Archives - Jason Altabet
Dining
Antibiotic-free chicken to roost at UR
The initiative, announced via press release, will affect all on-campus dining halls and stations except the national brands Panda Express and Blimpie. Read More
Humor
A glorious review
“Winter is coming. Winter is here.” So says Jon Snow at the beginning of the “Game of Thrones” companion piece, “Winter is Cumming,” screened in Hoyt auditorium on March 23. From visionary director and writer Axel Braun came a reimagining of the “Game of Thrones” universe featuring new and exciting versions of the characters we […]
News
SA adopts new bylaws
On March 19, SA Senate passed new bylaws governing the entire Student Association. The bylaws, which dictate everything from committee duties to election procedures, were the product of weeks of discussion, debate, and compromise. The SA President, SA Vice President, heads of All Campus Judicial Council and several senators drafted and revised the 16- page […]
News
SigEp, Drama House and DLH to keep houses on Frat Quad
This week, UR Residential Life finalized its selection process for the Academic Living Centers (ALCs) housed on the Fraternity Quadrangle. The ALC program was started in 2002 to, as Dean Feldman wrote, “provide unique facilities for groups to create integrated educational experiences in a residence-based community.” For the last three years, Sigma Phi Epsilon (Sig […]
Features
UR student writes book on rise of college costs
When he received his sophomore year financial aid package, Kevin Connell reacted as many UR students do, with shock and dismay at his lesser package. Unlike many University of Rochester students, however, Connell decided to start asking questions. Why was the bill so high? How could college costs be rising so quickly? Were other students […]
Editorial Boards
Step one for Dean Burdick: financial aid counselors
This Meliora Weekend, students could be found across campus with cardboard signs and shirts featuring mysterious numbers next to a dollar sign. Were they part of a new secret society or money-based fraternity? No. They were members of the financial aid protest group that has sprung up with questions about the system, as it stands, […]
Editorial Boards
The real reason Rochester got number six in dining
This year, UR was ranked 6th nationally in dining by a website called the Daily Meal, well-known for its yearly rankings of the nation’s collegiate institutions on the topics of food, drink, and other culinary areas. However, this year the University’s ranking was met with disbelief by some in the campus community. On “Overheard at […]
Features
Politics and Markets Project, enriching political discourse on campus
What do Income Inequality, Wall Street Loans, and Obamacare all have in common? If you said the letter O, you’re right, but that’s not the answer I was looking for. These topics have all been, or will be, discussed as part of the University’s new Politics and Markets project. According to Political Science department Professor […]
CT Recommends
CT Recommends: Tropic Thunder
“Tropic Thunder” is a movie beyond words. But, I will try my best to express the essence of this movie in the limited medium that has been offered me. “Tropic Thunder” is a movie about a group of actors who are in a movie, “Tropic Thunder”, about a group of American soldiers during the Vietnam […]
Humor
Why I don’t lift, brah
The Robert B. Goergen Athletic Center is an important part of plenty of students’ college life. But when I think of the gym, I roll over and go back to sleep. There is no need for lifting in my life. For one, my laptop is already several pounds heavy, and I have to carry that […]
