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Culture
Monkeys strike soul and swagger with confident new album
The Arctic Monkeys play it dark and dazzling with their latest album. Read More
Culture
Husband-wife multi-instrumentalists win over crowdgoers with intimate, heartfelt performance
Husband-wife duo dazzles in Dandelion Square. Read More
News
ResLife scrambles to provide freshman housing
The class of 2017 is the largest freshman class to ever set foot in UR. With the mass of students coming to live on campus, the Office of Residential Life (ResLife)made unconventional preparations to accomodate them. According to Associate Director for ResLife Karen Ely, 132 triples were set up in the Residential Quadrangle while five […]
Culture
Carell shines in ‘Way Way Back’
A winning dramedy about life and growing up, featuring an outstanding performance by Steve Carell. Read More
Editorial Boards
Bomb threat demands greater transparency
Despite last Friday’s bomb threat in Wallis Hall, the University chose to withhold all information both during and after the incident. Despite the option of sending an AlertUR, the University kept students in the dark, a fact that disturbs us on several levels. “There is a step-by-step analysis that occurs very quickly to determine a […]
Editorial Boards
Dining changes: a mixed bag
Dining Services has unveiled a slew of changes to its offerings this year, both welcome and dubious. The inclusion of microwaves at Pura Vida, the added option of “Grab-and-Go” meals at the Meliora, and extended hours at Starbucks are all improvements that will provide students with more options and greater convenience. Some of these changes, […]
Op-Eds
Military strike not the answer in Syria
The storms clouds of a major Middle Eastern war have been gathering for years. A U.S. attack on Syria would bring that war closer, further destabilizing a region already reeling from violence. It would also have global consequences. Central to the world order that emerged with the evolution of the modern nation state is the […]
Humor
Busta Rhymes accidentally invited to perform D-Day
When Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr. called UR to say that his daughter was interested in visiting campus on April 26, the school mentioned that it was coincidentally Dandelion Day. After learning about D-Day, Smith offered to provide some sort of entertainment. Academically-oriented as they are, school administrators thought Smith was offering to give some sort […]
Editorial Boards
Make education resemble real life
In an age when there are consistently high expectations for the United States’ fiscal and social role in the world, it is paramount that the superpower meticulously reevaluate its education system. Compared to ones in China, Korea, and Finland, American schools demonstrate an alarming inferiority in math, reading, and science, scoring several places below its […]
Editorial Boards
SA budget needs deliberation
On Monday, April 8, the Students’ Association (SA) Senate approved the $1,154,250 SA budget for the 2013-14 school year — less than an hour after first laying eyes on it. Senators typically have a week to review the budget before voting, but this year they were given just a 10-minute summary by SA Treasurer and […]