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Local Artist Spotlight: Ahzay – ‘The Routine: A Long Story Short’
UR artist raps about college life. Read More
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EMERGENCY USA concert highlights urgent cause
EMERGENCY USA holds a concert to raise funds and awareness for their cause. Read More
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Plain White T’s exceed campus expectations
The Plain White T’s played Douglass Dining center on Friday, March 21. Read More
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Humans of New York creator comes to UR
Brandon Stanton is, according to Time magazine, one of the most successful people under the age of 30. His blog has millions of views every day, yet most people wouldn’t recognize him if he walked passed them on the street. He meets hundreds of strangers every year and finds out intimate details about their lives. […]
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Enemy of the People: Powerful, disturbing, brutally honest
“The strongest man in the world is one who stands most alone.” Can we simply marvel at the truth of this line? This utterance speaks to me, and it should speak to you. It is a line that touches the deepest sections of my heart, and I was guided to that previously unknown place by […]
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CT Recommends: Lemuria
Scholars once proposed that a long-lost sunken continent in the Indian Ocean known as Lemuria was responsible for unexplainable fossil distribution patterns in India and Madagascar. In the era of modern plate tectonics, the theory has been long debunked, and the other Lemuria, the Buffalo, NY punk trio, remain similarly undiscovered. Lemuria seem perfectly comfortable […]
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KOPPS bring primal futurism to Bug Jar
Tempo: 130 bpm Key: A minor Harmony: i VI VII i Synth: Sawtooth (Insert pentatonic phrase that accents offbeats against a quarter note TR-808 bass drum) Quantize: 1/16 note Meet the 21st century erotic musical molecule. Born out of pop music’s shift from organic to synthetic, this two-bar motif […]
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The Vagina Monologues speaks the truth
“Please stand if you are or know someone who is a victim of sexual assault or domestic violence. Please stand if you are going to do something to foster positive change in our community." These requests, asked at the end of the show by co-director Lisle Coleman, refocus the audience's attention to the real reason […]
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NJR proves it’s hardcore with School of Rock concert
On Friday, Feb. 28, the student-run rock music ensemble “No Jackets Required” held its “School of Rock” themed concert at Wilson Commons. NJR plays an important function here at UR. If it weren’t for the group, the school’s musical landscape would be one of extremes – sure, you can learn to rip through every function […]
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CT Recommends: Intouchables
Often, people aren’t enthused with the idea of subtitles. When you’re watching a film, who wants to be reading all the while? Movies are supposed to give your mind a break from work and hard concerntration. But Intouchables, the 2011 French film featuring Omar Sy and François Cluzet, is sure to change your mind. After […]