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A Boar's Head: The feast of champions
One may typically walk through the doors of Douglass Dining Hall expecting to Club his or her usual homemade chicken salad sandwich with extra pickles on the side... but not tonight! Tonight is the night UR transforms this ordinary dining hall into a place of the past for the annual Boar's Head Dinner.'I tried looking […]
Small papers have it tough
Earlier this semester I attended a conference on political engagement with editors-in-chief of college newspapers from around the country. One of the events was a forum in which the EICs gathered to discuss their experiences with their respective papers. By the third speaker, it was clear that the room was divided into two very different […]
Bryan Brown and friends jam it up in Starbucks
Beyond the slushy sidewalks, up the slippery brick steps and through the doors of Wilson Commons rested the warmth and rich revitalization of sophomore Bryan Brown's many flavors, as he exhibited his wide range of musical talent on Friday, Nov. 21 at Starbucks.From 10 p.m. until midnight, a comforting number of UR's student body gathered […]
Musical legends sing holiday tunes, metallic style
'We Wish You a Metal Xmas and a Headbanging New Year" is undoubtedly the perfect CD for all the metal fans out there who also happen to be crazy about Christmas music. The title says it all, accurately describing the tone of the album. Fundamentally, it is a selection of classic Christmas songs remixed in […]
Don?t invest in this "Bond"
'Quantum of Solace," the sequel to 2006's 'Casino Royale," is the gloomiest Bond since 'License to Kill" and the most cynical in the series' history. Daniel Craig's 007 is a withdrawn hero in a film less interested in making its audience smile than in making it squirm. Bloody battles are frequent, often so fast-paced think […]
Mason Proper talks punk and Pixies
Meet Mason Proper. It's an indie rock band hailing from a tiny town in Michigan that is starting to make it big nationally. The band consists of Jonathan Visger on vocals, Matt Thompson on keyboards, Zac Fineberg on bass, Brian Konicek on guitar and Garrett Jones on drums.In January 2006, they released their debut album, […]
?TOOP? puts on stellar shows over the weekend
Bang! Five gunshots ring out. Five bodies drop to the floor. 'Dead! Dead! Dead! Dead! Dead!" five screams wail. The agonizing screams cease and are replaced by voices whispering inside your head, taunting and vengeful. 'For the rest of your life you'll have us in your head," they tell you. 'And you'll see us over […]
Teacher feature: David Primo
Professor David Primo is an associate professor of political science at the University. His second book received the 2008 Alan Rosenthal Prize awarded by the Legislative Studies Section of the American Political Science Association, and he is now hard at work on his third book, 'Models with Meaning: Reimagining the Science of Politics."At UR, he […]
Consider something novel and break open a book
We're in the final sprint. After a tiresome semester of exams and problem sets, textbooks that we barely read and papers that we procrastinated on, classes are winding down and the sweet scent of winter break is in the air. We're looking forward to a long break full of sleeping, socializing, eating (noncampus food!), playing […]
Forget bailout plans and try this modest proposal
The presidential dust has settled and America has a new leader. The fighting and bickering is over (well, kind of) and now it's time to get our hands dirty and look ahead to what has to be done.The first matter of business on President-elect Barack Obama's calendar seems to be the economy. It is arguable […]