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While standing over that boiling pot of water in your kitchen, gazing at the directions on the back of your Velveeta box, you might be under the mistaken impression that you are making your food. In truth, though, your food has made you. Food has forged humans into what we are, down to the words […]

'Religulous," which recently opened in theaters, lies somewhere in the continuum between documentary and satire. Starring the ever-outspoken Bill Maher, the film takes no prisoners as it goes after the world's major religions and, as the title implies, dismisses them as ridiculous.As someone who is to the left of center, I have often agreed with […]

Two UR professors were elected to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) this year.The two professors are Dean of the UR School of Medicine and Dentistry David Guzick, M.D., Ph.D. and Professor of Neurology, Pharmacology and Medicine at the School of Medicine and Dentistry Ira Shoulson, M.D.Guzick is also a professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Shoulson […]

Having never heard of the band Kings of Leon myself until four days ago, I am not speaking from personal experience when I say that the band has dramatically changed its sound with its new album 'Only By The Night". However, from what I've read of the customer reviews on iTunes, it seems that many […]

According to UR Security Investigator Daniel Lafferty, officers observed an individual being carried into Hoeing Hall on Sunday, Oct. 5.Officers initiated contact with the group and identified the person being carried as a 20-year-old undergraduate student. Officers found the student to be intoxicated.The student told the officers she had consumed two beers. As the student […]

On Oct. 9, the Simon School of Business announced its new 'InnovatUR" scholarship. Students enrolling in January 2009 will be eligible to apply.'The new scholarship program is designed to signal to the now, broader market of talented and motivated individuals who would consider graduate business study in the near term that Simon is interested in […]

The month of October is Gay History Month, and the Pride Network has been organizing several events to educate the UR community about its culture and struggles. On the night of Thursday, Oct. 9, the Pride Network held a screening of the 2007 documentary, 'For the Bible Tells Me So," in Hoyt Auditorium.The documentary sheds […]

UR graduate student Gilbert Kirton was jailed on felony child porn charges after police allegedly recovered a hard drive containing more than 10,000 illegal images from a campus dumpster hours before it was emptied.Kirton told police that Director of Graduate Studies Tom Hahn tipped him off on an investigation after UR Security officers allegedly leaked […]

Hot Water Music, Avail and Lucero are all bands that many people running in the punk rock circuit are sure to know. While two of these bands have gone their separate ways, so to speak, front men from each of the acts have come together to bring something a little different to people's ears.The idea […]

Prior to entering Strong Auditorium for the lecture by Emmanuel Jal, all I knew was that he was a child soldier in Sudan and that today he's a popular hip-hop artist. As I came to see, the lecture was autobiographical in the sense that he spoke about his life from his childhood until now and […]