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oil dependancy
Oil Dependency What's the Future April , 2005The Implosion of AmericaThings that every American should be aware ofHere are a few statistics to show you what we're really doing to the world. At today's date, we are using over 150 million barrels of oil every day. One barrel of oil is equal to 42 U.S. […]
social security
Social Security What's the Future? April , 2005Patrick Nelson Caster Yourfuturesadvocate@yahoo.comThe Social Security ScamBush using another scam tactic to benefit himself and the rich First we would have to examine the past to fully appreciate the present situation and understand the future for Social Security. In 1974, 61% of SS benefits paid out were to […]
Evaluation
Dear Editor,I am from Cherry Hill High School East, where I am a junior. It is required that I write and evaluation to you for class. I also must include my teachers e-maail address to make sure this gets to you. So here is his e-amil: mrgagliardi@yahoo.com. Your newspaper is very interesting to read, but […]
Campus Briefs: Contomanolis announced as ResLife head
Senior Associate Director of Residential Life Laurel Contomanolis will become Acting Director of Residential Life at the close of this academic year, according to Dean of The College William Green."[Contomanolis] will assume leadership of the Office of Residential Life and will work closely with Dean [of Students Jody] Asbury in the ongoing coordination of Residential […]
Throat cancer surgery succeeds
UR Medical Center laryngologist C. Michael Haben succeeded in performing a high-tech, precise laser surgery on a throat cancer patient - the first of its kind in Upstate and Western New York."I think this is a great alternative for patients who are usually only offered radiation as a treatment option," Haben said. "We now offer […]
Earth Day celebrated
Sponsored by Grassroots, a park clean-up and an environmental awareness fair were held as live bands played in celebration of Earth Day on April 16."Our main goal was to help educate the campus about the environment and about issues relating to the environment, both on campus and off campus," Grassroots Co-President and freshman Emily Reiss […]
Security Update
Several people were observed standing in a line across the sidewalk blocking the entrance steps of Morey Hall facing Crosby Hall, according to UR Security Investigator Dan Lafferty. Persons trying to enter or depart the building were observed walking around the group of nine who were blocking the walk. When someone stood in front of […]
Ladon elected speaker
The Students' Association Senate elected junior Dave Ladon as the new speaker of the senate, and sophomore Emily Zametkin as the deputy speaker on April 18.Ladon hopes to be an activist for the student body. "I really care about our student body," he said. "I would like to impact students' lives where the administration falls […]
Nabozny delivers address
Outgoing Students' Association president and senior Pete Nabozny expressed his confidence in the strength of the SA while delivering his "State of the SA" address to administrators, staff and students on April 15."The SA has two primary functions - internal management and external advocacy," Nabozny said. "We've never done a stronger job with the internal […]
Physicists study climactic effects
Physicists David Douglass and Robert Knox's study suggests that there may be a feedback mechanism, not yet accounted for in computer models, in the Earth's atmosphere that could be involved in counteracting the influence of global warming.Their findings are based on the effects of a volcanic eruption in Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines that occurred […]