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Reviews fail to capture a concert experience
For the past few months, I've been writing on a range of reasonably significant issues - most recently on the oppression of the Tibetan people and previously on a gamut of issues such as the coming presidential election, campus events and peace in the Middle East. However, though these issues each seem at least mildly […]
Hot and totally unattainable: the top 10 Disney princesses
Everyone argues over which Hollywood actress is hottest. While watching "Pocahontas," we broke grounds into a more relevant and more interesting conversation - a time-tested argument every group of men has had at one point - Which Disney character is hottest.The five panelists had an extremely heated discussion over which characters to include and where […]
Get to Know Me: Anna Pollock
Anna Pollock is a Take Five scholar from Oakton, Va. Originally a health and society and psychology double major with a Spanish minor, she is studying Latin American politics and culture during her fifth year. This summer, she is planning to serve as a counselor at a camp called Campo Amigo Ecuador run by American […]
Horoscope
Aries (March 21-April 19) - You're not the sharpest tool in the box, but you're certainly a tool.Taurus (April 20-May 20) - While men are from Mars and women are from Venus, you're boyfriend is only interested in visiting Uranus.Gemini (May 21-June 21) - Can't convince your man to sleep in your room? Set up […]
In the sack there is no "point of no return"
"Yes! Yes! Yes!"We all want to hear it more often. I want to hear it as often as humanly possible. There is very little that is hotter than a man or woman screaming out affirmations as you're rolling around together, making your sheets dirty.Of course, it's important that they're actually screaming "yes" and not some […]
New vehicles fuel sustainable future
Big changes are on the horizon for UR's environmentally-friendly initiative. UR President Joel Seligman's University Council on Environmental Sustainability, created in November, has mapped out plans to create a more environmentally friendly campus. UR Security has already made achievements addressing one initative - to incorporate hybrid vehicles into the University's fleet - which was listed […]
Meal plan set for next year
Despite vocal opposition, including a student-led petition and a memo released by the Students' Association Senate, recent discussions with Director of Campus Dining and Auxiliary Operations Cam Schauf have illuminated the fact that the newly revised meal plan will remain in place at least for the 2008-09 academic year. Nonetheless, Schauf encourages students to speak […]
Simcon XXX
Six flights of stairs down through the Interfaith Chapel emerge into a noticeably different river-level room. Where on a Sunday morning this area might be warm, bright and inviting, tonight it lies softly lit and generally dark - the perfect dungeon for those who would wish to dwell within it.Tonight there are roughly a dozen […]
Short films find a cozy home in the Filmmaker's series
In the era of YouTube, the short film has taken quite a blow to its respectability on account of the multitude of utter crap that's posted on the Internet ad infinitum ("Charlie Bit Me" notwithstanding). That being said, it's refreshing to have a reputable short-film outlet right around the corner in the Little Theatre's Emerging […]
After Hours brings spring fever to campus
In celebration of its 10th year on campus, UR's only co-ed a cappella group, After Hours, performed its annual spring concert last Friday and displayed that having fun onstage makes for a great show. All of the members of After Hours entertained the audience to no end with their crazy dance moves, upbeat songs and […]
