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The Sean Taylor of my memory looks more like a teenager than he did an adult. When he smiled, he became the epitome of youth. For years to come, when I think of Sean Taylor, that will be the image I envision.When he was drafted by the Washington Redskins, I was a freshman in college. […]

Ever keep a secret? Ever keep one that you could never share with anyone else? In that case, prepare to meet the guy whom you will have no problem trusting. For the past three years, Frank Warren of PostSecret has been working to create a community where secrets come out in the open as art […]

Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 7 p.m. marked the 73rd Annual Boar's Head Dinner. A staple of UR's fall semester, I was really excited to attend it for the first time. The popularity of the event is truly inarguable; the tickets went on sale the week before Thanksgiving break, I got on line 40 minutes before […]

Dad's not happy."Son, I just read that tuition is going up 5.3 percent this year. Uh, why?"There's a bit of pain in his voice. Understandable, considering a small 5.3 percent increase amounts to thousands of dollars more in payment. To the student and parent, someone on high seems to send down an order every year […]

"My mind went blank."That's how senior Brian Hanson reacted to the attempted robbery he encountered outside the Meliora Restaurant, a little less than three years ago. On a regular Sunday evening, Hanson, then a freshman, made the mistake of simply walking too quickly, and he walked into someone with a weapon."I was headed from the […]

Stefania Romaniuk, a sophomore vocal performance major at the Eastman School of Music, is involved in many extracurriculars including Eastman's Students' Association, Eastman Students for Social and Political Awareness and a member of a vocal trio called "The Babushka's" that will perform an arrangement of Ukrainian christmas carols at Eastman's "Holiday Sing." As well as […]

Thanks to Garth Fagan Dance, Rochester is somewhat of an international dance hot spot. I had been only vaguely aware of Fagan's dance company and school during my time in Rochester, but this past Saturday, Dec. 1, I got to find out why this dance troupe is such a big deal.The company's 12 performers essentially […]

There are not many ensembles that can boast of a fresh new sound after four years of intensive classical training, but the group Break of Reality does just that. This rock band quartet is composed of four Eastman alumni including three very talented cellists (Patrick Laird, Erin Keesecker and Christopher Thibdeau) and one fast-handed percussionist […]

The front page of Wednesday's New York Times featured an image of the President of the United States, his arms around the leaders of the Palestinian and Israeli states, overseeing their handshake. Sound familiar?The photograph was an exact replica of one taken in 1993 on the White House lawn in Washington D.C. The only difference […]

With the first significant snowfall coming over the weekend and the recent onslaught of songs like "Jingle Bells" and "Silent Night" on every radio station, it appears that the real holiday season is finally upon us. In the coming weeks, don't be surprised to hear sleigh bells echoing in your ears and the noise of […]