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Get to Know Me: Jenn Hoffman
by Willie ClarkA'E EditorAt a school renowned for its sciences, the few and the brave English majors sometimes get the short end of the stick. Undergraduate English Council President and sophomore Jenn Hoffman isn't going to use that as an excuse. She has worked diligently to expand the council, as well as to remind all […]
Nikki Giovanni shares her insights with piercing clarity
For award-winning writer and poet Nikki Giovanni, the beauty is in the narrative.'Everything has a story," she said on Friday, Jan. 23. Her key to success in life is in understanding and interpreting the story of everything and everyone around us.She sat down with a small group of press and UR staff in the Welles-Brown […]
Forget that expensive software!
By Josh HorowitzSenior Staff WriterComputer software has become an integral part of being a college student. At the bare minimum, every student needs software that is capable of word processing, creating and reading slides and creating spreadsheets. The most common package that contains all of this necessary software is Microsoft Office Suite.A copy of Microsoft's […]
We Need Wi-Fi
It's been seven years, yet wireless remains a low-priority project with no finish line in sight. Considering the popularity of laptops and other wireless mobile devices among students, it is time that Information Technology gives this project the attention it deserves an organized approach with a timetable.The absence of wireless is both an inconvenience and […]
Course evaluations
One of a UR student's most valuable resources when choosing a class is a course evaluation, which can be an excellent, objective complement to the course descriptions available online.However, the results of the evaluations that are currently posted on the Registrar Web site are unclear and fail to capture a full range of opinions. Dean […]
?F.E.A.R. 2?: More gore, more guts and much less gray
The pre-release demo for 'F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin," the newest first-person shooter from Monolith, has been making waves in the video game community since its debut on Jan. 22. The demo, available now on PC, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 (I played on PC), generally impresses with its clever addressing of some of the major […]
Fiddling around with hip-hop artist Svet
Violins have long been held in high esteem in the classical, Celtic and bluegrass/country realms of music, but are seen few and far between in the hip-hop world.One UR senior, Svet Radoslavof, has been working to break this mold and to cement violins into the hip hop side of the musical paradigm. Svet will be […]
Discover a computer addiction to rival Facebook stalking
By Leah KrausSenior Staff Writer'Grand Theft Auto" means nothing to me. I have no desire to play 'Halo" or 'Doom." And though I've played 'Guitar Hero" a few times, it's still not at the top of my list.In my favorite video/computer game, I have the power to build a roller coaster so nauseating that my […]
Security Update
In three separate occurrences between Tuesday, Jan. 20 and Sunday, Jan. 25, six parking meter heads were knocked off their poles on Wilson Boulevard. The parking meters' worth was estimated at over $1,000 each.According to UR Security Investigator Daniel Lafferty, evidence left at the scene by the suspect(s) strongly suggested that the meter heads were […]
Campus Briefs
Eastman professor awardedFromm Music Foundation at Harvard University has awarded the Fromm Commission, a $ 10,000 award, to Associate Professor at Eastman School of Music Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez.The commission, regarded as one of the most prestigious composition awards, is given each year to only 12 composers nationally. This is the second year in a row that […]