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Letter to the Editor: Communication is the keystone
The Campus Times' Sept. 13 editorial questioned if the University was doing enough to alert undergraduates to criminal activity on or bordering our campuses. The Board called for "a concrete e-mail system...to alert students of immediate safety concerns." We couldn't agree more. In fact, it exists now. All students in the College are sent every […]
Letter to the Editor: Catholic's article causes
At the end of Adam Ramey's opinion piece, Ramey asks for "all of those in our community who have insisted on insulting the Catholic Church to cease and desist." The author details a recent experience with this kind of "bigotry" involving a picture on campus of a Catholic nun smoking out of a crack pipe. […]
VT shooting brings forth anti-Muslim prejudices
As the emotions generated by the Virginia Tech massacre settle and experts decipher what went wrong, let us look back and critically analyze this tragedy from a different perspective. It is interesting to note that Seung-Hui Cho escaped the "terrorist" tag, even though terror is exactly what he sought to inflict. Furthermore, this incident is […]
Letter to the Editor: Objections to anti-Catholic
I commend Adam Ramey for his thoughtful and courageous letter on the subject of anti-Catholic sentiment and the way it is tolerated on the campus. I'm a lifelong Catholic who worked at UR for 18 years. It's a wonderful place, and I was blessed with terrific friends, coworkers and students. The old anti-Catholic sentiment did […]
Letter to the Editor: "Economics of drinking"
Last issue, Marc Epstein wrote an article with the eye-catching title "Book spurs analysis of the economics of drinking." While I applaud the author's effort to use economics to uncover surprising facts, he should have done more than read "More Sex is Safer Sex," an armchair economist book by Professor Landsburg.His analysis on the costs […]
URTV's variety, humor and originality entertain students
om an exasperating day packed with lectures, several hour-long labs and grueling recitations and felt like relinquishing all the day's worries, stress and frustration in front of your television set? I, like most of you, have. The difference is, instead of surrendering my conscience to an episode of "Grey's Anatomy," you're likely to catch me […]
Many drama opportunities enliven campus
Ever wonder what UR has to offer as far as drama activities or how to get involved? Here is a brief run-down of drama opportunities at UR.Off Broadway On Campus is a student-run group which performs a musical review every semester, along with outside shows throughout the year. No auditions are required to belong to […]
Salvaging your social life: A How-To guide
September has finally arrived, bringing with it the last traces of unbearable Rochester heat, the Class of 2011 and, if you're a fashion guru, the inability to look cute in white while still being considered chic.Orientation was obviously a huge success, introducing more than 1,000 new students to our campus and forming bonds between the […]
Comedy Central's Birbiglia jazzes up the weekend
Technically, Yellowjacket Weekend kicked off with a stirring speech from our much beloved President Joel Seligman about the promise of a new and exciting school year here at UR. For me, the weekend's festivities truly began in the overcrowded and muggy Strong Auditorium where a sold out crowd (there were even people on the floor) […]
Summer pop culture happenings demean dames
Over this past summer, Maureen Dowd questioned "Are Men Necessary?" Also over the summer, several sports announcers compared violence against animals to violence toward women and a major film was released that was partly based on literary icon Nancy Drew, except with cooler clothes and a first kiss. As the summer ended, the most shared […]