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Frolf this way: more than a game
Good ideas are often spontaneous creations. Just ask Phil Stratigis '09 and graduate student Ryan Perry. Their brainchild, a precarious charity Frisbee golf tournament coined 'Frolf this Way," currently in its third year, was conceived while they were in a state of insobriety.'We got hammered and thought it would be a good idea," Stratigis said, […]
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D-Day drinking derby directory
Ah, D-Day. Heralding in a wonderful time of year where the birds sing, the grass grows, the sun shines and it's perfectly appropriate to take a rum and coke in a travel mug into the shower at 8:30 a.m. Not that I'd know. D-Day, or Dandelion Day, has been a UR tradition for many, many […]
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Dan's Papers sets the tone for the Hampton's community
The summer after junior year is when many UR students hope they will find a great internship. Others take an alternative route, preferring to head back to the old painting and babysitting jobs. Juniors may want to follow the lead of UR alum Dan Rattiner '61, who, well, started a newspaper before his senior year. […]
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Cheers and jeers
CHEERS to UR Dining Services for serving as a model in its efforts to solicit and incorporate student feedback. It directly responds to many student concerns through Dining Committee meetings and its interaction with Project and Services.JEERS to professors who still don't use Blackboard. The Web site is a valuable way for students to check […]
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Sensible fundraising
The following article contained misinformation in the print edition that has been corrected for the online version. The article misidentified the UR Involved program. The programis managed by the Admissions Office and has nothing at all to do with career networking and alumni event participation, as was stated in the original printing. The CT apologizes […]
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Look for a D-Day get away? Don't worry, it's covered
Ah, D-Day: a day of vices. The emptied beer bottles littering the grass, the rampant chain smoking and the barely-coherent communication of two horny lovers whispered in the dark of ... the midafternoon. If you're looking to get your morally questionable decision-making on this D-Day, here's a list of appealing places to have some XXX […]
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ArtAwake a myriad of great talent
A bank is not often associated with art. The former First National Bank in Downtown Rochester, however, was home to students' and community members' paintings, photographs, installations, bands and so much more at ArtAwake 2010. In fact, the building itself is an exhibit of art with its magnificent marble columns, enormous vaults and decorative murals […]
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The inequality of world hunger
As I entered the Interfaith Chapel, I was given a ticket with my life story on it I am a middle-income girl from India named Dully. My father beats my mother, but my mother is strong and has joined with other ladies in the community to catch fish. The river-level room of the Chapel was […]
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SEA's family atmosphere
Located on Monroe Avenue, SEA Restaurant offers a variety of dishes native to Thailand and Vietnam. A fun fact about its name is that it's actually an acronym, standing for 'Southeast Asian" from which the dishes originate. Entering the restaurant, there's nothing special to see: The walls are pretty bare, the chairs similar to those […]
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View from Abroad: South Africa
'Brother, sorry brother. Can you help me?"'Two rand for milk and bread?" I look at him a beggar with a bright neon security vest, guarding cars shake my head and walk into a 7-Eleven looking for skim milk, which hardly exists here. They seem to only have whole and two percent milk in stock. Damn […]
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