Archives - CT Staff

During Black History Month, there is a lot of public and commercial attention to African-Americans who made significant social impact in American and even global history. Much deserved attention will be rightfully given to individuals like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Malcolm X and the Rev. Jesse Jackson who rallied against institutionalized racism and segregation […]

You just can't do it anymore. You're tapped out. Last week's party was just too much. All in all, your friends went through a crippling amount of beer and you're fresh out of cash for this weekend. The idea of a Saturday night pounding beer after beer dissipates quicker than your motor function after a […]

Under normal circumstances, I wouldn't endow Woody Allen with an extraordinary level of wisdom, but I think he made an unintentionally insightful comment when he kidded, 'Sex is the most fun you can have without laughing." When Allen cites a division between sex and humor, I don't think he's failing to comprehend the beauty of […]

I'll be honest, I had some fortunately unfounded expectations. I assumed the speaker would have a thick-tongued Southern drawl; I expected quaint Christianity, moral imploring and nodded heads. I expected graphic clips of porno moments gone wrong, clear heels upended, and videos featuring sleazy neon signs. I anticipated being shocked into short-lived soft-core shame.So, the […]

Burke Scarbrough teaches a WRT 105 course called 'Reforming American Public Schools." Scarbrough a Margaret E. Warner School of Education and Human Development Ph.D student in teaching and curriculum engages UR undergrads in an issue that no student has yet to denounce: the disparities and shortcomings of public schools in America.When he graduated from his […]

Riding on the cultural phenomenon of the 'Twilight" book series, 'Nightlight: A Parody," by the geniuses at Harvard Lampoon, is a hilarious send-up of Stephenie Meyer's insanely popular vampire fetish story. With hype for the book series at an all-time high, thanks to the tremendous success of the latest 'Twilight" movie 'New Moon," this book […]

When something has the word 'vagina" in the title, you know there's a good chance that it will be memorable. That was the case with Friday's performance of 'The Vagina Monologues," which was certainly unlike any theatrical performance I'd ever seen.As I entered Hubbell Auditorium for the performance, there were two screens displaying a continuous […]

In an interview with rockcritics.com, 'Entertainment Weekly" film critic Owen Gleiberman was asked about an oft-criticized scene at the end of one of his favorite films, 'Psycho," in which a psychiatrist gives a long-winded, cut-and-dry psychological reasoning for all the madness that ensued throughout the rest of the film. Gleiberman defended the scene by saying […]

Although the University Athletic Association Championships did not end as the swimming and diving teams hoped, three standouts stole the show.For the men, junior Kevin Howard had a solid fifth-place finish en route to qualifying for the National Collegiate Athletic Association DIII Championships in the 100-yard backstroke.Howard has been dominant in the 100-yard backstroke for […]

Last weekend the squash team headed to Yale University with hopes of making college squash history and coming home national champions. In over 85 years of college squash, no championship match has been fought without at least one Ivy League college in contention. However, this was not the year for the 'Jackets to break that […]