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Men's swim team remains red-hot
Early January marked some of the coldest weather and heaviest flooding that southern California has seen in years. In the middle of it all was UR men?s swim team. The Yellow-jackets spent over a week of rigorous training in Pasadena in order to prepare for the University Athletic Association tournament and the end of the […]
Requiem' a tribute to those lost in war
Last Friday the George Eastman House opened a photo exhibit entitled ?Requiem: By the Photographers who died in Vietnam and Indochina.? It is a tribute to the art of war photography and the bravery of the men and women who lost their lives to bring us these images. Upon entering the Eastman House, you approach […]
Ask Us: Why is there a new wall installed in Danforth Dining Center?
As we came back from winter break nutritionally fulfilled and well-rested, we noticed something new in the ever-changing face of the campus. This change was an oddly placed wall in Danforth Dining Center. Acknowledging this alteration, some students were curious about what sparked the idea of building a wall that seemed to be of no […]
Horoscope
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ? You?ve got it. Ambition is key ? make sure you use it in good will. Watch out during the end of the month, some people?s sincerity might be as real as Cher?s nose.Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) ? Give yourself a pat on the back. You?ve been a good friend to […]
In the Palm of your hand
You may have encountered junior Evan Gaines in a classroom or two. He?s the one pulling out a portable keyboard at the start of class so he can create electronic transcripts of his lectures on his handheld organizer. ?I have this problem with writing,? Gaines said. ?I just don?t do it well.?As candy-colored cellular phones, […]
Try pearl jam on your bread
I think it was sixth grade. I had invited the coolest girl in school over to my house to hang out. When I say cool I don?t mean popular, running with the ?in? crowd. I mean cool in that she had thick tortoise-shell glasses and listened to the Happy Mondays. She also had a Swatch […]
A tale of Treadmills, treachery and unshaven knees
This was no ordinary winter break. Not only did the break reaffirm how ironic life can be, but it has convinced me that there is definitely some higher power out there. Call it God, Allah, Buddha or simply a sprite-like person playing with our lives like a game of chess, but whatever it is has […]
Traffic' very layered
By Emily EpsteinCampus Times StaffThere?s no soundtrack, the footage is sometimes yellowed and rough and there is a cast of thousands. It might not have gotten that Golden Globe, but these are just some of the reasons why director Steven Sonderbergh?s new film ?Traffic? is so interesting.A thriller set in the world of drug trafficking, […]
Snatch' entertains
For the benefit of those who have been wandering around Rush Rhees Library?s stacks for the last two years, Guy Ritchie is a young, talented British director. His first successful movie is called ?Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.? His new film is called ?Snatch.??Snatch? not only brings back some of the ?Lock, Stock? cast […]
Point-Counterpoint: FDR monument ? tribute or tradedy?
Think of some of the great presidents in American history. If you are like me, one of the names that comes to mind is Abraham Lincoln. When people think of him, do they remember he was a hunchback? Would the first thing people say about the ?Great Emancipator? is that he had a funny-looking face? […]