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Rochester's winter months seem to have finally ended. The skirts, sandals and shorts have reappeared, and we have had more than a few beautiful days. How can one be sure that spring is here to stay and that it will not snow tomorrow, as it did on Sunday? One need only look past the Frisbee […]

Aries (March 21-April 19) - After a night with a new girl, your roommate will tell you how love was in the air and then, unfortunately, love landed on your pillow.Taurus (April 20-May 20) - The school thinks it should cancel D-Day because it is a big drinking festival. What the administration doesn't know is […]

I am by no means a newcomer to the Midnight Ramblers' fan base. Ever since Freshman Orientation, I've loved the group's ability to capture its audience with each performance and entertain in a way that far surpasses simply singing.I have become accustomed to the Ramblers' concerts, where energizing pieces are contrasted with sweet ballads and […]

A family affair: most people groan at the thought. We all have a cheek-pinching grandma we'd like to avoid or a crazy uncle whose ramblings we'd rather not suffer through. We complain the entire way to the affair, paste on a fake smile throughout the event and praise whatever is good in the world when […]

Lungcore: a bizarre fusion of orchestral textures with the gut-punching attack of the heaviest rock bands (think Meshuggah and Mr. Bungle). Enter Lungcore's creator, Jerseyband, seven Eastman alumni who call Brooklyn their home. Jerseyband's unconventional lineup - a trumpet, two tenor saxophones, a baritone sax, drums, a subsonic electric bass and an incendiary guitar is […]

What is in a name? What is the meaning behind the identity given to us by our parents? These may be questions that many of us ask ourselves at least once in our lives, even if the answer is inconclusive. These are the very questions Gogol Ganguli tries to answer in "The Namesake," a movie […]

Reverse Neutral Drive is, as posted on its MySpace Web site, "like a whole wheat pita stuffed with rock, marinated in jazz and melted to perfection in an oven built from the blood, sweat, and tears of six pretty cool musicians." Pioneered by guitarist, pimary songwriter and senior Geoff Bennington and vocalist, lyricist and senior […]

Six hundred pipes of tin and alloy, comprising the Italian Baroque organ at the Memorial Art Gallery, seem to stretch beyond the ceiling and into the heavens, as the angelic instrument resonates pure sounds played by the hands of Robert Poovey. Poovey is a well-known, admirable director of music at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. He […]

It was that time again. Time for yet another musically amazing, fantastically unpredictable Off Broadway On Campus show! The spring show was entitled "Summer Lovin'," and you could not help but love every moment of it.The first number, "Oh the Things You Can Think," is from the musical "Seussical." The entire cast came out in […]

A UR student was hospitalized with severe leg injuries after his involvement in a physical altercation at Club Two89 on April 5. Senior Feisal Adan was punched by a drunk patron in the club who, according to Adan, was espousing racially offensive comments. According to witnesses, the incident escalated outside, where club bouncers allegedly became […]