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Bush calls out for comedian Stewart's candidacy
"Yet we're all held to the same standards, and called to serve the same good purposes?to spend the people's money wisely; to solve problems?to guard America against all evil." Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz (a.k.a. Jon Stewart, reporter extraordinaire), President Bush is calling out to you. After dialing Captain America, there was no one left to turn […]
Death provokes pondering
As everyone should know by now, Anna Nicole Smith died one week ago, Feb. 8. I didn't have to double-check the date because I remember specifically when and how I found out - I was at work - and this sticks out to me not because of any personal significance it had for me, but […]
Horoscope
Aries (March 21-April 19) - Well, Valentine's Day has come and gone, the beautiful holiday of love? or infidelity, it depends where your girlfriend lives.Taurus (April 20-May 20) - Many people think Valentine's Day is a big marketing scam. These people were probably masturbating last night.Gemini (May 21-June 21) - While this blizzard seems like […]
Life, Love… Sport
Welcome back, everyone, to another Life, Love? Sport (Love Edition). It has been a rather slow week in sports, but never fear, LLS is here. LeBron's slump, the crazy world of college basketball, the search for the Cowboys coach and the first (but definitely not the last) NFL mock draft will all be discussed, so […]
The perfect road trip: an essential adventure
Road trips are a quintessential element of an adolescent's life. They provide a fun and exciting break from monotonous day-to-day living. Constructing the perfect road trip takes practice, though, and it's likely not something you'll hit on the first try. We've all had those lousy trips where we've run out of gas on some lonely […]
Point: A futile endeavor
While I do applaud the goals of the new Collegiate Readership Program, I think that it is a bad idea.I believe that the program automatically assumes that most Rochester students do not read the news and are not aware of current events. That is not true at all because I know plenty of people who […]
"Begin to Hope" with musician Regina Spektor
With a strange beauty to her lyrical expressions and a voice that mimics percussive instruments, Regina Spektor is certainly a refreshing sound to emerge from the music scene. "Begin to Hope" is her first major label release after three independent releases and, impressively, Spektor has remained true to herself and true to her art. Born […]
Carrie Mae Weems reflects on art and Eden
"I'm actually incredibly lazy," Carrie Mae Weems said to her audience in the over-crowded Gowen room on Monday night. The audience responds with laughter because it is hard to believe that such an accomplished artist could possibly call herself lazy. Weems' lecture coincides with her exhibit, "All About Eve," that the Hartnett Gallery is currently […]
Clint Eastwood digs deep in "Letters From Iwo Jima"
The prototypical war movie provides some accessible and reliable constants: a heroic and right-minded good side and an anonymous, violent and morally corrupt bad side. "Letters From Iwo Jima," the second and final installment of director Clint Eastwood's one-two knockout punch combo of films that opened with "Flags of Our Fathers," is a film that […]
Alternative group "Gym Class Heroes" to rock out Douglass
Next Friday, the New York-based band Gym Class Heroes is heading to Douglass Dining Hall to headline The Daryl Hall for President Tour '07 with the RX Bandits, P.O.S. and k-os. The 41-date tour brings them to UR as well as other college campuses including Alfred University and Indiana University of Pennsylvania.The four-member alternative hip-hop […]
