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The golf team used a slightly adjusted lineup to earn a third-place finish at the District II Mid Atlantic Golf Invitational at the Hershey Golf Club in Hershey, Pa. this weekend. It marked the team's second straight top five finish.Coach Richard Johnson used the different lineup to better gauge his players' strengths for future tournaments. […]

In last week's article, "Greek life review committee reports," amidst several quotes about recognizing the role of Greek life on campus and not wanting it eliminated, Dean Burns expressed an aberrant view that I don't feel is acceptable. He was quoted as saying that with several sources for advice on how Greeks should act (including […]

The Spanish and Latino Students' Association will be hosting their 17th annual Tropicana celebration this week. SALSA has members that hail from 21 different nations, most of which with Spanish as the official language Although the majority of the students are in fact native Spanish speakers, the group emphasizes showcasing as many cultures as possible."An […]

There is an old adage in sports that a team learns the most from winning or losing close games. This weekend the UR baseball team underwent a learning experience, splitting double headers at Clarkson College and St. Lawrence Universities, winning two games by a combined two runs and losing two by four runs combined.The first […]

With the newest laws against peer-to-peer downloading, the business of composing, producing and listening to music has gone through some harsh times. Between the idea of intellectual property and liability issues, colleges have been indecisive of what course of action to take. What better place to be on the cutting edge of music than the […]

Ossia New Music, Eastman's student run music ensemble, hosted David Henderson's production of faculty member Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon's scenic cantata "Comala" for chamber ensemble, actors and three singers. On Monday and Tuesday, April 5 and 6. It was staged in Annex 804, an easily adaptable black box, and the studio was packed both nights. The composer […]

The Pride Network will be holding their spring drag show titled "Life Is A Drag Show" on Saturday. Hidden behind a masked purpose of providing frivolous entertainment is a much more sinister plot, to increase understanding of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community."We're trying to open up people's eyes to this form of art […]

Spring is here, and with it, all the sounds and sights of nature reawakening. Flowers are blooming, trees are greening and the birds are chirping the songs of life.UR's own songbirds, the 50 members of Off-Broadway On-Campus, are gearing up for their sixth annual spring revue titled "You Can't Stop the Beat."This year, rather than […]

For several years now, the Students for Social Justice have advocated that UR join either the Fair Labor Association or the Worker Rights Consortium. These groups investigate manufacturers and provide reports to affiliated colleges and universities about working conditions at the specific plants where their goods are manufactured. We strongly urge the university to join […]

Race views skewedI'm really sick of this poor little white boy crap. By some biological fluke of chromosomes and through nothing done to merit it, you, as a white male, were handed an advantage in life. And you're complaining because there's affirmative action for people who've been abused and oppressed for centuries? Interesting how it's […]