Archives - CT Staff

This was the year. I knew it. It had to be. Red Sox Nation had been waiting too long for this day to come. And quite frankly, about this past week, I don't know whether I'm still dreaming or if this is for real. I think that is the general feeling around Boston right now. […]

Rachel Cahan Class: 2008Sport: Field HockeyMAJOR: Undecidedhigh school: North Shore Country Day School, Winnetka, Ill.ideal day off: SundayFavorite book: "The Agony and the Ecstasy"Favorite food: Chinese foodfavorite movie: "A League of Their Own"Plans after college: Depends on my major, but take some time off and hopefully travel.expectations for the season: To go to the ECACs.Favorite […]

With a two-game winning streak, the UR football team headed into this weekend's contest at Worcester Polytechnic Institute with high hopes, only to have them dashed with a 34-10 loss.UR started quickly, taking an early 10-point first-quarter lead. Junior quarterback Aaron Molisani wrapped up a 10-play, 63-yard drive with a 10-yard run with 8:25 left […]

In retrospect, I generally feel like I came up with good Halloween costumes, with the notable exception of one late October night circa sixth grade. That year, I decided that the scariest thing I could be was Jason, the chainsaw-wielding, hockey mask-wearing psychopath from the "Friday the 13th" movies. Unfortunately, my parents wouldn't let me […]

The United States Health and Human Services Department and the Centers for Disease Control and Preventionannounced a serious shortage of influenza vaccine for the 2004-2005 influenza season, which typically runs from December through March and varies by region in duration and severity on Oct. 5.The shortage is due to Food and Drug Administration concerns about […]

I don't like going to the dentist, but rather than fearing a pain in my teeth, I fear a pain in my heart. When they take out that spit-sucking tube, I look at it and think, "That spit is collecting and festering, and at the end of the week, some poor intern is going to […]

Female genital mutilation, also known as female circumcision, is a procedure performed on girls between the ages of four and 12 in much of Africa and some parts of the Middle East. It is defended by some as a cultural tradition, but is deplored by women's rights and human rights activists as a crime against […]

Billy Mehalick '08"When you're in a really dark room and there is a mirror in it and then you see yourself. Well, mirrors in general."Tamara Parker "That we pick the wrong president. I don't trust either of them."Kate Czarniak '06"Midgets, because I had a dream once when one chased me with a knife."Ryan Circh '07"Coach […]

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) - Learn a new kind of dance this week. Whether it's the C-Walk or Meringue, it does not matter.Now, with your new moves, dance in a circle around some candles and incense. Hey, you're not supposed to have candles in your dorm room - Security!Aries (March 21-April 19) - Don't get […]

Stalkers, rejoice. This is our time. With the sudden intense popularity of online friend networks, such as TheFacebook, Friendster, RochesterFacebook and MySpace, we have the ability to read about the lives of friends, strangers and lovers without them ever knowing it. What's it all about? That's a good question with a pretty lame answer. All […]