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FIRST event structures middle-school minds
Remember playing with LEGOS while you were growing up? Yes, those small, colorful, creative and often frustrating, yet addicting pieces of plastic. Personally, it was building the little people that led to my obsession with LEGOS. Now, don't strain yourself while reminiscing about the good times as UR will be hosting its own LEGO building […]
Sex & the CT: Boy wonders about friend's extra-curriculars
I'm a gay man and recently I've been hooking up with another guy who claims to be straight. It's been going on for over a month and the sex is great, but he persists on being straight even though he clearly likes the sex. I don't want anything more than sex but I'm curious, what […]
Horoscopes
Aries (March 21-April 19) - It's science that baby blue eyes can woo the toughest of state troopers, even when they are investigating you for the worst offenses. Bat your eyes at an officer this week to get off the hook. Taurus (April 20-May 20) - Remember that adorable movie with James Belushi and that […]
Prague offers abroad student opportunities
I don't know many college students who wouldn't want to visit the beer capital of the world, but I also don't know many who have been to Prague, the home of pilsner beers and the capital of the country with the world's highest per capita beer consumption. Cheap - 75 cents a pint - beer […]
Routines prove challenging
You have two tests, a paper and a summer internship application all due next week, but the hell with it because it's Friday! Seeing as you pulled an allnighter the past week studying for a test - which you will soon find out you failed - you have decided to "reward" yourself by taking the […]
Political action emphasized in democratic government
Turn on CNN, Fox News or MSNBC, and most of what you see from our elected representatives is partisan screaming. The left preys on the flaws of the right, the right preys on the flaws of the left and all sides try to prey on the emotions of potential voters. Political figures scream so loud […]
Bills fan shows dedication
It's Sunday afternoon and I'm depressed again. Another check under the loss column has plagued the Bills. But it's OK because this is what being a Bills fan is all about - right?Being a Bills fan is a huge undertaking. Not only are you forced to explain how we managed to lose four Super Bowls […]
Alito deserves civilized assessment
In his nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court, President George W. Bush followed an old proverb - "If you can skin a cat without getting the room all bloody, why not do it that way?"By nominating a close friend and adviser whose views were virtually unknown outside the White House, the president chose […]
Holiday Blues
I fully agree with comedian Dave Barry in his assessment of the holiday season as a "deeply religious time that each of us observes in his own way, by going to the mall of his choice." Of course there was a time when elements of magic used to be present for me during the holiday […]
Get To Know Me:Dana Mueller
Who is she?Dana Mueller is a junior who is double majoring in health and society and biology with a minor in Spanish. She comes to Rochester all the way from Arlington, Va., and her future plans include a career in Community Health Services. She is a sister in the Alpha Phi sorority, a member of […]