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Martin Anderson: UR's reminder to study hard
The most famous film depicting college life opens with several nighttime shots of a beautifully lit, majestic campus. Triumphant academic music plays as two well-dressed students leave their dormitory and make their way past an old stone chapel and a stately administration building. They soon cross a grass quadrangle between an impressive library and a […]
Putting the "You" back in YouTube
Apple, Inc. and EMI Group announced Monday that, in a landmark business move, EMI, one of the four biggest record labels in the world, would be putting its records out for sale on iTunes and other (inferior, if you ask me) music providers, sans copy restrictions.Yes, you read that right, dear readers, reading this page […]
SIMCON brings gamers to UR
A girl in a distinctive orange shirt goes running by, a piece of paper clutched tightly in her left hand. Looking rather exhausted, she makes her way from Morey Hall to Douglass Dining Center.She is just one of a whole crew that has been taking over those buildings, along with Wilson Commons and even the […]
From the Pressbox
Michael Jordan is the best fourth quarter performer in the history of the NBA. I will go so far as to say he is the best fourth quarter player past, present or future. That's not to say there aren't some absolutely insane fourth quarter guys out there (Kobe Bryant and Gilbert Arenas are the best […]
Baseball splits two versus Skidmore
After the first 11 games of their season, the 'Jackets baseball team seems to be in great shape. The Yellowjackets have been especially strong offensively, scoring 65 runs. They have benefited from the great hitting of juniors Devin Shane and Ed Kahovec, who lead all players with a minimum of 25 at bats in average, […]
Easter holiday should reclaim sacred tradition
When walking down the aisles at Wegmans or Tops, it is hard to forget that Easter is right around the corner. Chocolate bunnies, wicker baskets and a host of colorful streamers are spread all over the store. Indeed, ever since I was a child, I looked forward to this time of year with great anticipation. […]
Tuition inquisition
The Board of Trustees announced today that there will be a five percent increase in the term bill for the 2007-08 school year, in the amount of $2,138. According to the letter released by President Seligman, the augment in tuition was attributed to "improvements to classrooms, information technology and the infrastructure that keeps the College […]
Avoiding vice is critical to virtuous life choices
Every day, in every way, we are the choices that we make. Whether they are good or bad, we live with the consequences of each one. Whether they give us prosperity or poverty, they are the aftermath of the aforementioned. Whether they give us abundant life or untimely death, each one leads to another. Whether […]
Shower sex'-related incidents influence image
Between naked parties and freshman dorm shower sex, the worlds of higher education and Western civilization are crumbling like the walls of Jericho. Earlier this year, an e-mail was sent to every student at the Yale University Calhoun campus asking them to refrain from "intimate activities" in college showers. The Master, comparable to a GHR […]
Pearlman discusses SA
On Tuesday night, Students' Association President Alexander Pearlman delivered the 24th annual State of the SA Address, where he praised the success of the SA this year in realizing past administrations' plans to make the SA more effective and have a greater presence with the student body.Operating for the second year under its new constitution […]
