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Week honors international culture
The annual International Education Week kicked off on Sunday, both at UR and across the country. International Education Week is a nation-wide event, according to International Student Advisor Stephanie Beetle. "The U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education jointly declare a week as International Education Week, and campuses across the country are […]
Meeting enlightens
President Seligman held his first town hall meeting for The College, an event he plans for every semester to stay in touch with students, faculty and staff. This event demonstrates his desire to immediately follow up on a promise he set down in his inaugural address - improve communication between administrators and students.Students need to […]
Security improves
UR Security has improved its relationship with students, which allows them to feel safe on the River Campus. Despite the high crime rates adjacent to UR, security's aggressive tactics in dealing with off-campus tresspassers permits students to feel comfortable to socialize freely.From identifying a problem to implementing a solution, the process of resolving student security […]
Stem cell conflict unnecessary
Embryonic stem cells are now a very hot topic in research. They have the ability to turn into almost any other cell in the body once exposed to certain chemical triggers. Although your body no longer contains embryonic stem cells after birth, the injection of these cells into various parts of the body causes them […]
Reality TV disappoints
Since the pubescent age of 11, the one reality show that I watched religiously was "The Real World" on MTV. I remember getting in trouble in class because my friends and I were discussing how Ruthie from "Real World-New Orleans" had a twin. It was so entertaining to watch the true story of six or […]
Speaker tracks evolvement
Ever wondered why you find Jon Stewart so funny? Or why you are willing to listen to one of those 10-minute-long jokes about a priest, a rabi and hot air balloon just so you can hear the punch line? Well, according to William Calvin, a theoretical neurobiologist with an appointment to psychiatry and behavioral sciences […]
The Lost Cause
Jack, Sawyer, Kate, Locke, the French woman, the hatch and, of course, the numbers 4, 8, 15, 16, 23 and 42. For some of you these names and words mean nothing, but for fans of a little television show called "Lost" - or as I like to call it "God's gift to ABC" - these […]
Racial controversies at UR prompt discussion
I know that this is probably wrong of me, but I can't help it - I am waiting for the next racial controversy on campus with bated breath.Every year I have been at UR, there has been some type of racial issue. My freshman year it was the Affirmative Action bake sale put on by […]
Single women held to different standards than men
The Philadelphia Inquirer recently published an article titled "Single Stigma." This article explored the pressure women in politics face to be married, preferably with children. Americans seem to subconsciously cringe when they think of Harriet Miers or former Attorney General Janet Reno entering an empty apartment after work with a bulging briefcase in hand.While this […]
GOP corruption threatens the nation
It's a wonderful time to be a Democrat. Disgraced former House Majority Leader Tom "the Hammer" Delay has been indicted for money laundering, Vice-Presidential Chief of Staff Lewis "Scooter" Libby has resigned following multiple charges of perjury, and Karl "The Architect" Rove isn't off the hook yet. The intoxicating scent of blood and scandal is […]