Archive: Nov 2010
News
Students remodel proxy website
URMC students have redesigned a website that makes filling out proxy forms and living wills quick and easy. Read More
News
Four Loko outlawed across New York state
The combination of caffeine and alcohol in Four Loko has been deemed dangerous by the FDA, causing the drink to be banned across New York state. Read More
News
Robert Goergen given Dean's Medal for support and service
The first Dean's Medal given out by the College of Arts, Sciences and Engineering was awarded to Robert Goergen. Read More
Features
Make 'Em Laugh: Pandemonium unfolds with the recent ban on the loco Four Loko
Now that the Food and Drug Administration has banned Four Loko from New York State, founder David Jaffee is losing his mind. But he's managed to find quite a useful alternative for Four Loko by using the beverage as golf cart fuel. Read More
Features
Harlem native finds gold in Rochester
Medford started working for Primerica, an insurance and financial advisory business, when he lived in Harlem, N.Y. He trained people in making financially savvy decisions by saving, investing and selecting insurance that would meet their needs and budgets. Now he's doing well in Rochester and look for ambitious college students to join his team. Read More
Sex and the CT
Sexy, slick, sly, solid, strong and … single
CT Comics Editor Tim Minahan vouches for the single life. Read More
Diwali caps off awareness week
Although the Hindu holiday Diwali was celebrated on Nov. 5, Friday’s “belated” Diwali Dinner caps off Hindu Awareness Week for the Hindu Students’ Association. In addition to the delicious food, the Hindu Students’ Association is putting on musical, film and cultural events this week, in hope of spreading awareness about their religion Read More
Features
Lending a hand: Big Brothers Big Sisters starts up at UR
UR has finally kicked off its Big Brothers Big Sisters Organization program, and several students have already hopped on board. The program will give UR students the opportunity to mentor inner-city youth of the 19th Ward, giving them early guidance as they go through the Rochester City School District. Read More
Features
Kenyan student addresses many common misconceptions about African culture
As an African in America I strive to make sure that others fully understand my culture, the depth of our education and health system and the true richness of my people. Read More
Op-Eds
Nations should fight wars, not contractors
An article published last week, “The uses of an extra-jurisdictional army,” argued for wider use of private military groups like Xe (formerly known as Blackwater). While I agree that unacceptable violence against civilians occurs worldwide every day, mercenaries are not the answer. Relying on private military contractors, or PMCs, will only put more lives at […]