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Gandhi's words inspire
Last Saturday, roughly 260 UR students showed up to volunteer for Be the Change Day, formerly known as the National Gandhi Day of Service. This year, students went to the local Foodlink to help with many tasks. "Helping out those who live near us in impoverished states was the major emphasis of the day - […]
Campus Brief: Professor of Astronomy inducted to Hall of Fame
On Saturday, Oct. 6, Judith Pipher, a professor of physics and astronomy at UR, will be inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. She will receive this honor due to her contributions to the field of infrared astronomy, as well as her teaching abilities.The National Women's Hall of Fame was founded in Seneca Falls, […]
As anger over Myanmar spreads, so ought action
I was born on Oct. 15, 1988. Twenty-two days earlier, the people of Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) were forced by General Saw Muaung and the State Law and Order Restoration Council into a newer version of the military rule it had been subjected to since 1962.To put this in a more appropriate perspective, this […]
Student Aides should be brought down a notch
Student Aides: these strong-willed, obedient and dutiful individuals permeate the campus on a nightly basis, tracking down scoundrels, making sure all the TVs in the lounges still work, fighting for the man. Those boys and girls in blue evoke a sense of subservience - coupled with a strong questioning as to what exactly it is […]
It's not about the Benjamins
We're in college to get an education, apparently. But what good is getting an education? Getting an education, in our society, is code for acquiring the knowledge to qualify for a higher-level job and, more bluntly, to earn a lot of money. We're in college so we don't end up doing manual labor or working […]
Letter to the Editor: UR mourns loss of one of its own
Just as the College launched its "Fall for Nonviolence" activities to introduce the M.K. Gandhi Institute to students and the community, we received the heartbreaking news of the violent death of one of our own University employees, Latasha Shaw. In the process of celebrating the new opportunities to learn about nonviolence that will be offered […]
Liberals go under the microscope
Attention readers. This will hopefully be the first of two pieces critiquing those college students who define themselves as either liberal or conservative. This theory is infected with bias, and to be quite frank, is basically just one ginormous generalization. But roll with me here, if you will. Just because they annoy me most, I […]
Prison and celebs an amusing mix
One of my favorite Web sites is the "incarcerated celebrities" page on Wikipedia. It's taught me valuable information about celebrities who have landed in prison at some point in their life. With the click of a mouse I can learn that Kelsey Grammar spent 30 days in prison for drunk driving and cocaine possession, and […]
Creatine starts muscle-mass chaos
If ever you took BIO 110 with Dr. Anthony Olek, you probably know that creatine-phosphate participates in a coupled reaction with ADP to form ATP, the body's favorite energy source. There's also a good, though unrelated, chance that you think creatine is a steroid. The first time creatine-phosphate came up in class, Olek commented that […]
Lines are open
Considering the time and effort involved in filling vacancies in the highest positions of our University, we expect the absolute best out of those appointed. In that spirit, we offer praise to Vice President of Communications Bill Murphy. The fruits of his labor are now being realized in two major ways: with the new logo […]
