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Security Update
The best of Security Update
For the most part, Security Update is serious business. However, some of the most memorable entries have been the poorly executed thefts, fire-related incidents and other random bad ideas had by various members of the UR community. In that vein, we've compiled some of the Security Update standouts from the 2009-10 school year, arranged in […]
News
Wegman discusses UR commencement
The name is all too familiar to Rochesterians. You know it every time you need to run and grab a gallon of milk, a carton of eggs or any other grocery item that you just can't find anyplace else: Wegmans.And at graduation, the UR graduating class will listen to Wegmans Food Markets CEO Danny Wegman […]
Features
Out into an interesting future
As graduating members of the class of 2010 grab their diplomas, toss their caps and finally take a prideful stroll underneath the clock tower in front of the Goergen Athletic Center, they should be prepared to answer the most recurring question for any undergraduate: What's next? After four years of eating Danforth Dining Center delicacies […]
Features
We?ve changed: What about the rest of the world?
As my classmates and I prepare to leave college, I find myself repeatedly entering into the same conversation with my peers. The discussion revolves around how we have changed since we arrived at UR as nave freshman with only the experiences of high school to guide our opinions. Now, the conversation continues: We are exiting […]
Features
Five years on Facebook: a seminal UR experience
It's time to publicly declare an addiction that many of us suffer from: "My name is Liz, and I have been on Facebook for five years.'This may seem like a strange way to commemorate the college experience, and yet it is actually very fitting for our 'wired" generation. So let's take a trip back into […]
Features
Hallway etiquette: It is never too late to learn
You're on your way to class and you're a little late, so you pick up the pace and start to speed walk through the tunnels. You might actually make it before the professor begins lecture, but without fail, you hit that roadblock that we all have to endure. I speak, of course, about the group […]
Features
At Dorado's the kitchen doesn't work, it performs
It was a Friday night and a party of 10 entered Dorado's, a Mexican restaurant on Park Avenue. The patrons were greeted by a sky with lush clouds painted overhead, posters of a matador and a couple tangoing and festive, spicy, salsa music playing through the speakers.The warm, tropical atmosphere served as a welcomed respite […]
Culture
Austen revisited in 'Dearest Cousin Jane'
With all the spin-offs of Jane Austen's classic novels, in particular the countless 'Pride and Prejudice" sequels, it's hard to weed out the fascinating Jane Austen tributes from the unoriginal adaptations. The new book 'Dear Sister Jane" by Jill Pitkeathley thankfully happens to be the former. Pitkeathley somehow manages to deliver a brilliantly unique tale, […]
Opinions
The importance of faith in everyday life
Faith is one human characteristic that does not allow for compromise. That is, either one possesses it or does not. Those that do possess faith generally lead blessed, fun-filled lives, despite the various trials and tribulations encountered along the way. They are usually extremely successful yet grounded in the principles of life, and generally inspire […]
Opinions
GOP faces long-term demographic challenge
If you are watching the news, you would think that the Republican Party is about to enjoy a huge victory in November. Seemingly, the backlash against Obama's policies will be so powerful that American liberalism will die for a generation.In reality, that prospect is absurd and unrealistic. Yes, the Republican Party is likely to do […]