Archive: Sep 2010
'Dogs' are barking
Recorded in the legendary Blasting Room in Fort Collins, Colo., the Street Dogs have captured political frustration and raw energy in a time where it could not be needed more. Read More
Culture
An extraordinary family takes over ABC on Tuesdays
Meet the Powells. This picture-perfect family seems to have lost their footing, shaking their family to the core. Nothing brings a family together like a good plane crash in a florescent lake of superpowers. Read More
Weezer finally doesn't sound so lost on 'Hurley'
And their latest album, “Hurley,” kicks off with a single called — dun dun — “Memories,” which lovingly looks back at those 90s heydays. Read More
This family can make you laugh
Did you miss your favorite dysfunctional-but-they-still-love-each-other-at-the-end-of-the-episode family? You better have, because “Modern Family” is back with just as much enthusiasm as last season. Read More
Sex and the CT
Public sex scandals: What’s the problem?
Next Monday, on Oct. 4, at 8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Eliot Spitzer, the former New York Democratic governor made famous nationally for soliciting a hot prostitute, will return to the glittering cameras again. This time, rather than offering a chewed frown and a lukewarm apology, Spitzer will be hosting a talk show covering both political and popular issues — his wife and mistress notably absent. Read More
Amnesty magnifies the invisible
Amnesty International is a nonpartisan student organization that works together to engage the UR community on international human rights issues. President and senior Penni Spicer has been tabling in Wilson Commons for their upcoming event Invisible Children. The event brings to Rochester an organization that serves young Ugandans who are threatened with abduction from their […]
Op-Eds
It’s not the candidates, it’s the economy
People talk about how Obama has lost his magic — how he can’t sway opinion any more and how people have lost hope and patience because of his methods. They also talk about how his poll numbers have fallen — because he has failed at his promises, because he’s too liberal or not liberal enough, […]
Op-Eds
Don’t forget the occupation of the Gaza Strip
On Sept. 28, 2010 the Israeli military intercepted an aid ship heading for Gaza. Among the arrested included 82-year-old Holocaust survivor Reuven Moskovitz. “It is a sacred duty for me, as a [Holocaust] survivor, to protest against the persecution, the oppression and the imprisonment of so many people in Gaza, including more than 800,000 children,” […]
Ed Observers
The social ambiguity of race and ethnicity
One of the reasons why I fell in love with anthropology is because I realized that race isn’t an inherent part of who we are. Through careful socialization, via standardized tests and my parents, I had always known that when asked my race, the appropriate answer was Black/African-American/Non-Hispanic. But lo and behold, this year as […]
Editorial Boards
Housing problems
As class sizes expand each year, on-campus housing options have become far too slim — freshmen are “tripled” in cramped rooms, upperclassmen are begged to go off-campus and transfer students are left with no options at all. In a recent Campus Times article, Executive Director of Project Management Jose Fernandez noted the possibility of […]