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SA increases publicity effortsThe Students' Association Public Relations committee, chaired by senior and SA Senator Alex Brody, is working to improve awareness of the student government and its projects."The overall goal ... is to raise awareness about what is going on in student government and basically organize students around it," Brody said. "The more people […]
Jackson replacement nears
After UR's ninth president, Thomas Jackson, announced his resignation on March 5, 2004, UR formed presidential search committees with assistance from private firm A.T. Kearney. So far, the committees have made successful progress toward narrowing down the candidates for UR's 10th president. The search committees consist of Trustees' Presidential Search Committee and University Advisory Committee. […]
We all need 'Common Knowledge'
"What do Tarot-reading beagles, over-the-hill-public-access-television-employed strippers, Jewish mothers, corn dogs on a stick and Elizabeth I have in common?" After reading this question on the flyer for "Common Knowledge," now playing at the Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, I knew I was about to see something a little different. The play was written and performed by two […]
NFG rocks audience
Having played to diverse crowds in the past, from small venues to Vans Warped Tour and larger venues in support of Blink 182, New Found Glory knows how to please any audience. Their performance, wedged between those of Sugarcult and Green Day, only proved to affirm their remarkable stage presence and ability to retain their […]
Sugarcult performs in typical fashion
Sugarcult began their set in the same way that any second supporting band would - with their most well-known single off of their first album, "Start Static," "Stuck in America." The typicality of the song, however, did not take away from its innate greatness - loaded with power chords and relatable lyrics, "Stuck in America" […]
The Music illustrates holistic ideals
The Campus Times had an opportunity to talk to Robert Harvey, of the band The Music, in the days following their concert at Blue Cross Arena on Nov. 6. Harvey divulged the secrets of the band's enthusiasm on stage, their dedication to music itself in addition to his personal optimism and views of a unified […]
Incubus takes off their shirts and moves crowd
On Saturday night, teens through 30-somethings packed into the Blue Cross Arena to hear the always astounding rock band from Calabasas, Calif. Opening with the most intense track off of their most recent album, "A Crow Left of the Murder," Incubus blazed onto the stage in front of an arena filled with awe-inspired fans.The set […]
Revealing The Music's dance
"How are you doing? We're The Music," announces singer Robert Harvey, before the band begins their set opening for Incubus at the Blue Cross Arena on Nov. 6. There is no way that anyone could have prepared me for the seven-song set list that the band, coming from Leeds, United Kingdom, would put forth, including […]
SDT presents Mr. UR
For the Sigma Delta Tau sorority philanthropy this year, students can expect an elegant evening wear competition, a talent competition, a question and answer session and hot bodies in sexy swimsuits. But don't get too excited, boys, because this is the Mr. U of R competition, where 10 males compete to see who has the […]
Vanishing' toys with tension
Unlike the 1993 American version, George Sluizer's 1988 film "The Vanishing" delicately, yet harrowingly, follows the theme of obsession in the lives of a man determined to defy predestination through the act of abducting a young woman and the woman's relentless boyfriend who is resolved to uncover her fate at a rest stop three years […]