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Critically acclaimed screenwriter and director Charles Burnett spoke to a small crowd at a special screening of one of his movies, "To Sleep with Anger," on Saturday at the George Eastman House in downtown Rochester. The movie focuses on a middle-class, urban, black family struggling with family problems and an unwanted guest from the past, […]

The College Republicans wanted to make a point with their affirmative action bake sale. And as fate would have it, the table they were assigned was next to the table of the Grassroots group. The cookies they were selling for different prices depending on the race, religion and gender of the buyer made a sharp […]

Response to "2004 Energy reneges on intent":The solution to the US' environmental problems is not more State intervention in the free market -- as Brielle Welzer argues -- but radical privitization and reduction of intervention, as Murray Rothbard has argued in "For a New Liberty".Pollution problems stem from inadequate enforcement of private property rights and […]

In last week's article, staff writer Jackie Borchardt wrote a column that accused the UR undergraduate student body of political apathy and social ignorance. I strong believe that Borchardt lacks authority to judge the political scene on campus, specifically the small, yet active, liberal factions of UR. While she may choose to socialize with students […]

no because it meante the loss of american lives young live at that men and women who have notyet begun to live their live and redeem theirconstitutional promises of life liberty and the pursuit of happinessi believe that the president may have felt he had no choice and perhaps he did not butiraq could have […]

Bausch & Lomb Hall repeatedly vandalizedThe Bausch and Lomb Hall was vandalized twice over spring break. On March 6 at 9:58 a.m., and again on March 12 at 8:41 a.m., graffiti was found in the hall, according to UR Security. The estimated value of the damages were unknown, according to security.Wallets, textbook reported stolenA purse […]

The Students' Association Government Restructuring Committee is nearing the completion of a new constitution following several months of research. The committee is composed of senators, cabinet members, All Campus Judicial Council justices, Students' Association Appropriations Committee members and Class Council representatives."This new constitution will clarify the roles of the different branches of government and the […]

Students, faculty and administrators gathered in Hoyt Auditorium to get a look at architectural plans for the new Biomedical Engineering and Optics building on March 3. The architects who designed it were on hand to show off the new structure and answer questions about the design and impact that it will have on the university. […]

Next June, after 11 years, President Thomas Jackson will step down as president of the university. As a mark of his continued dedication, he will join the Department of Political Science as a professor after a year-long sabbatical. Jackson's leadership has had very positive effects on this university that have benefited the entire UR community. […]

The UR men's and women's' basketball teams have had excellent seasons this year. The men's team has won 25 out of 27 games. And for the second consecutive time, the UR women's basketball team has made it to the Final Four in the NCAA, placing itself among the forefront in its sport. Hearty congratulations are […]