Archive: Mar 2011
Culture
Korea Night’s got Seoul
Korea Night abounds with talent, but the skit portion of the night falls short. Read More
Editorial Boards
New meals declining
“‘Club meals’ are a thing of the past,” says UR Dining’s informational sheet about next year’s new meal plans. Indeed they are: Starting next semester, meal plans will switch over to “Unlimited Plans,” which grant daily all-you-can-eat access to Douglass Dining Center and Danforth, as well as a declining balance. As for how the Unlimited […]
Culture
CT Recommends 33 1/3 book series
Is pop music art? That might seem like a stupid question, but how often do you see a 45-minute album getting the same intellectual treatment as a classic novel or film? Read More
Culture
D’lovely D’Motions’ produce a stellar, original ‘Night at D’Movies’
What took place at the D’Motions performance on Friday, March 20, entitled “A Night at D’Movies,” could be classified as a medley of events to say the least. Read More
Culture
UR students’ debut album is lackluster effort
Unfortunately "From the Woodword" falls short of anything resembling professionalism, and does very little to entice listeners. Read More
Editorial Boards
Warner wins and woes
As it currently exists, the Margaret Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development is essentially confined to a small section in the basement of Dewey Hall. According to the Warner School’s website there are about 3,000 students split between the Eastman School of Music, the School of Medicine and Dentistry, the William E. Simon […]
Op-Eds
The classics should not be all Greek to us
Some foreign language programs have no need to justify their existence. Certainly few would advocate removing programs like Spanish or French from high schools, given how many people worldwide (and, especially with Spanish, in the United States) speak them. Nor do languages like Arabic and Mandarin lack their defenders, given their importance to current American […]
Ed Observers
Second impressions: a kinder look at UR
Though the quintessential college student’s spring break is spent going wild in Cancún, I spent mine doing college tours, part two. Remember all the road trips with your family during junior year of high school, as you attempted to figure out what colleges to apply to? Yeah, fun times. Personally, by the end of it […]
Op-Eds
Boredom and business
During reading period and the week before final exams, students often find themselves overwhelmed with schoolwork. They’re mentally overloaded, whether from studying for exams or finishing assignments such as papers, projects or lab reports. Some professors have exams on the last days of class instead, but this usually gives students even less time to prepare. […]
Sports
Tigers pack quite a punch, but ‘Jackets swarm proves to be just too much
UR outlasted RIT, 12-11, to claim the first lacrosse win of the season. Read More