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Cheers and jeers
CHEERS to the Office of the Registrar for integrating URAccess into Blackboard. The integration of this service is a huge step toward making Blackboard a hub for all student activity.JEERS to Dining Services for taking away half the menu options at the Meliora. The Mel is the only dining venue that offers sit-down-style eating and […]
AIDS in Africa: A tale of tainted Aspirin
BY Andrea SobolewskiThis past summer, I had the opportunity to spend two weeks in the West African country of Cameroon. It has always been a dream of mine to go to Africa, and when my good friend, Melissa Hewson, asked if I would be interested in coming on a medical mission trip, I immediately agreed. […]
Stereotyping sometimes has its benefits
A college campus is often associated with political correctness and liberalism. We are told that prejudging people based on their ethnicity, gender, socio-economic class or other categories is immoral, narrow-minded and ignorant. When you need help with a math problem, is it your first instinct to go to the sorority girl or the football player […]
House health care bill restricts women?s rights
When President Obama vowed to reform the health care system, he promised that no American would lose the coverage that they currently have. If HR 3962 passes as is, Congress will have broken his promise. The Stupak Amendment, which restricts public funding for abortions, was proposed to obtain bipartisan support for the health care bill […]
The urgency of building pluralism on campus
In this first week back after Thanksgiving break, I am thankful that I live and study in a community where people are respected as people and pluralism is a part of my everyday experience. However, in the wake of the Fort Hood shooting and the reaction against a Best Buy advertisement that wished Muslims a […]
UR starts with one loss through six games
For the Yellowjacket men's basketball team, it's two tournaments entered, two tournaments won. The men start off the season 5-1 with four of those wins being at home.The Yellowjackets started their season off at the Chuck Resler Tournament, which they hosted. UR beat Green Mountain College, 68-59, in the first round in a hard-fought game.Junior […]
Don't drink the Kool-Aid
In 2000, the French government passed a bill mandating the adoption of a 35-hour work week in hopes of lowering unemployment rates. While the system has barely touched the roots of France's unemployment problems, the mere fact that the French would be open to the idea of mandating a shorter work week does raise a […]
Athlete of the Week
A familiar sight in the UR backfield for the past three years, junior running back Clarence Onyiriuka's powerful running style coupled with a workhorse mentality allowed him to rush 42 times for 180 yards and a touchdown in Saturday's heartbreaking loss to Union College.A native of Corning, N.Y., Onyiriuka has been playing football since he […]
Unusual goal the difference in win
Sophomore midfielder Scott Zorn wasn't the only one stunned 1:07 into a windy, rain-drenched men's soccer game against Rochester Institute of Technology Tuesday night. Probably because when you send a ball into your opponent's zone when you're 70 yards away from their goal, the ball isn't supposed to go into the back of their net.But […]
TCNJ foe no match for UR junior in tennis rematch
Defending an Intercollegiate Tennis Association Regional title is no easy feat. Just ask junior Lia Weiner, who did just that this past weekend when she came out on top in the ITA Regional Championships in Geneva, N.Y. for the second year in a row.'It was a really exciting win for me since it's a long, […]
