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Oscar nominees: Some dead-on, some not so worthy
When the nominees for the 81st Annual Academy Awards were announced last Thursday, I was not surprised that 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" was in the lead with 13 nominations. However, I was shocked with some of the nominees for the acting categories.One surprise was when Richard Jenkins was nominated for Actor in a […]
NBC comedy is more than just a "Mom" joke
When it comes to watching TV, I'm a pretty discriminate viewer. I don't usually fall for the drivel that MTV and VH1 pass off as intelligent programming.In addition, I rarely catch any of the shows on HBO or Showtime because, as a broke college student lacking a magical money tree, I can't afford to shell […]
Squash falls in tightly contested matchup to fourth-ranked Cornell
A mere 12 days after coming up just short in a matchup against Yale University who is ranked No. 3 according to the most recent Collegiate Squash Association poll the UR squash team fell just shy of victory again in a 4-5 loss against New York State rival, Cornell University.Four of the nine matches came […]
A Taste of Thai cusine leaves diners craving more
By Evan SiegalStaff WriterLocated on Mt. Hope Avenue, just a half-mile away from the UR River Campus, Thai Taste Restaurant's exterior is deceiving. When I reached the plaza in the evening's darkness, half of the neon lights meant to illuminate the restaurant's title had blown out, and the words 'Thai Restaurant" were barely legible. However […]
Obama and Palin: only in the bedroom
by Alyssa WaddillSenior Staff WriterEveryone's wanted to be someone else at some point. You know that fantasy where suddenly you're David Bowie or Hannah Montana, standing on stage in front of millions of screaming fans? Maybe your dreams run more toward the financial: you imagine yourself as a CEO, stealing tons of money from your […]
Go reusable or go home
As I stumbled out of the Periodical Reading Room during finals week last semester, it took all my God-given dexterity and nimbleness to avoid the sea of Starbucks,Connections and Java City coffee cups overflowing the trash can and strewn across the threshold of the doorway. The campus, addicted to caffeine during the final weeks of […]
Get to Know Me: Jenn Hoffman
by Willie ClarkA'E EditorAt a school renowned for its sciences, the few and the brave English majors sometimes get the short end of the stick. Undergraduate English Council President and sophomore Jenn Hoffman isn't going to use that as an excuse. She has worked diligently to expand the council, as well as to remind all […]
Try a Willie-cheese steak
There are some things that are just so connected with the college experience that we almost come to expect them. Fire drills at the worst possible time, the drunken floor mate being pulled kicking and screaming by MERT, buses leaving late or never showing up and freezing cold weather from November until May.But I am […]
Nikki Giovanni shares her insights with piercing clarity
For award-winning writer and poet Nikki Giovanni, the beauty is in the narrative.'Everything has a story," she said on Friday, Jan. 23. Her key to success in life is in understanding and interpreting the story of everything and everyone around us.She sat down with a small group of press and UR staff in the Welles-Brown […]
Forget that expensive software!
By Josh HorowitzSenior Staff WriterComputer software has become an integral part of being a college student. At the bare minimum, every student needs software that is capable of word processing, creating and reading slides and creating spreadsheets. The most common package that contains all of this necessary software is Microsoft Office Suite.A copy of Microsoft's […]
