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Rugby: tackling 80 exciting minutes of hot and sweaty agony
Do you know the first thing about Rugby? Do the phrases "scrum down," "line out" or "maul" mean anything to you? No? Unless your name is Hannibal, Lincoln or Pinecone, I didn't really expect you to. I don't really feel like teaching something to you - that's what Wikipedia is for. However, I will prove […]
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Teacher Feature: Ayala Emmett
Originally from Israel, her research and publications are on politics, religion, justice and gender in Israel and America. Associate Professor of Anthropology Ayala Emmett is currently writing a book entitled "Intimate with God: Gender, Religion and Modernity." She is the founder of Seeds for College, a foundation that encourages inner-city minority students to finish high […]
Park Ave. studio proves both soothing and fun
Two weeks ago, Campus Activities Board and ROC Tickets sponsored a trip to Bisque and Brush, a ceramics painting studio at 713 Park Ave. When I heard the words "ceramics" and "painting," I immediately had a flashback to the birthday parties I attended years ago where kids filled the benches of long plastic-covered tables, wrapped […]
Horoscopes
Aries (March 21-April 19) - When you buy a motorcycle, you'll find that girls you never met all of a sudden want to ride your crotch rocket.Taurus (April 20-May 20) - Now that it's an army of one you're much less concerned about a draft.Gemini (May 21-June 21) - April showers keep people in Towers!Cancer […]
Sex & the CT: Pornography is more than just ok, its helpful
"The Internet is really, really great. For porn."If you've heard the "Avenue Q" soundtrack or you haven't had your head stuck under a rock for the last few years, you know that porn is all over the Internet. I used to play the URL game in high school, typing random things into my Internet browser […]
Dorm Storm
Ahh, to live close to the center of campus. To be able to commute a frantic five-minute spree to class each day, to grab a quick cheeseburger at the Pit during prime no-traffic hours, to play rough-and-tumble Frisbee on the rare days Rochester weather provides more than just frost. The rooms are spacious; the life […]
Religions come together
On Thursday, members of the UR community gathered for the Religious Diversity Celebration to honor various religious groups present on campus. The tone and theme of the event was immediately established when eight students of different ethnicities and faiths stood at the altar of Interfaith Chapel's Sanctuary Level and spoke different languages. Although the students […]
Gaypril ads raise questions of taste
Last Saturday a member of Facilities staff spray-painted over a number of words and phrases in the tunnel connecting Wilson Quad to Hoyt Auditorium, in the belief that they constituted acts of vandalism. The comments had been spray-painted onto the walls of the tunnel, which student groups routinely decorate, by the University of Rochester's Pride […]
Lawsuit over service dog resolved
The legal suit brought against the University by sophomore Deborah Stamm was resolved earlier this week. She had filed a lawsuit against UR after repeatedly being denied access to her service dog, Sid.At a preliminary hearing in October, an injunction allowed Stamm to retain Sid until the case was finalized. The final settlement was signed […]
