Uncategorized
Greek housing returned
Fraternities Alpha Delta Phi and Sigma Alpha Mu received word on Feb. 18 that they would be allowed to return to their houses in the Fall semester. "Everyone is really excited," Vice President of ADF and sophomore Rob Fitzgerald said. "After the downer of getting kicked out of the house we were in for 75 […]
Amir Ofik speaks at Interfaith Chapel
Israeli Consulate Speaker Amir Ofik visited UR to share insight on the current affairs between Israel and Palestine on Feb. 17, at 7:30 p.m. "We don't have all the answers," Ofik said. "We need to be open-minded and not think that our solution is the only one."The evening started out with a brief overview of […]
Feminism defined
Associate Professor of English and Women's Studies at Duke University Ranjana Khanna presented a lecture titled "Asylum and Disposability" on Feb. 23, discussing the changing definition of asylum and its implications for feminist politics."[Understanding post-globalization asylum is an] important mechanism for the advancement of feminism," Khanna said.She spoke of her latest research in the concept […]
Woman's Weekly: Medicare plan fails
Paradoxes come in all varieties and magnitudes and are a part of nearly all facets of day-to-day living. For example, how is it possible that not all of my black tops will perfectly match the color of my black pants? Isn't all black the same? However, forget for a moment that these inexplicable blips appear […]
U.S. Army should not turn to robotics
There are only five years left in Congress' mandate that a third of the ground vehicles and a third of the deep-strike aircraft in the military must become robotic by 2010, largely through a program called Future Combat Programs, according to the New York Times. The Pentagon is facing a daunting task that appears to […]
Campus Briefs: Sophomore Saturdays
The Sophomore Class Council held its first "Sophomore Saturday," designed to give sophomores and all other undergraduates a chance to get off campus and experience the city of Rochester. This past weekend, the Sophomore Saturday consisted of four events, with a focus on arts and culture. The first day's event was a trip to Artisan […]
URMC studies leukemia
A team of researchers at the UR Medical Center recently discovered a drug called parthenolide that could become a potential cure for leukemia."We found that the compound parthenolide that comes from feverfew - which is derived from a plant called Bachelor's Button, a kind of chamomile plant - can be used to significantly kill leukemic […]
India-Pakistan talks offer hope
"At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom," Jawaharlal Nehru, free India's first Prime Minister, said on Aug. 15, 1947, as the nation rejoiced on the eve of its freedom after 157 years under British rule. India did awaken, only to be greeted by the […]
Bush plan lacks 'Security'
President George W. Bush used the State of the Union address as an opportunity to advocate his Social Security privatization plan. In his speech, Bush repeated his past claims that the current Social Security system would be "exhausted and bankrupt" by 2042. Though the current Social Security plan is in need of improvement, the Congressional […]
Expanded Letter dated February 18, 2005
Date: February 18, 2005From: Satish Chandra, P.O. Box 381629, Cambridge, MA 02238 Telephone: 617-282-4996 FAX: 617-825-4996 E-Mail: satchandra04@hotmail.com Webpage: http://www.Psychotherapy.eBoard.comDear Editor: Harvard's president has suggested that the paucity of women in science and engineering or top management positions is due to their genetic endowment and not due to environmental factors such as socialization and prejudice. […]