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I have been hearing a lot about this "Xanga" thing recently, and by recently I mean for the past four years. It's grown and evolved into a world-wide infection that's worse than MY_DOOM. Someone needs to put a stop to the abomination known as Xanga. This blog entry illustrates why.My fav xanga has a bright, […]

Lurking in the bowels of the earth, unbeknownst to the average Rochesterian, running through the former trough of the Erie Canal, are the remnants of a once proud and flourishing subway system. One warm March morning I ventured with a group of rag-tag industrial explorers, who are in no way affiliated with UR, into these […]

There is something innately appealing about a movie featuring Jesus in a non-church- sanctioned role. In fact, that's probably the main draw of movies like "Jesus Christ: Vampire Hunter." But that in and of itself is not enough to support a fantastically campy film. Anyone could write some awful plot and just toss Jesus in […]

I will never forget the day, while making the downhill stroll from Susan B. Anthony Residence Halls to Anderson Tower, that I heard one of the most amazing things ever to come out of the mouth of a member of the male species. I was alone, so I had no one to make the usual […]

The Musicology Department at the Eastman School of Music hosted a lecture called "Music of Afghan women under the Taliban," given by visiting British musicologist Veronica Doubleday on March 23. This interesting presentation took place in the Sibley Music library at 12:30 p.m. and was unfortunately not well-publisized or well-attended. Ethnomusicologist Ellen Koskoff introduced Doubleday, […]

In only one week, the men's tennis team won five straight matches, bringing their overall record start to 5-4 on the season. "Our first few matches were disappointing, but they were against top-notch competition from California," senior Dan Williford said. "That's not to say that we couldn't have beaten those teams, but we didn't quite […]

Women's lacrosse faced SUNY Geneseo in a home game last Saturday, but suffered a close loss of 13-12. Ithaca College also came to Fauver Stadium Tuesday afternoon, and defeated the Yellowjackets 15-4. In the first half of the Saturday game, SUNY Geneseo was able to score 11 goals while Rochester only scored five. In the […]

If you had any doubt as to what exactly a Ballet Performance Group show entails, one look at the title of this spring's program - "We're Dancing" - will quell any curiosity. Modeled around the epic ballet film "Center Stage" - a film with a "cult ballet following," as BPG president noted - the upcoming […]

Several weeks have passed since the Students' Association's controversial Sexual Awareness Week. Perhaps the most divisive element of the week was the proposal to show a pornographic film. Whether one is for or against the public showing of pornography is not particularly relevant at this point. What is relevant, however, is that the divisiveness of […]

The Eastman Studio Orchestra gave its annual concert to an interested and sizeable crowd On March 19 in the Eastman Theatre. Legendary jazz trombonist Bob Brookmeyer was the featured artist and the concert showcased a composition by him, as well as two jazz standards, one featuring Brookmeyer and the other featuring tenor saxophone soloist Brian […]