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Always better?

The university averted a catastrophe last week when it met the demands of the two unions that represent the interests service workers who work on the River Campus and at Strong Hospital. The unions had threatened to strike yesterday if their demands ? including keeping their current health care plan, a larger raise and job […]

Letters to the Editor

Athletes not to blameDespite the article's title, Matt Rybaltowski points his criticism in the wrong direction when he blames security at pro sports games and the excitement of the games on the field for recent disruptions ("Athletes need adequate security," Sept. 26). He claims "fans are too bored to behave like human beings if the […]

Closed debate closes minds

Despite the lack of funnel cake, Meliora Weekend is sure to be a hoot, as usual. UR is pulling out all the stops, netting top speakers and entertainment. Unfortunately, the vast majority of speakers are, once again, liberal. I didn't come to college completely nave. Close, but not completely. Rural Colorado offers a plethora of […]

Editorial Comic

Editorial Comic

Corner store inadequate

Being a typical UR student with a massive amount of declining dollars and little chance to get off campus, I do a majority of my shopping at the Corner Store. Sure, it's a bit on the expensive side, but it gets the job done, right? Maybe that isn't so true. Sure, the Corner Store has […]

Tradition is the key to Meliora

With the much-anticipated Meliora Weekend beginning today, there is a great deal of excitement in the brisk Rochester air. Over the past couple of months, thousands of students, alumni, faculty, families and friends have been registering and preparing for this annual event. This year's celebration is dedicated to the theme of leadership and will feature […]

Is our world really greening oor is it all talk?

The United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development ? WSSD ? took place in Johannesburg, South Africa from Aug. 26 to Sept. 4. Approximately 30,000 attendees, including heads of state and government, non-governmental organizations and business leaders gathered to tackle five of the world's biggest problems ? water and sanitation, energy, health, agriculture and biodiversity […]

The potential for success is within us all

Napoleon Hill once said, "Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve." Bearing those words in mind, one can't help but imagine the potential of the human being for greatness. The ability to succeed and achieve lies in every one of us. It is up to the individual to discover, […]

Ask us: Was Wilson Commons really designed to look like a pinball machine?

It seems that rumors have been circulating recently about Wilson Commons. Some people have suggested that the shape of the building might be the result of a game played by I. M. Pei, the architect, to see if he could design a building to look like a giant pinball machine. The rounded landings, the spiral […]

Ten warning signs that your boyfriend is a loser

They say that love is blind, but I am convinced it is deaf and dumb as well. Love is too blind to see what an asshole you are dating, too deaf to hear the warnings everyone gives you and too dumb to realize the truth.No one personifies these three aspects more than my cousin Suzy. […]