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Dad's not happy."Son, I just read that tuition is going up 5.3 percent this year. Uh, why?"There's a bit of pain in his voice. Understandable, considering a small 5.3 percent increase amounts to thousands of dollars more in payment. To the student and parent, someone on high seems to send down an order every year […]
Crime issues still lurk on campus
"My mind went blank."That's how senior Brian Hanson reacted to the attempted robbery he encountered outside the Meliora Restaurant, a little less than three years ago. On a regular Sunday evening, Hanson, then a freshman, made the mistake of simply walking too quickly, and he walked into someone with a weapon."I was headed from the […]
Get To Know Me: Stefania Romaniuk
Stefania Romaniuk, a sophomore vocal performance major at the Eastman School of Music, is involved in many extracurriculars including Eastman's Students' Association, Eastman Students for Social and Political Awareness and a member of a vocal trio called "The Babushka's" that will perform an arrangement of Ukrainian christmas carols at Eastman's "Holiday Sing." As well as […]
Fagan show awes
Thanks to Garth Fagan Dance, Rochester is somewhat of an international dance hot spot. I had been only vaguely aware of Fagan's dance company and school during my time in Rochester, but this past Saturday, Dec. 1, I got to find out why this dance troupe is such a big deal.The company's 12 performers essentially […]
Eastman alums rock May Room for "Break of Reality" cellofest
There are not many ensembles that can boast of a fresh new sound after four years of intensive classical training, but the group Break of Reality does just that. This rock band quartet is composed of four Eastman alumni including three very talented cellists (Patrick Laird, Erin Keesecker and Christopher Thibdeau) and one fast-handed percussionist […]
Peace talks are lame duck prez's last ditch effort
The front page of Wednesday's New York Times featured an image of the President of the United States, his arms around the leaders of the Palestinian and Israeli states, overseeing their handshake. Sound familiar?The photograph was an exact replica of one taken in 1993 on the White House lawn in Washington D.C. The only difference […]
Holidays inspire hope as well as commercialism
With the first significant snowfall coming over the weekend and the recent onslaught of songs like "Jingle Bells" and "Silent Night" on every radio station, it appears that the real holiday season is finally upon us. In the coming weeks, don't be surprised to hear sleigh bells echoing in your ears and the noise of […]
Sexual assault should appear in security updates
This semester, UR Security has done a great job reporting on offenses that have occurred off campus. After the Sept. 26, Oct. 24 and Oct. 28 robberies, we quickly received e-mail notifications about the attacks. University Security also posted these notices on its Web site, which is accessible for all to see. These security notifications […]
Obsession with online gaming can damage lives
As final exams and papers are quickly approaching, I am finding procrastination more and more of a problem as I am surfing the Web for addicting games and Facebook applications to download. But I must admit, these 5-minute games are hardly fulfilling in comparison to the 5-hour long sessions spent playing online games that many […]
Letter to the Editor: Health officials respond to therapy article, discuss options
We are writing in response to Claire Fornarola's article "Mental health programs could use more support" (Nov. 15). While one can always make an argument for allocating more resources to some type of health care, several parts of Ms. Fornarola's piece bear careful scrutiny. First, the services provided by UCC are not "free" nor are […]
