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After an impressive 14-0 start that earned the UR men's basketball team the No. 1 ranking nationally, the 'Jackets have hit a minor roadblock. The team has gone 3-5 in its last eight games, leaving it at a still tournament-worthy record of 17-5 overall and 6-5 in the University Athletic Association. Already thought to be […]

As I go through my wake-up routine on Monday mornings, I cringe. Yes, I'm disappointed that the weekend has come to an end, that my class has come just a little too early in the morning and that I didn't even get to the third item on my mile-long list of things to do. However, […]

This is the first of a three-article series by the Minority Student Advisory Board.The Minority Student Advisory Board (MSAB) was established with the goals of serving to ensure the viability of historically underrepresented minorities at UR. We do this by maintaining a political agenda in the interest of historically underrepresented minority students and fostering cultural […]

A school mascot represents the personalities of its students and community and provides a character with whom they, though different individually, may associate as a group. URBee captured that essence uniquely. He did not instill fear in anyone because he did not try. He was a jolly, stout bee who loved to see his 'Jackets […]

The URos program, which allows campus dollars to be spent at off-campus restaurants and retailers, should be expanded to more locations sooner rather than later.Of the original seven locations, only Aja Noodles no longer accepts URos due to lack of student interest. Because of this failure and a careful consideration not to dilute the value […]

The tragedy at Northern Illinois University last Thursday proved to be yet another mindless act of terror on a college campus, ending with the death of six students. The fact that Steven Kazmierczak was a graduate student has led to questions on how graduate students can feel disconnected on a college campus.Counseling services are regularly […]

When I was in elementary school, I distinctly remember being told that, one day, one of us may be the first female president of the United States. While I appreciate the "be all you can be" message shared with grade schoolers, there is something funny about that phrase.After all, you have to be 35 years […]

This election season has proved to be one of the most exciting ones of this generation. Neither party began the season with an heir apparent. Both parties began the season with a huge pool of hopefuls, ranging from old-school policy-wonks like Joe Biden and Chris Dodd to rank-and-file ideologues like Fred Thompson and Jim Gilmore. […]

As we prepare to vote in this country, a similar political process is taking place on the other side of the globe. In Russia, the upcoming general elections have stirred much skepticism in the Western community.The main problem is that of President Vladimir Putin's disregard for Western standards of democracy. For the past eight years, […]

The latest in a series of recent pedestrian accidents, this one occurring on Kendrick Road near Southside Living Center on the morning of Thursday, Feb. 7, sent an undergraduate student to the hospital for six days. Sophomore Christine Poh sustained post-traumatic symptoms in addition to head injuries after being struck by a motorist while crossing […]