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Percival Everett enlivens UR with humor and wit
On March 1 the Welles-Brown room was dimly lit as usual and filled with a range of the UR community - from professors to graduate students to undergraduate students - as the Plutzik Reading Series featured Percival Everett. Everett is a very accomplished novelist who also has written short stories, children's books and poetry. His […]
Celibacy Now
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It's a Pun!
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Random Acts of Kindness
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"Great" Moments in CINEMA
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UR Screwed
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From the Pressbox
Last year, there was a special ballot to elect players from the Negro Leagues of Baseball into the Hall of Fame. This was big news because, until last year, these players were not eligible for election. In the end, 17 executives, players and managers were elected. Overshadowing this wonderful election was the big news that […]
Sports deserve enthusiasm
Since I arrived at UR several months ago, very few things have bothered me on campus. Among the occasional complaints regarding the food selection or the perennial mess in the bathrooms of Sue B., one issue for me has risen above the rest. While I will not be the first person to point out the […]
Food for thought
In Dining Services' newest survey, they ask questions about the breakfast service provided to students. It is extremely important that all students take part in this survey, simply because it is the most constructive way to voice an opinion. It is reassuring to see how hard Dining Services works to reach out to the student […]
Spring: Give me a Break!
Spring break. Just hearing those two words makes any student's heart skip a beat. But one question that nobody tends to wonder about is how did spring break originate? In 1935, UR faculty authorized the first Spring Weekend with sports events, dances and other fun events. Parents of students were allowed to attend and there […]
