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Blood and ballet mix well
It is not so much that avant-garde Canadian director Guy Maddin's "Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary" fails to resemble any other vampire movie as it is that this film successfully combines various aspects of other vampire films in the same vein while placing them within a unique interpretation of ballet.The narrative of the film […]
Editorial Observer
Not more than a generation ago, activism and protest were the quintessential tools used by college students across the country to speak their minds and achieve their goals. What has happened to our generation? Granted, Iraq is no Vietnam, and the fire over civil rights issues has diminished to a smolder, but are students really […]
Stop wasting chalk – let smokers be
Let's face it. This is the wonderful city of Rochester, New York. It's October and the cold front has already crept its way into our city. Upon stepping outside Anderson tower on one of my guilty smoke breaks with my suitemate, I was confronted with a sidewalk chalking I knew would evoke some musings. Written […]
The Red Sox spirit lives on
There were many sounds that could be heard when Yankee Aaron Boone hit his home run in the bottom of the 11th in Game Seven of the American League Championship Series. The crack of his bat. The cheer of the fans. And the little hearts of a million Red Sox fans breaking.I silently perched on […]
Sowing vs. reaping in cold cases and life
One night I was watching a program on the Discovery Channel called "Cold Cases." It dealt with cases not immediately solved - usually within a two-year period - but that were eventually solved a number of years later. It also showed how modern technology, namely DNA and modern fingerprinting, aided police in the eventual capture […]
Going out Gay
Rochester is a pretty gay city, surprisingly enough. We've got the oldest continually-running gay newspaper in New York - The Empty Closet - and also a vibrant Pride Festival over the summer. There are active gay organizations at all of the local colleges, with the exception of Roberts-Wesleyan College out in LeRoy. It also has […]
Letters to the Editor
For the second time in a week the words "Rush" and "drug addiction" have been linked together. Whether it's Oxycontin or cocaine, it's our responsibility to insist that drug abuse is intolerable.The most disappointing and disturbing part of the article was Alpha Delta Phi's reaction to the news that one of their members was caught […]
Professors ought to take note of medical issues
It begins with one person you know, then spreads to a few friends. It insidiously strikes everyone around you. And then you get the symptoms. It is the time of year when students encounter the almost inevitable sickness that incapacitates even the most ambitious individual. Flu season is upon us.Many students, no matter how awful […]
Law subject of health speech
Doctor of Jurisprudence Scott Burris spoke Oct. 24 about the theoretical and practical applications of law in public health. The lecture, entitled "Law As A Factor In Public Health," focused on the role of the legal system in combating high health risk behaviors that lead to disease and to other health problems."Law operates as a […]
Common crimes
Everyone should take a moment and read the Letter to the Editor from Director of Wilson Commons and Student Activities Anne-Marie Algier, in which she discusses recent thefts from the Haven's Lounge in Wilson Commons. Three considerably-sized pictures were stolen from the walls - pictures that had been securely fastened in place, and whose removal […]