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Spring Open Campus 2005 will feature many changes from open campuses of past years in order to allow accepted high school seniors the chance to experience the true life of a UR student."There are tons of choices at UR," Assistant Director of Admissions Joe Lanning said. "People aren't telling students what to do. We wanted […]

The three UR facilities for the arts - Strong Memorial Auditorium, the Palestra and Sage Art Center - are largely inadequate for UR's needs. President-elect Joel Seligman should give serious thought to constructing a new arts center. UR has a hodgepodge of inflexible facilities, while many peer institutions have arts centers that can cater to […]

UR fans should be applaudedI wasn't sure what to expect when I made the three-hour trek to Salem, Va. from my home outside Washington, D.C. to support the men's basketball team in the Final Four. When I was at UR, back in the Paleozoic Era, real school spirit manifested itself rarely, if at all.For anyone […]

The Students' Association took a monumental step in representing the entire student body by increasing the SA Supplemental Fund by $10,000 and allowing all SA-recognized groups to apply for funding. Under this proposal, all groups registered though the Campus Club Connection, including Greek organizations, academic honor societies and performance groups, can apply to receive funding […]

These new trends will die out like the micro-minis of yesterday, of which I have four of in my closet collecting dust, but as Yves Saint Laurent, a god of the couture world, said, "Fashions fade, style is eternal."Don't worry, short skirts will always be a staple in any wardrobe. I say if you have […]

In the wake of major changes, the president needs to be someone who will continue to make progress - both short-term and long-term. With a new constitution and a new government, the student body needs a leader who understands the recent history of student government and can usher in the new changes as smoothly as […]

The absolute mania that was the Terri Schiavo news story has left me sputtering and dumbfounded. The news media succeeded in making a private individual's matter into - literally - a federal case, turning it into a veritable maelstrom of morals, misery and alleged malfeasance. The 24-hour news stations unleashed a contagion, a single-minded mob […]

After vehicular accidents, suicide is the leading cause of death among college students. Each year, an estimated one in 10,000 college students will successfully commit suicide, while an estimated 11.4 percent of all students have or will seriously consider it. In 1998, suicide killed more young adults than AIDS, cancer, heart disease, pneumonia, birth defects, […]

In 1776, we Americans decided that our version of the colonies would be better than the British one, so we took charge. In 2005, we decided that our version of "The Office" would be better than the British one, so we put that on the air. How times have changed.Americans have, for a long time, […]