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Brahms's Fourth Symphony plays to mixed student reviews
Sometimes people can speak very loudly using no words at all. The most propelling, mind-bending music is that which cannot be described in words. The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra has reached both an epic and admirable level of achievement in the genre of classical music. The adroit musicians performed Brahms's Fourth Symphony this past Saturday, Nov. […]
Extraordinary jazz show worth seeing
Saturday's concert by heavyweight jazz pianist Mulgrew Miller and his trio was a triumph, not just for Miller but also for Jos DaCosta's "Exodus To Jazz" concert series, an impressive success story of arts advocacy. DaCosta, a UR alumnus, started "Exodus To Jazz Productions" in 2004, hoping to bring serious straight-ahead jazz performers to the […]
Jackets beat Case to earn UAA title
It was only too fitting an end to the regular season for the UR men's soccer team on Saturday, when it took on the eighth-ranked Case Western Reserve University Spartans. Last year, the Spartans came into Fauver Stadium and beat the 'Jackets, 2-1, to claim the University Athletic Association title. This year, it was the […]
From the Pressbox
Professional sports have come to occupy a somewhat skewed place in society. The people who were once our role models are now turning into America's Most Wanted. This might be a bit of an exaggeration, but really, why are some of sports' greatest stars suddenly turning into nothing more than exceptionally talented criminals?Most recent in […]
Scott's film blasts the competition, "American Gangster" style
Add Frank Lucas to the list of canonical cinematic badasses. Ranking somewhere between Sam Spade and Shaft, Lucas (Denzel Washington) is just as quick to light up your smoke as he is to light up a foe with point-blank shots to the head from his Luger. He is at once kind and vicious, honest and […]
Volleyball disproves seeding to take sixth
The University Athletic Association tournament proved to be a tough but successful outing for the eighth-seeded women's volleyball team last Friday, as it lost its first two matches in the championship tournament to Washington University in St. Louis and Carnegie Mellon University, both by a score of 3-0. However, the 'Jackets were able to come […]
Dollar's plunging worth highlights Bills' trouble
The two things I love to talk about most are the Buffalo Bills and leggy blondes (in that order); one would be hard-pressed to talk about both in the same Opinions piece. However, the financial news source Bloomberg.com found a way to tie the two together earlier this week in an article about the strength […]
Diversity forum held
On Friday, UR held an all-day Diversity Forum in the Hawkins-Carlson Room of Rush Rhees Library. The day's events included speeches and discussions by a number of scholars and administrators from UR, Rochester Institute of Technology, Cornell University and numerous other institutions. Included were prominent published authors and Cornell professors Shirley Samuels and Salah Hessian.The […]
Lax gun policy hurts Paul
For the past few weeks, I have seen posters and, curiously, painted advertisements, for someone named Ron Paul who is running for President. I assumed that it was a joke until about a week ago. Could someone running for President really advertise his candidacy with endorsements painted under overpasses along the Erie Canal?Apparently, he can. […]
College financial aid system should be reworked
How are you paying to attend UR? With full costs approaching $50,000 annually, it's probably a mix of savings, help from the family, scholarships, aid and loans - depending who you are, a lot of loans. I've been struggling with money lately, so one of my friends was kind enough to put an ad out […]
