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What we aren?t learning from the news
These days, media outlets are faced with a real dilemma how to stay financially solvent and report the news accurately and with integrity. That these goals conflict with each other has been a well-documented problem in recent years.But after reading The New York Times coverage on recent troop movements in Afghanistan, I think that there […]
A view from abroad: Where modern culture meets the old
Walking through the souk, or market place, next to the al-Husseini Mosque, in the heart of downtown Amman, Jordan, I feel as though I've entered a market straight out of Arabian Nights.The merchants have created a maze of stands and shops filled with produce and people from sunrise until sundown. Some of the merchants even […]
The filibuster: A problem that needs solving
One reason for American resentment towards Congress, and one reason Barack Obama's promises of greater transparency in legislation and government resonated so well with the voting public, is the arcane set of rules, regulations and stipulations that govern debate in the House and the Senate. The latter is where the filibuster has come in for […]
Counterpoint: Defense of religion
When thinking about the role religion plays in the world, it is important to look beyond examples of religious conflict. This is not to say that religious differences do not lead to contention, because they sometimes do. It is to say that religions do not inherently and inevitably lead to conflict, and religious division is […]
Point: Dangers of religion
The majority of the UR's student body is composed of scientifically devout, Epicurus-abiding, sacrilegious heathens. And, really, in today's culture, that's pretty acceptable. Certainly, few are overt, vehement deriders of organized religion and it's popular to proclaim just to be religiously inactive. Publicly, it's pretty respectable to be tolerant of other people's religious views and […]
At Benucci?s, a vibrant setting hosts delicious food
Warm. Vibrant. Decorative. These are three words that come to mind when entering Benucci's, a contemporary Italian restaurant nestled in the heart of Pittsford Plaza.Surrounded by various stores, including a Cold Stone Creamery and a movie theater, the area offers plenty of activity for a night on the town. The restaurant bustles with excitement as […]
The movement behind 9/11
The most interesting thing about being a journalist is being able to watch the stories you cover develop and grow. The fall semester of my junior year, I took a semester off from school to cover a story that I could not afford to miss. I had been researching the events of September 11, 2001 […]
Campus Briefs
National agency awards UR research contractUR Research, a program initially designed to provide researchers a place to digitally store their work, has been expanded to include new features for faculty, students and the general public.Features offered by the new software include the ability for researchers to securely store files digitally, authorize manuscripts and showcase their […]
Bringing the islands to Rochester
Four years ago, senior Nadine Nicholson wanted to form a group that would share the vast Caribbean culture with the student body. As of a result, Nicholson and her friends formed the Student Organization for Caribbean Awareness, also known as SOCA (a play on words for a Caribbean genre of music). SOCA is one of […]
Israel Peace Week comes to UR
Israel Peace Week, a movement co-founded by UR student sophomore Anna Richlin in January, came to the River Campus this week to educate students about Israel's contributions to peace, along with other information about the nation.'We wanted to make sure that, not from a political side but from a social side, people know about Israel," […]