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UR swims past Brockport
Both the women's and men's swim teams improved their records after last weekend's solid win against SUNY Brockport. The women defeated the Golden Eagles 141-99, extending their record to 2-1, while the men out swam the competition 131-90, bringing their current record to 1-2. According to last season's statisitics, the Yellowjackets expected to win easily. […]
Security Update
Approximately 25 people were involved in a fight on the Fraternity Quad at 2 a.m. last Saturday. Initial information revealed that members of Theta Chi and Sigma Chi fraternities were involved in the fight for unidentified reasons, Dan Lafferty, UR Security investigator said. One student who was found to have sustained an injury declined medical […]
Dispelling the many Crew myths
Do you play crew?" "So do you go crewing every single morning?" These are two of the most common questions I've been asked in the years that I've been on the UR crew team, which is basically since I got here three years ago. That and "Is it true you have to wake up at […]
Growing up as one of the lonely half-Jews
(U-WIRE) PROVIDENCE, R.I. ? Usually the first reaction is laughter. "You've formed a what club?" "A Half-Jewish Club." More friendly snickers follow. Actually, this club has several names, because in some quarters, half-Jews aren't thought to exist. So, it's also the "Jew/2 Club," or the "People whose backgrounds are partly Jewish and partly something else […]
False views on race relations risky
The attacks of Sept. 11 have caused me to reevaluate my understanding of race and race relations in America. In a New York Times article dated Oct. 10, 2001, Somini Sengupta argued that, "the way New Yorkers perceive one other across color lines has changed." She argues for the presence of racial harmony after the […]
Dishonest actions
Last year, the College Academic Honesty Board held hearings at the end of the school year without the presence of an undergraduate on the hearing board. This was in direct conflict with the procedure outlined in the Student Handbook on Discipline. The board also carried over 10 of the cases to this academic year surpassing […]
Trading cigarettes for my warm, cozy bed
A piece of advice ? never tell your doctor, "I cut down to just a few cigarettes a day," and expect them to be proud of you. The most likely response is "You shouldn't be smoking at all."Actually, the "smoking is bad for you" mentality isn't as rare up North as I thought it would […]
Wilson Commons gets a life
In 1986, Wilson Commons' unique architecture was in the spotlight as it was named the second best collegiate student union in the United States by the New York Times.Since I have enrolled, I have heard a dozen stories about the amount of traffic that comes through the building and how students maximized the use of […]
Leaving unprepared
The reason behind getting a college education is getting a good job, right? Well, that's what I used to think. But in my fourth year here, I've realized that UR isn't that kind of college. After completing the economics major, a concentration that many have told me was "practical," or would give me lots of […]
Letters to the Editor
Capitol Hill has been an anxious and exciting place to be since Sept. 11. I do not believe it is so dangerous as Susana Schroeder claims in her Editorial Observer entitled "Advice from the Hill" from the Oct. 25 Campus Times. Students that are interested in the Washington Semester internship should not be dissuaded by […]