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SA Profile: Thelion Society
Several times each week, many UR students gather around a table full of buzzers and battle to see who can answer the most questions correctly, quizzing each other in the Lovejoy Hall basement and taking their knowledge around the country to represent the university.These students are members of the school's Thelion Society, a name created […]
Sanskrit program deserves to remain at UR
I am an H. To those of you who don't know what that means, my original UR e-mail address was sb009h, I was in the class of '02. I owed the school money and it took me a while to pay it back, but I've been hanging around all the while. When I was a […]
France enforces assimilation
France has made international headlines for their plan to ban the wearing of overtly religious symbols, including headscarves, skullcaps and large crosses, in schools and other public places. While the ban is perfectly in line with the secularization sentiment dominant in much of Europe, what should be disconcerting is that this ban is an attempt […]
Sexuality made up of more than just actions
Hey. I am a straight man, but I don't mind receiving fellatio from presumably gay men. Some of my friends think that makes me gay or somewhat bisexual. I disagree. What do you think?~Straight ShooterDear Straight Shooter,Gay and straight are not exactly as clear-cut as nibble or suck. First, work on looking at the context […]
Point-Counterpoint: Students' Association funds debate
* Don't deny students their rightsThere have been countless nights that, when sitting around with a group of my friends, we have talked about what's wrong with this school. Almost always, somewhere in the pile of our complaints is an idea that could actually be beneficial for everyone on this campus. And I'll be honest, […]
Unleash the information
There is something wrong with the very concept of intellectual property. To believe in the idea of intellectual property is to mistake the nature of information. Information, unlike physical material, has the ability to be reproduced ad infinitum at no cost. The only costs incurred by sharing so-called intellectual property is a loss of projected […]
Speakers valued
Through the coordinated efforts of various student groups and academic departments, UR will soon be graced with an impressive array of speakers, including a number of presidential contenders. The Black Students' Union, the Department of Political Science, the College Diversity Round Table, the Office of Minority Student Affairs and the Frederick Douglass Institute have all […]
Council succeeds
It is always difficult for freshmen to arrive at a school, away from home and all the comforts and friends they had before. A lot of time and effort is spent on making freshmen comfortable when they come to UR, and rightly so. Without feeling welcome, freshmen cannot achieve their potential.For this year's class, a […]
Possibility of losing the Sanskrit Program
In recent months, students have learned that the Sanskrit program offered by the Department of Religion and Classics may become a victim of yet another assault on our educational possibilities by being put on the chopping block. Of course, the fact that almost 600 students signed petitions to support the reappointment of our very popular […]
Shirts heal many wounded hearts
Valentine's Day first started in Rome in the third century A.D. Feb. 14th was a holiday to honor Juno, the Queen of the Roman gods and goddesses. She was also known as being the goddess of women and marriages.The true origins of the name "Valentine's Day" are debatable. There are several Saint Valentine's that the […]