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The Students' Association Senate recognized the group Students for Academic Freedom at the meeting on Feb. 9 after a lengthy discussion."Students for Academic Freedom is part of a national organization that aims to encourage political diversity while discouraging biased presentation," Students for Academic Freedom leader and senior Clarence Hardy said. "We seek tolerance for political […]

While sifting through the mass of popular radio stations in my car the other day, I found myself really bored. Just as most somewhat-informed people think that Britney Spears lacks real talent, I think that most music on the radio today is monotonous and I wonder why people prefer it to the less popular classical […]

A team of scientists working at UR Medical Center has identified a new regulatory pathway in human cells that controls ribonucleic acid degradation."Even though the human genome has been sequenced, we still don't know exactly how gene expression is regulated," Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the Medical Center Lynne E. Maquat said. "This discovery […]

Spirit Week, held during the week of Jan. 31 to Feb. 4, was enjoyable for UR students."Spirit Week was both a success and a ton of fun," President of the Freshman Class Council Greg Meditz said. "The most rewarding element is being able to see all of your hard work becoming something great and to […]

The ice skating rink on the Fraternity Quad was vandalized on Feb. 3, making it unusable before it had even been opened. "This is very frustrating," Director of Wilson Commons and Student Activities Anne-Marie Algier said. "We were excited to partner with the Greeks and thought the whole weekend looked great. It was sad that […]

Valentine's Day is fast upon us and thus, I am obliged to discuss it, though not at length because that would be giving it undue importance. Everyone celebrates this Hallmark holiday, but few know its true origins. I turned to the one bastion of truth that has always been there for me. I speak, of […]

About a week and a half ago, my co-editor, Jason, proposed that I write an article about what a girl wants, to print four days before Valentine's Day. I politely smiled, nodded my head and might even have uttered the words, "no problem." Most likely, he asked me this at 3 a.m. on a production […]

Meal plans bothered students beforeI read with amusement Allison Goldstein's op-ed "Meal plans club students" in the Jan. 27 issue of the Campus Times. It sounds exactly like something I would have written when I was a freshman in 1998. The more the meal plans at UR change, the more they stay the same.There was […]

The Students' Association Senate is in the process of verifying signatures in order to ratify its new constitution. Although the new constitution is a positive step towards a more efficient student government, aspects of the ratification - especially steps taken to hurry the signature gathering and verification process - raise cause for concern.Last week, SA […]

On Inauguration Day a few weeks ago, I listened intently to President George W. Bush's address to the American people. As a man with romantic notions of times long passed, I frequently lapse into daydreams of them. That particular afternoon, I felt as if I was in the days when the German Kaiser, Austrian Emperor, […]