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Aries (March 21-April 19) - Go scuba diving. Go very far under water. Bring your midterms with you and don't bring them back up.Taurus (April 20-May 20) - What can I say. This week is going to suck for you. Just buckle your seat belts and hold on tight.Gemini (May 21-June 21) - Join a […]
Ugly acting woos the Oscar
By Meredith LeporeCampus Times StaffWe thought we had finally gotten power when we received the right to vote. Or maybe it was when we did that whole burning of the bras thing. Gloria Steinem taught us that we could be strong women while still embracing our sexuality. In the '80s, women were moving up the […]
Rentee laments
Don't rent an apartment on 69 Crittenden Blvd.About this time last year, I and five other brave souls naively signed the lease to this house. Little did I know that Jon, Mike, Amos, Dan and two Daves were embarking on a tumultuous journey.Someone said that the landlord lived in England. "No problem," was the collective […]
Privy room open for discourse
Today I am the unfortunate bearer of bad news. It is a sad day. It is a glum day.A dear friend and mentor has departed us, taken away by evildoers. There was a time when all I could look forward to in a day was its brilliant wisdom, and now, nothing. There is only the […]
Women secure seventh
It was a weekend of mixed feelings for the women's track and field team. Despite a number of solid individual performances, the women finished just seventh out of 16 teams at the New York State Collegiate Track Conference Indoor Championship at the Rochester Institute of Technology. "I had mixed emotions," Head Coach Barbara Hartwig said. […]
Students should become aware of UR finances
Over the past six months, I have heard many of my peers gripe and moan about how the administration is "screwing us over." The meal plans are outrageous, limiting when and what students can purchase with club meals and requiring the Class of 2007 and all subsequent classes to have four-year meal plans, whether they […]
America needs to keep values in war
Last week, Alberto Gonzales became confirmed as Attorney General. As counsel to the president, he asked for and received legal advice on how to construe torture as narrowly as possible, passed it on to the White House and has defended these positions before Congress. Elected leaders from both parties have agreed that members of al-Qaeda […]
letter to the editor
To the Editor of the Campus Times: A week ago we learned that a UR review panel handed down a favorable decision, and our fraternity will once again proudly occupy the Alpha Delta Phi Chapter House on the Fraternity Quad, as it has since 1932. The effort, dedication and sacrifice of the undergraduate chapter over […]
Farrakhan creates controversy
Leader of the Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan will speak via satellite in Strong Auditorium to celebrate Saviours' Day on Feb. 27. This event, sponsored by the Black Students' Union, is causing controversy across campus because of Farrakhan's harsh views about the Jewish and white communities."Saviours' Day is the celebration of the day Elijah […]
Facing reality about crushes can be hard
My friend likes this guy and I'm convinced that he doesn't like her back, but she just doesn't get it! She keeps making excuses for why he doesn't talk to her, call her, IM her or hang out with her! How can I help her to stop before she gets too hurt?~Friend of the Excuse-MakerDear […]