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"King Lear" adapts to modern audiences
Stepping into Todd Theatre to watch William Shakespeare's "King Lear," one expects to be faced with intricate dialect and antiquated themes that the modern day student could hardly relate too. However, that is not the case of this modern adaptation of an age-old tragedy. The set opens to a happy family picnic with King Lear, […]
MELA performance presented with vibrance and color
Once again, one of Rochester's many multi-cultural groups has successfully pulled off a smashing show. The Association for the Development of Interest in The Indian subcontinent (ADITI) featured MELA 2007, a three hour collaboration of music and dance from various cultures of South Asian countries on Saturday, April 7. The massive effort put forth an […]
Film noir heist thriller proves long and unexciting
"The Aura" is a Spanish film, subtitled in English, that centers around an enigmatic taxidermist who is played by Ricardo Darin. Darin, whose heavily lined face is reminiscent of the aging Bob Dylan, delivers a staid and pensive performance. The movie follows Darin, whose character is unnamed (he appears in the credits as The Taxidermist), […]
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UR among top 25 in movie piracy
UR has been named one of the top institutions for movie piracy in the nation. According to the Democrat and Chronicle, UR, along with Rochester Institute of Technology, appears on a list of 25 colleges and universities that have received the most reports from the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) regarding students allegedly committing […]
Nanosystems grant to fund optics, engineering
On Tuesday, UR was awarded $1.8 million for the upcoming Nanosystems Initiative, through which the University will build a new center for research in optics and engineering. Meant to become a central point on campus for research across all of the sciences, the new building will hold state-of-the-art facilities equipped with materials that researchers at […]