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Registrar talks new initiatives
University Registrar Nancy Speck has been monitoring and updating the class registration process for nearly 10 years.The Registrar has just launched a new course description Web page. Speck has also been a part of initiatives to update Blackboard and UR Access Plus with newer technology and Web design.What exactly does the Registrar do?The Registrar's office […]
Burger anyone? Try a boca burger. It?s time to go vegan.
Contrary to popular belief, it is possible to live off of a vegan diet. We survived seven days of it. Both of us wanted to experience a new lifestyle, adopt a healthier diet and see if we had the self-control to go without milk and cheese for a few days. But when we were asked […]
WWE lays smackdown at Blue Cross Arena
What do you get when you mix 'Jackass," 'The Ringling Brothers, 'One Life to Live," pyrotechnics and a wrestling ring? If you guessed World Wrestling Entertainment, then you've probably had an exhilarating and lively childhood. It was a Tuesday night full of explosions and nostalgia as I experienced 'Smackdown" at Rochester's Blue Cross Arena. In […]
Whiskey hits hard
I figured it would be appropriate, now, to move onto harder-hitting topics. And by harder-hitting topics, I mean whiskey. It hits hard.I am a whiskey man. My love of whiskey is profound enough that my nickname with several people is not my actual name, Scott, but rather Scotch. It makes me proud, honestly. Probably my […]
Programming team takes down M.I.T
Holed up in a room equipped solely with a computer and blackboard for five hours, with a team of Massachusetts Institute of Technology programmers huddled around a desktop next door, may seem like a daunting experience for some. But for seniors Ian Christopher and Dennis Huo, along with sophomore Xiaoquing Tang, the task was more […]
A frightening melody that never quite goes away
With October being National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, UR student organizations are not allowing this cause and the urgency to advocate against domestic violence go down without a fight. With events like Sigma Psi Zeta Sorority's Domestic Violence week and the Black Students' Union's program dedicated to advocating against domestic violence, campus awareness on this […]
MAG pushes the envelope with ?Paint Made Flesh?
At first, they seem unrelated. On one wall hangs an inch-thick paint coating, the hair-like strands of color mixing in rapid confusion, resembling the mayhem of the finished artist's palette, two barely legible figures rising out of the smattering. Some yards away hangs a Picasso, the household name and acclaimed artist, his model showing off […]
Two-and-a-half thumbs up for CBS
One of my favorite comedians of all time recently said that '"Two and a Half Men' has set back the sitcom 10 years." While I generally agree with Adam Carolla on most any issue, this particular topic is where we diverge. I happen to think that 'Two and a Half Men" is a great show. […]
?Capitalism? is strikingly unmoving
What do juvenile delinquents, sub-prime mortgage borrowers and regional airline pilots have in common? To an avid reader of the news, they have all been recent subjects of exploitation. But to filmmaker Michael Moore, these injustices are clear and decisive proof that American capitalism is deeply flawed.His newest film, 'Capitalism: A Love Story," is a […]
Author Diana Haeger creates a love story of royal proportions
In 'The Queen's Mistake," Diane Haeger has once again painted an intriguing portrait of the court of King Henry VIII. Choosing to write on the controversial life of Henry's fifth wife, Catherine Howard, Haeger has provided the reader with her own intriguing take on the series of actions that led to the fifth Queens' downfall. […]