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Missing billions
Editor:Sean Crofton's otherwise observant editorial misses a detail describing federal financial aid. He uses a number, $65 billion, that is much more than the entire Department of Education budget. This false figure was invented for a recent Congressional report by combining grants and work-study with loans. As most UR students could explain to the Congress, […]
Editorial Observer
Every semester, in universities across the country, students are typically required to buy hundreds of dollars worth of books for their classes. With bookstore prices as high as they are, many students - especially those without cars or parking spaces in the same town - get their books through Web sites like Amazon.com during the […]
Campus Briefs
UR saw a record number of undergraduate applications this past year. The 987-member class of 2007 is one of the most selective and also one of the most diverse classes in university history, with a more than 20 percent increase of African-American and Hispanic students.UR received approximately 10,600 freshman applications for the fall 2003 cycle, […]
Fair treatment
The university is currently in the process of reviewing the rush process of the fraternities to possibly eliminate fall rush for good. This decision comes as sudden to fraternity members. Not yet three weeks into school, it was decreed that fall rush would be suspended. There was no preparation time and no warning that this […]
Poor planning
ARAMARK has done it again. They have successfully muddled what was already a confusing dining system into a convoluted, tax code-like behemoth. UR students are hard pressed to find someone who can successfully and coherently explain the new system or even the rationale for the changes.Communication problems between ARAMARK and students have been evident throughout […]
Oh come on, you call these fraternities?
You may or may not have heard that the administration is presently sequestered away, debating on whether or not to implement unto the fraternal world a deferred rush system. They argue that, amongst other considerations, having freshman rush in the fall doesn't provide ample time for the youngsters to truly acclimate themselves to university life […]
All-you-can-eat' unsatisfying
Through my years at UR, ARAMARK Dining has attempted to do something the administration has never done - help improve their service to students. These positive changes have been made through interaction with students and with the clear goal of having better food on campus. ARAMARK has met many of these challenges. Certainly Danforth Dining […]
Upcoming season promises many great concerts
With the advent of the school year come many things - classes, homework, exams - like all universities. However, attending a music school means that these things are accompanied by things like practicing and the beginning of another several months of spectacular concerts. This includes, of course, concerts by Eastman School of Music students, the […]
Divorce' dynamic read, spark lost in film
The intrigue of Paris and the spunk of a vibrant young American girl team up in Diane Johnson's 1998 novel turned 2003 film, "Le Divorce."The story begins as film school drop-out Isabel Walker travels to Paris to help take care of her pregnant step-sister Roxy and young niece Gennie. Upon her arrival Isabel finds that […]
All-SA conference looks at structure
Members of the Students' Association government met in late August to discuss changing the structure of the SA, which has resulted in a plan to merge the SA Senate Committees and the SA Presidential Cabinet."Those two groups will now work together on projects to improve the quality of life for undergraduates at UR," SA President […]