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Reel Big Fish chosen as D-Day bandUR Concerts has picked Reel Big Fish as the headlining band for this year's D-Day celebration, which will take place on April 27.The concert is a traditional part of D-Day festivities. The band will perform outside during a day that will include carnival rides and plenty of free stuff. […]

Students will vote to reject or ratify a completely rewritten Students' Association constitution beginning April 8. The new document clearly defines the role for the executive branch of government and aims to eliminate competition and infighting between the three branches of government."The executive branch is going to deal with advocacy toward the administration. The senate […]

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The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy has their hearts in the right place, trying to stop drug money from flowing to terrorists. But their methods are all wrong.Drug use is not currently a victimless crime ? because lots of drug money flows to terrorists.At least twelve major terrorist groups profit about $1 […]

Governmental credibility is heavily based on the willingness of all members to follow the rules by which they govern themselves. The Students' Association Senate Election Committee, by breaking the rules of the SA Constitution and the senate bylaws, has completely invalidated the authority of the entire senate. Regardless of whether the All-Campus Judicial Committee recognizes […]

UR will begin to move away from local insurance health plans and offer a self-insured program to its 12,690 employees beginning July 1. The change will not effect students, who are currently covered by Blue Cross/Blue Shield. The effect in later years on student tuition costs is yet to be determined.The university's new self-funded plans […]

This year's Muslim Awareness Week, which ran from March 17 through 23, featured speakers, events, and activities focusing on the theme "The Truth About Islam: Dispelling Stereotypes."The Muslim Student Association leaders said they felt that many students were eager to learn more about Islam, a religion whose tenets and members have been thrust into the […]

The UR TV Club is trying to get up and running again after a hiatus. Founded five years ago, the club originally had an enthusiastic following, reaching approximately 150 members. However, the numbers soon waned, student dedication turned lackluster and URTV eventually received a complete overhaul in the beginning of the fall semester of 2001. […]

On March 26, Paula Kamen, journalist and author gave a speech on the sexual evolution of American culture. Towards the end, the talk degenerated into an episode of "Sally" or a "Talk-back Live" as rather foul and repugnant participants ? unfortunately most of them men ? began making rather brazen anti-intellectual comments. Worse than the […]