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MELA is bringing the Bhangra and the tabla
It's that time of year again - the snow has melted, flip-flops are making their appearance on the quad, and that means MELA is just around the corner. On Saturday, the Association for the Development of Interest in the Indian Subcontinent (ADITI) will celebrate the show's 20th anniversary with an all-new line up, packed with […]
High Fidelity offers funk and soul to the Rochester community
April Fools' Day this past Sunday brought many surprises to those lucky enough to get punk'd. However, High Fidelity, formerly known as Milestones, took a different route hosting a soulful and ingenious performance from artists Jon McLaughlin, Matt Wertz and Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers. These musicians have been traveling for the last several months […]
Dance deserves a fair shake
Yesterday, I was looking through the course catalog to pick out classes for next semester. I apprehensively turned to the dance section, diffidently hoping to discover a simple jazz or ballet class, but my fears were confirmed. I could take yoga or T'ai Chi, but there was no ballet class in sight. I have been […]
Campaign crunch
With elections for various Students' Association positions quickly approaching on April 9-11, an important issue comes to light - is there ample time for students to really know the candidates? Platforms have just become available, and many students are still unsure of who the candidates are.The only reasonable ways of getting to know the candidates […]
Letters to the Editor
Student exonerates Admissions OfficeIn your Opinion article "Half-Pointless," you indicated that admissions had made a mistake by admitting an unusually large class. Though there was indeed a record number of applicants - by about one percent - there was a seven percent reduction overall in the number of students admitted.Despite this intentional decrease designed to […]
New dorms could solve stress
After getting back from spring break, I found myself scurrying about in a frenzy trying to get back in the groove of doing things. No more vegging out in front of the computer, no more slacking off and doing nothing. It was time to get down to business. Getting back from break meant the start […]
MLK Commemorative Speech preaches peace
Forty years ago yesterday, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his prolific sermon, "Why I am Opposed to the War in Vietnam," to an audience in New York's Riverside Baptist Church. He criticized the continuing arrogance and hypocrisy of Washington while America suffered senseless brutality and tragedy brought on by the prolonged Vietnam War.Commemorating King's message, […]
Safe and sound
The feedback Security has gotten about the Lead Officer Program from all the different facets of UR has been overwhelmingly positive. Part of this, of course, is due to the idea behind the program - fostering community through interpersonal relationships with security officers. But, a large part of why the program has proved so successful […]
Campus Brief: Meliora Weekend events announced for next year
Next fall's Meliora Weekend will feature Former Secretary of State Colin Powell as the keynote speaker, according to Executive Director of Alumni Relations Kevin Wesley. Powell headlines a group of distinguished speakers and entertainers scheduled to appear at the annual festivities, to be held Oct. 19-21. The annual three-day event, which began in 2001, serves […]
