Archive: Apr 2011

Faculty's got mail

The campus email directory is a great resource for students, but it could be improved even further by adding faculty addresses to it. Read More

Local foods week at UR serves variety to campus

Local foods week at UR invites cuisine from in and around the Rochester community. Read More

Channeling boredom: The pitfalls of online shopping

Online shopping is a weakness. In fact, that is exactly the procrastination method I was using before writing this column. Sometimes life is too overwhelming, and the most viable point of procedure is to stop what you are doing and look at pretty pieces of clothing that you may never own but can just imagine […]

Pop psychology bamboozles book readers

Pop psychology books, under the pretense of making the science accessible to the average person, convince them to go off treatments assigned them for good reasons. It's not the way to go. Read More

Ramblers’ final concert of the year brings down the house

The Midnight Ramblers put on their last show of the year to a fully packed, excited audience. Read More

Don’t be a drag, just be a queen

The annual UR drag show is a night of switched gender roles, talents and new experiences. Read More

‘The Price is Right’ for freshman Rambler

The first words the announcer said at “The Price is Right” episode taped on March 9 were: “Aaron Michalko come on down!” Read More

Discussing Quran burning as freedom of speech

Terry Jones chose to rely on the First Amendment to protect his actions in burning a Quran. Yet, despite his freedom of speech, there are some very real questions he should have asked himself before doing so. Read More

New comedy ‘Win Win’ is so-so

As of last week, we have “Win Win,” the first comedic feature from writer/director Todd McCarthy Read More

Why we shouldn't be afraid of the Middle East

The images of the Middle East in American media are an inaccurate portrayal – and to tell us why, here's someone with experience in the region. Read More