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BY Jon LaxMr. Big StuffAries (March 21-April 19) - Did you know that if you made a necklace out of raisins, you could use it as a helicopter landing pad? Not true.Taurus (April 20-May 20) - Let's make a new show for URTV that's a Baywatch spin off where the Pit workers run in bathing […]
Choosing tunes
I love music, and ever since I bought my iPod, I find myself listening to it all the time. This newly acquired portability has seriously worsened my schizophrenic music habits. I'm one of those people who is extremely elitist about the music they listen to and likes to scoff at the lowlifes that listen to […]
Tour de Rochester
We have almost reached the month of April, which is supposed to bring April showers - which will hopefully bring us some flowers - though it will be hard to part with the brown, dried-up grass on the ground. The other thing April brings to college campuses across the nation is tour groups! Young, fresh, […]
SA Profile: Alpha Phi Omega
Alpha Phi Omega is famous on campus for being the only co-ed fraternity. What some of us might not know is that although it is Greek in nature, is primarily focused on community service.First started in 1957, 's charter was renewed in 1992. This semester it has a total of 33 members and 13 pledges. […]
Tennis takes matches
The men's tennis team continued to play well this past week, winning all four of its matches and beefing up its record for the season to an impressive 13-1.Last Thursday, UR defeated Nazareth College 7-0. Playing at No. 1 singles, UR's Eric Hansen defeated Ben Klempka 6-4, 6-0. UR's No. 2 and junior Josh Bruce-Black […]
Fake forms distributed
Students awoke to find false 2005 housing and dining contracts that had been slipped under their doors early on the morning of Feb. 25.The incident was first discovered by the Office of Residential Life. "It came to our attention when a student brought over the form - all filled out," Senior Associate Director of Residential […]
President Jackson's farewell
Like many of my fellow CT readers, I was struck by the first page color photo of our outgoing president at his farewell address in last week's edition. I wish to congratulate President Jackson on his ritzy sendoff in Beverly Hills. It is a true testament to your integration with the U of R community […]
Ask Us: How much land does UR own?
UR is big. According to Campus Architect Paul Tankel, the University owns approximately 630 acres of land. If the River Campus is only 114 acres, where is the rest of the property?First of all, the "River Campus" is loosely defined as the area that spans from the Computer Science Building up to McLean Street. The […]
Counterpoint: Social Security faces uncertain future
It is difficult to stand in opposition to something that is relatively ill defined. There exists only a vague notion of what President George W. Bush's Social Security privatization scheme actually entails. Those writing the article in opposition to mine offer that they are in favor of some form of personal retirement accounts or privatization. […]
Point: Social Security faces uncertain future
Our current Social Security system began in 1935 when President Roosevelt, as part of his New Deal, signed the Social Security Act into law. This legislation created a kind of social insurance designed to ensure the economic security of all citizens. The retirement portion of the legislation was designed to provide a social safety net […]