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Students all around the UR campus were furious! In every crevice were students engaged in discussion that may have began one way but drifted off into a dialogue consisting of an article published in Messenger Magazine, entitled 'The Problem of Reverse Segregation at the U of R" by Marcy Cleaver. Despite whoever may be behind […]

Today, America finds itself in an economic slowdown with uncertain markets, rising unemployment rates and big government bailouts. This has created a unique opportunity for us to not only examine what makes Wall Street strong, but more importantly to understand what makes Main Street strong. Small businesses across the country created by passionate entrepreneurs are […]

About 75 UR students held a sit-in protest at Georgen Hall this past Friday Feb. 6, organized by Students for a Democratic Society, to show solidarity with the plight of Gaza Strip civilians. The protest highlights an important idea while the University should encourage students to be politically aware and active, UR itself should remain […]

Last month, Washington University in St. Louis took a major step to reduce the nation's environmental footprint by implementing a campus wide ban on the sale of water bottles. UR raised its own green bar last year by purchasing wind energy credits and hiring a new sustainability director. Though these achievements are notable, a ban […]

Where can you find pre-med students who have a test the next morning in organic chemistry? You would think Rush Rhees. But, surprisingly enough, you will find that they, like many others, may be studying at Taco Bell while ravenously wolfing down greasy beef enchiladas. Where can you find students staying up all night trying […]

Generally, I wouldn't call myself a procrastinator, but when it comes to filling out applications, I love to put them off. It has taken me the better part of a month to go through the process of pulling job applications for various summer positions, contacting references to make sure I'm still in their good graces […]

Junior Jim Bristow, a financial economics major from Torquay, England, happened upon the game of squash around age 8 and realized that he had a talent for it. This talent now shines forth on the courts in the United States he's currently ranked sixth in the country.Last weekend, Bristow led UR to wins over Franklin […]

It happens to sports fans every year. We get swept up in a football season that, for the past few seasons, has culminated in a Super Bowl worthy of the name, and we forget about the lull that will inevitably turn February into the month that sports forgot.From now until March Madness begins, there is […]

It certainly doesn't seem like five months since I wept (while most of the football world cheered) about Tom Brady's year-ending knee injury, but another season has come and gone in the NFL.With Sunday's victory, the Pittsburgh Steelers have now won more Super Bowls than any other franchise in the NFL. Steeler Nation is the […]

The election of a Democratic President backed by commanding Democratic majorities in both houses of Congress has refocused attention on the Freedom of Choice Act, which, as its name implies, would eliminate or curtail most current restrictions on abortion. Yet these rules exist because Americans have voiced concerns about unrestricted abortion and its consequences. Before […]