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Tropicana gives UR flavor
The Spanish and Latino Students' Association will be hosting their 17th annual Tropicana celebration this week. SALSA has members that hail from 21 different nations, most of which with Spanish as the official language Although the majority of the students are in fact native Spanish speakers, the group emphasizes showcasing as many cultures as possible."An […]
Baseball splits games against Clarkson and SLU
There is an old adage in sports that a team learns the most from winning or losing close games. This weekend the UR baseball team underwent a learning experience, splitting double headers at Clarkson College and St. Lawrence Universities, winning two games by a combined two runs and losing two by four runs combined.The first […]
Eastman students are using Napster
With the newest laws against peer-to-peer downloading, the business of composing, producing and listening to music has gone through some harsh times. Between the idea of intellectual property and liability issues, colleges have been indecisive of what course of action to take. What better place to be on the cutting edge of music than the […]
Extremely difficult works are a snap for Ossia
Ossia New Music, Eastman's student run music ensemble, hosted David Henderson's production of faculty member Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon's scenic cantata "Comala" for chamber ensemble, actors and three singers. On Monday and Tuesday, April 5 and 6. It was staged in Annex 804, an easily adaptable black box, and the studio was packed both nights. The composer […]
Life can be such a Drag Show
The Pride Network will be holding their spring drag show titled "Life Is A Drag Show" on Saturday. Hidden behind a masked purpose of providing frivolous entertainment is a much more sinister plot, to increase understanding of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community."We're trying to open up people's eyes to this form of art […]
They won't stop, won't stop the beat!
Spring is here, and with it, all the sounds and sights of nature reawakening. Flowers are blooming, trees are greening and the birds are chirping the songs of life.UR's own songbirds, the 50 members of Off-Broadway On-Campus, are gearing up for their sixth annual spring revue titled "You Can't Stop the Beat."This year, rather than […]
Informing UR
For several years now, the Students for Social Justice have advocated that UR join either the Fair Labor Association or the Worker Rights Consortium. These groups investigate manufacturers and provide reports to affiliated colleges and universities about working conditions at the specific plants where their goods are manufactured. We strongly urge the university to join […]
Letters to the Editor
Race views skewedI'm really sick of this poor little white boy crap. By some biological fluke of chromosomes and through nothing done to merit it, you, as a white male, were handed an advantage in life. And you're complaining because there's affirmative action for people who've been abused and oppressed for centuries? Interesting how it's […]
Current attitudes towards alcohol fail
In a couple of weeks, the new and improved version of D-Day will be celebrated at UR, which will include more protection for drunk students, such as increased emergency medical response and other additions. I readily agree that providing these services for students this day is a good idea. I believe that it was ridiculous […]
Our identity preconceptions hinder objectivity
I'd like to point out some of the potentially dangerous contradictions within our society's ideological setting. Within the various operating dogmas, "left" or "right," one "knows" what is right and wrong. Once you become stuck within a particular worldview, it becomes difficult to view things any other way. For example, on some issues, the perspective […]