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A United States empire?
A new debate, which may become a sticking point in the upcoming election, is making its way into Washington political circles. Is an American Empire forming? This is not an Empire in the traditional British or Roman sense of simple occupation. Today the geopolitical structure is far less defined in conventional terms. We must look […]
Guster spills about ice cream, cartoons
In anticipation of their upcoming show this Saturday with Sam Roberts, the Campus Times landed a much sought-after interview with Brian Rosenworcel of Guster. The interview was originally set to take place at noon. However, at 1 p.m. there was no word from the band, and I was forced to put my best detective skills […]
Enter the Haggis delights, brings Celtic rock to UR
Enter The Haggis returned to UR on Friday for their third concert of 2003. The concert, held on the steps of Wilson Commons, lacked the intimacy of their previous shows, but the band, as always, had so much energy that the show couldn't have been anything but great.For those not familiar with the band, ETH […]
Decling Dining
The answer is simple - we can cook for ourselves. A good cookbook, some basic cooking equipment and for those of you without a car, the twice weekly UR Special buses to Wegmans are all that are needed to escape one of the most dreaded parts of life on campus.But we're leading you astray - […]
Ask Us:
Anyone who is a regular shopper at Wegmans and a connoisseur of fine carbonated beverages must be aware of Wegmans "Code W." Or, rather, what was, until recently "Code W." See, anyone who's been to Wegmans since coming back to school will have noticed that that "Code W" was replaced with "W Red."This sparked my […]
Peanut butter rocks socks
There are many weird and quirky things that I did when I was a kid, but one of the things that I remember the most was an accidental mixing up of my socks and the peanut butter my mom keeps in her fridge.I was taking off my socks as I walked to the fridge to […]
Vertical Horizon disappoints on upcoming release, 'GO'
Originally made up of duo Matt Scannell and Keith Kane, Vertical Horizon's sound on their first two albums - "There and Back Again," released in 1992, and "Running on Ice," released in 1995 - consisted of effortless acoustic guitar and rich, multi-tiered harmonies. However, in 1998 Vertical Horizon added bassist Sean Hurley and drummer Ed […]
Getting the chicken pox gets even worse
This is only my second week writing for the Campus Times, and I already have to face the typical columnist challenge - to produce a sensible article on time, regardless of school's occasionally hard reality. After much debate and even some mild hallucinations, I opted to select the most obvious topic for my column - […]
Women's soccer ties Herons, blow through Knights
This past week the women's soccer team rebounded from last week's loss to St. Lawrence University by playing to a respectable tie against William Smith College and a convincing win over SUNY Geneseo.As twilight fell upon the William Smith soccer field Wednesday, the 110-minute double overtime battle came to a close with a scoreless draw. […]
Buffalo shuts down lady Yellowjackets
The women's tennis team had a tough time Sunday as SUNY- Buffalo swept all six singles matches and won two out of three doubles en route to a decisive victory over the Yellowjackets. UR's lone bright spot of the outing versus the Division I Bulls was the performances of seniors Joanna Toke and Tara Pajoohi, […]