Archive: Feb 2011
News
Congressman Lee strips himself of job
Congressman Chris Lee, UR alum ('87), resigned after being caught sharing shirtless pictures of himself over the internet service Craiglist. Read More
News
Fire breaks out after experiment goes awry
A fire broke out at Hutchinson Hall after a chemistry experiment went wrong. The fire was contained and the building was evacuated in time. Read More
News
Women recognized at Susan B. Anthony Legacy Dinner
Outstanding women in the the UR community were honored last week at the Susan B. Anthony Legacy Dinner. Read More
Features
A flock of controversy over the fashion of ‘Black Swan’
An examination of the costume and fashion in the movie "The Black Swan". Read More
News
Eastman professor’s book aids musicians
Ramon Ricker's newly published book is aimed at young musicians, giving them real world advice that they might not find in he classrom. Read More
Features
Dim lights and sum tasty food at Golden Port restaurant
A review of the Golden Port Dim Sum Restaurant in downtown Rochester. Read More
Security Update
Security Update: Lock picking not badass enough
The best of intoxicated students, ankle demons and coat burglars from the weekly security update. Read More
Culture
Super Bowl ads: commerce at its finest
Super Bowl Sunday is behind us, and with it goes an even larger scale showdown: the Super Bowl commercial-fest. Just about anyone who watches the year’s most-televised event — even those who just watch because they’ve got nothing better to do on a Sunday evening than eat wings and watch monstrous men beat the crap […]
Culture
The Verizon Perspective
Just like my hopes of ever partaking in a ménage à trois or seeing a unicorn, I had long given up on the dream that was the Verizon iPhone. Maybe Steve Jobs felt the need to test the faith of Verizon customers. Would they buy those silly Droid phones? Would they buy iPods and cell […]
Culture
Old vs. new: the war of reception
The Apple iPhone, in its short lifespan, has become a worldwide phenomenon, status symbol and technological feat. In just four years, Apple has gone from producing its very first phone to becoming the second-largest phone manufacturer in the world. It has sold almost 100 million units, showing no sign of stopping, and it did all […]