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Dems gear up for election season

It’s election season and campaign ads are suddenly filling up commercial spots on our favorite TV shows. Tuesday night, College Democrats filled up Hirst Lounge by bringing in a local candidate for State Assembly, Robin Wilt, for a Kick-Off Event. Read More

Better than 50 hot pockets

While the thought of listening to an out of shape man joke about his hatred of the gym and his love for McDonald’s may seem unexciting, Jim Gaffigan’s Meliora Weekend show in the Alexander Palestra was very successful. Read More

A memorial to ’60s psychedelia

The Memorial Art Gallery opened its newest exhibit, “Psychedelic: Optical & Visionary Art Since the 1960s,” with a colorful and interactive exhibition party on Sunday, Oct. 16. Activities ranged from a screening of “Woodstock” (1969) to tarot card readings to a live band and go-go dancers to free henna tattoos. Read More

Junot Diaz honors Hispanic heritage at UR

In honor of Hispanic heritage month, the Spanish and Latino Students’ Association and other campus groups, a sponsored a reading by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Diaz Friday at the Interfaith Chapel. Read More

Neil Young rehashes old themes on ‘Le Noise’

Despite the cohesion, the generally strong songs, the mesmerizing guitar playing and the emotional performances, “Le Noise” is nowhere near as good as it should be. Read More