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Days after President Obama's inauguration, the newly elected president wasted no time in making it clear that the 'War on Terror," far from ending, will only continue to escalate under his authority. Unmanned CIA aircrafts have been launching attacks in Pakistan, and one attack on Jan. 23 killed at least 15 people. Similar types of […]

During his campaign, I was thrilled that Obama promised to stand up for women. Now, by repealing the Global Gag Rule, he has fulfilled that promise. On Jan. 23, our 44th president issued an executive order to lift the Global Gag Rule, also known as the Mexico City Policy. The policy expressly withheld federal funding […]

Messenger Magazine was created in 1996 to heighten consciousness about progressive issues in race, gender, religion and politics. Historically, it served as the only multi-cultural publication to provide an 'intellectual" voice to minority populations. More importantly, Messenger supported the Minority Student Advisory Board's sit-in, during 1999, which protested the University's indifference to minority student concerns […]

As the smoke clears on the most recent phase of the Israel-Palestine conflict in Gaza, we find that more than 400 children perished under U.S. manufactured and supplied helicopters, jets, gunboats, missiles, bombs and other lethal weaponry. Thirteen Israeli and over 1,300 Palestinian lives were taken. Over 5,000 people remain injured and 50,000 are newly […]

Rochester Mayor Robert Duffy spoke with students and citizens Tuesday night, Feb. 5, in a town hall meeting sponsored by Urban Exploring and the Rochester Center for Community Leadership. Duffy spoke for roughly 10 minutes and then opened the floor for a question and answer session, fielding inquiries about urban planning projects and the difficulty […]

UR students braved frigid temperatures last weekend to participate in a wide range of activities during Winterfest weekend.The festival featured new and familiar programming events. The annual weekend celebration was highlighted by B.J. Novak's performance on Saturday night. The second annual Winter Wonderland attracted students to the Residential Quad and Wilson Commons for ice skating, […]

U.S. Representative Louise Slaughter (D-Fairport) addressed scientists and privacy activists at Strong Memorial Hospital about genetic discrimination on Friday, Jan. 29. Slaughter authored a bill that recently outlawed the practice after 13 years of failed attempts.The act, which will go into effect this November, prevents insurance carriers from marking up a client's rates if new […]

Students may return to the River Campus from this year's spring break to an old familiar sight: bright yellow boots affixed to illegally parked cars.The change in policy, announced this Monday at a Students' Association Senate meeting by SA President and senior Tyler Socash, will return to the River Campus after a nearly two-year hiatus […]

Dean of the College Richard Feldman and Peter Lennie, Robert L. ' Mary L. Sproull Dean of the Faculty of arts, sciences and engineering, spoke about the effect of the current economic recession on the University and UR's commitment to maintaining financial aid as a priority when they addressed the Students' Association Senate during their […]

What I immediately noticed about Tip Top is that it's not as mainstream as the Mount Hope Diner or Jay's Diner, which I greatly appreciated as a way of taking a break from the monotony of the class-filled weekdays and the same old on-campus weekend. As we pulled into the parking lot, there were about […]