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It's 10:05 a.m., Monday morning, and you wake up in a panic. You are five minutes late for class because you went to bed at 4 a.m. Why? The night before, you went to Gleason. Hence, what should have taken you two hours exponentially increased to seven as you, your friends and the other 3,000 […]

Technological achievements, especially regarding communication, are often initially regarded as a step back for society. These hesitations are often brushed aside as useless nostalgia in the light of improvement; however, they are important to consider. When writing became increasingly used in teaching, Plato, the classical Greek philosopher, lamented that 'If men learn this, it will […]

I have to admit, as a kid I never really liked Halloween much. My neighbors were the types who gave out old pennies and 'bit-o-honey" bars as treats, and my mother was as unenthusiastic a costume provider as they come (meaning that every Oct. 30, my brother and I were scrambling at Party City for […]

It was just another year at East High School in Albuquerque, N.M., and winter break had finally arrived. One of the East High students was taking a much-needed vacation at a ski resort with his family and, after the duet of a lifetime, his life would never be the same. It was at that ski […]

Looking sharp in a sleek vest, vintage hat and musical-notes tie, senior Sam Fishman stands in front of the growing Starbucks crowd just before 10 p.m. He tells the eager crowd that a few of his band members are going to warm up in the bathroom (which is met with a few chuckles from the […]

Abraham Lincoln, our 16th president, was once quoted as saying, 'Of strange, discordant and even hostile elements, we gathered from the four winds and formed and fought to battle through."Today, Senator Barack Obama, another senator from Illinois campaigning to become president, reminds us that 'we cannot walk alone; we must walk together to tear down […]

If you had approached me two years ago and asked me to offer a defense of Senator John McCain's candidacy for president, I would have scoffed. While the rest of the applicant pool on the Republican side was less-than-stellar, he ranked up there with Giuliani among those with whom the Republican base liked the least.Indeed, […]

Every four years, 2008 not excluded, there is enormous speculation over whether or not the youth vote will turn out. Next week, we will find out if either Senator Barack Obama or Senator John McCain has finally been successful in turning out us elusive 18- to 25-year olds. At UR, students have been registering other […]

Election Day is right around the proverbial corner. After what has seemed to many like an extended amount of campaigning, we are finally rounding the last stretch, seeing the light at the end of the tunnel and about to pack it all up and go strong or go home.This election is bound to be historic. […]

Review of Rochester Revue misses the pointI feel that the article, 'Rochester Revue lacks excitement," misses the point of the event it appraises. Rather than highlighting the diverse student talent on display during the occasion, the author focuses on unconstructively belittling student groups' performances.I think it would be difficult to find a single Revue performer […]