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The Students? Association Senate is starting a new project that hopes to better address its constituents? needs ? the student services committee.The committee will track , negotiate and improve services that the university offers students ? as well as improving communication.?I want everyone on campus to know there is somewhere they can go for an […]

(U-WIRE) PROVIDENCE, R.I. ? In a controversial move, Yale University announced this month that it plans to offer the abortion pill RU-486 under its standard health plan. The drug known as Mifeprestone and marketed under the brandname Mifeprex induces a miscarriage when taken in the first seven weeks of pregnancy.Yale University Health Services already offers […]

The Students? Association Senate has passed a resolution encouraging the administration to institute a reading period of at least four days.?We have had many students approach us with concerns regarding short reading periods, especially students taking three or more finals or overloading classes,? said senior and Speaker of the Senate Damon Dimmick.The resolution is not […]

You give a little, and you take a little. After many debates, UR has begun to plan for the implementation of freshmen housing in the Residential Quad this September. This will give the incoming freshmen an excellent opportunity to create a close-knit community. Only time will tell the effectiveness of freshmen housing.As the room draws […]

After the success of Sesquicentennial Weekend this fall numerous campus groups have been working together to create a new tradition at UR ? Meliora Weekend. This weekend will combine the Stonehurst Regatta, Parents? Weekend, alumni reunions and Homecoming Weekend into a single activity-filled event.Each year the weekend will have a theme, next year?s being ?Freedom.? […]

With the Super Bowl behind us, I just want to say a few words about the conduct of athletes in the major sports.Case in point ? Baltimore Ravens defensive back Ray Lewis. This man was named MVP of Super Bowl XXXV. He plays hard on the gridiron, but just before the season started, he could […]

As if homophobia and sexism are not wide spread enough, the National Academy of Arts and Sciences recently decided to add Eminem to its line-up of prestigious, or formerly prestigious, award nominees. Everyone who has followed today?s music scene would know that Eminem has promoted hatred towards females and non-heterosexuals. The upheaval only helped Eminem […]

(U-WIRE) PHILADELPHIA ? It is amazing how certain aspects of African-American history have been accepted by all of America, while other parts have been disregarded. While talking with a friend of mine recently, he expressed his lack of knowledge of African-American history and his position why he has not sought to learn more, even though […]

The greatest concern of my administration is the welfare of the student body. I vowed last semester that this administration would look into whatever it takes to make life better on this campus. A major advance is the ability to use declining balance in the Corner Store. Most of the credit for this must be […]

I am writing in response to Damon Dimmick's ?Exorcising the Republican antichrist? appearing in the Jan. 25 Campus Times.Dimmick claims that as a Republican, he is discriminated against by his ?friends and family? and that he has to deal with this prejudice ?every day.? We should all understand that what Dimmick complains about doesn?t even […]