference rematches prove too much for struggling teams
Even in sports or especially in sports there's just no place like home. On the road this past weekend, both the men's and women's basketball teams fell to strong rivals they just recently played at home.In the previous two home games, the women's basketball team managed to suppress the might of the Washington University in […]