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Absinthe + AC = fun?
Yesterday, my suite joined forces with the adjacent suite to throw a Disney-themed party. We had a vegetable plate in which we carved each individual vegetable into a different Disney character - there were 156 different vegetables. We hired freelance actors to put on Disney costumes and amuse the guests with some witty banter. We […]
Coldrush spotlights local activities
If you spent this past weekend racking your brain for something to do in the bitter Rochester winter but could only come up with going to the library, watching Real World re-runs, stalking your Facebook friends and making the miserable, cold trek to the frat quad, you may want to reconsider your options this weekend. […]
Get To Know Me: Daniel Goldstein
Daniel Jay Goldstein grew up in Cleveland, OH as the man with the plan. The son of a doctor and a lawyer, Daniel always knew what he wanted to be when he grew up."I've always wanted to be a damn good doctor," said Goldstein. Now a pre-med majoring in Biology at UR, he is well […]
Turmoil in winter wonderland
For 15 of my 20 years, I've lived in Rochester. That's 75 percent of my life and an adequate amount of time to have gotten used to the weather here: the rainy Christmases, the ice storms on Halloween, the snow showers at the end of March. This isn't new to me, but every year I […]
The Return of DDR
You've noticed the thumping echo through Wilson Commons. You've seen the quirky-looking dudes float like ghosts across the dance pad as "Perfect!" flashes endlessly across the screen. You've heard the whitest guy in video games shout those three words with as much enthusiasm as if he's just invented sliced bread.Those who've never had the guts […]
Misconceptions are a bane to community kinship
As UR students, we are all familiar with the stories about the neighborhood across the bridge, the 19th Ward. New freshmen are warned by older students that the neighborhood is a 'no-go' zone, a place where you don't walk at night and never walk alone. While these juicy stories make the college experience seem more […]
Case team no match for men's basketball
After losing two consecutive conference games, the men's basketball team bounced back in a big way last weekend by defeating UAA opponents Case Western Reserve and Emory. On Friday night, the 'Jackets routed Case 84-43 at the Louis Alexander Palestra. UR came out strong as they went on a 20-3 run in the first half. […]
UR rapper's lyrics spread social awareness
The advent of popular social networking Web sites such as MySpace, YouTube and Facebook has enabled unsigned artists to share their music with countless others who dwell in the harmony of this cyber utopia for upcoming artists.One such artist is UR senior Sirish Kondabolu, who is also known to the underground hip-hop world as Numanic. […]
"Children of Men:" visions of a bleak and violent future
Starring Clive Owen as Theo Faron, "Children of Men" takes place in the year 2027 when the human race has lost its ability to procreate and the world, with the exception of England, has fallen into ruinous anarchy. This dismal, infertile future is characterized by extreme brutality and a tyrannical British government that has resorted […]
What Barnacles Live For
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