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Transit energizes Ramblers' show
Over this frightfully cold weekend, one of UR's all-male a cappella groups, the Midnight Ramblers, hosted another dynamic show featuring Transit, a professional five-man vocal band. On Saturday, at 15 minutes to 8 p.m., I trekked the snow clad sidewalks of the River Campus to my destination: Strong Auditorium. I was going to attend my […]
From the Pressbox
The recent chaos surrounding the John Amaechi book, "Man in the Middle," in which Amaechi comes forward about his sexuality and how it affected his NBA career, makes it quite obvious why those still playing and retired players do not come forward about their sexualities. Is it because there are really no athletes that are […]
Bloc Party brings the noise but not the funk
I am not a Bloc Party fan. I am a fanatic. In my opinion, "Silent Alarm," the band's 2005 album, is a work of pure lyrical and musical genius. With notable hits such as "This Modern Love" and "Banquet," this album rose to No. 3 on the UK charts and garnered significant commercial success and […]
Cutting-edge filters developed
Separating very small objects into controllable, easily defined piles seems like an extremely obscure pursuit. However, researchers Christopher Striemer and Philippe Fauchet at UR have recently stumbled upon a revolutionary new way to separate or filter very small objects out of whatever they need to. The consequences of their discovery will be anything but obscure. […]
Destitute deserve a chance
With the gap between rich and poor students at elite colleges widening, affirmative action is an issue that is often on people's minds. Whether you're for or against it, chances are there are many people who agree with you. Affirmative action is one of the most effective social policies in higher education. With virtually all […]
Premature Iraq withdrawl is a recipe for disaster
Momentarily stem your feelings about the Iraq War. Whether you agree with our presence in the area or not, realize that we are there. We should make certain that we do not leave Iraq as an unstable regime that could collapse into oblivion. It could create an enemy for the United States in the future, […]
Women's Weekly
Recently, there have been suggestions that public schools should offer single-sex classrooms. A recent story in the Portland Press Herald entitled "Single-Sex Learning" reveals that while both boys and girls learn better when they are in single-sex classrooms, it is girls who especially benefit. Some reasons given are that these kinds of classrooms allow more […]
Radio on the Rise
When we were young, there was always a college radio station in the area, it always played that "strange" music, (music that wasn't currently on MTV), and because it was run by college kids, it would occasionally delve into even stranger areas that we didn't even know existed. It was the PAX TV of radio […]
Cigarettes fire up bystander
As I walk outside my dorm each morning, I become privy to a breathtaking winter experience - a blanket of fresh snow covers the ground as well as the boughs of the trees; the cerulean blue sky spotted with clouds, with the sun's rays poking through at times not for warmth, but to make the […]
Logos are a go
Vice President of Communications Bill Murphy faced a crowd of students for his second time this year. In his quest for UR's new graphic identity, he has brought his slide presentation to all different facets of the UR community in order to gather feedback. When he last appeared before the student body, during the first […]
