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Habitat builds more than houses
Habitat for Humanity, a UR Students' Association group, focuses on giving people a "hand up, not a handout." The UR campus group is a link to the international Habitat for Humanity, whose goal is to work with families below the poverty line to build simple, decent places to live.Our SA group has been an official […]
Sasha rocks Digweed
It's 4 a.m., and I'm just returning to my room after a long five or six hours. Not only am I exhausted, but my back is sore and both of my legs are cramped. Most people would think from that description that I had a terrible night. Those people would be terribly misinformed. On Thursday, […]
UR a drag
Madonna, Whitney Houston, Lil' Kim and more rocked the May Room last Friday night in the Pride Network and the Sigma Delta Tau sorority's second annual Drag Show. The event, which played to a standing room only crowd, was part of the Pride Network's Gay Pride Month, known as Gaypril. The event featured drag queens […]
Horoscope
Aries (March 21?April 19) ? Recently your life has been so stressful its got you tearing out your hair in frustration. Take a deep breath, then lie down for a 15-minute nap. The world will not end while you are asleep, and it will make you better prepared to handle all of your other tasks.Taurus […]
A Second helping of 'Rouge'
Were you disappointed when you listened to the Moulin Rouge soundtrack and couldn't find "Like a Virgin" or "Spectacular, Spectacular" and noticed that the version of Sparkling Diamonds was clipped, cut and generally reduced?Baz Luhrmann listened to your cry of anguish and released Moulin Rouge 2 with the music from the movie that was too […]
Impossible post-op sexual pleasures
Is a person who has gotten sexual reassignment surgery able to attain sexual pleasure from their new parts? ? New Nads on the BlockThe primary reason for sexual reassignment surgery is gender identity, making the mind congruent with the physical body. Imagine being a hot, seductive women trapped in a permanent hairy chewbacca costume ? […]
Ramer shines in debut
Take Five Scholar Lance Ramer made his professional football debut this past weekend and helped the Rochester Brigade to a 61-34 victory over the New Haven Ninjas."The atmosphere before the game was just pure anxiousness and excitement," Ramer said. "The players couldn't wait to start the game, with many people like me beginning their professional […]
Baseball opens season with mixed results
After being trapped in the Field House for three weeks, the baseball team was just happy to be able to get outside and play some games. A double header sweep of Cazenovia College was an added bonus."The whole team felt really good to finally get outside," senior pitcher Mike Carletta said. "There was a lot […]
Gagne pitches softball to split with RIT
Sophomore Kathy Gagne almost pitched the softball team to its first sweep of the Rochester Institute of Technology in recent memory. Instead, she settled for the first win over RIT in four years.Gagne pitched seven innings of shutout ball, limiting the Tigers to three hits. Senior catcher and co-captain Kristy Krivickas opened the scoring with […]
Lacrosse stays unbeaten with two blowouts
The women's lacrosse team pulled off three convincing wins this past week in defeating rival Ithaca College 7-6, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 18-5 and Vassar 18-2.Against Ithaca, the Yellowjackets struggled early in the game and trailed 5-1 at the end of the half."We didn't respond to their pressure in the midfield and allowed them to break […]