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What's in a name?
We are the first nation to practice revisionist cooking. That's right, cooking. The restaurants in our capitol building have, in an act they are claiming is a political statement, changed the names of French fries and French toast to "freedom fries" and "freedom toast." The saddest part is that many private restaurants are following this […]
Outdoor track brings challenge for men
Now that spring break has passed, the men's track and field team begins a pre-season of sorts, as the beginning of the outdoor season is not for another week. And while coach John Izzo said, "It is much harder to adapt to indoors [from cross country] than to outdoors, especially in the technical events. This […]
Spring brings high aspirations for UR golf
Led by a reliable core of capable veterans, the golf team enters the spring season with a set of individual and team goals highlighted by aspirations for a NCAA Tournament bid."Coming into the spring season we have a very ambitious set of goals including winning our first two tournaments," head coach Rich Johnson said. "That […]
Women ready for outdoor track season
With the end of the indoor track and field season, the women's track and field team will shift its focus away from its indoor season as it continues to prepare for its season debut outdoors next weekend at Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, Virginia, where Coach Barbara Hartwig said she expects to encounter "good competition." […]
Tori Amos talks of inspiration and motherhood
Tori Amos gave several different organizations the opportunity to participate in a round table discussion in Buffalo on March 13. When Amos arrived she walked around to each of us, leaned over looked us directly in the eye and shook our hands. She had our attention from that point on.Round Table: Do individual writers as […]
The inside scoop on Greek life
Approximately 22 percent of this campus is Greek. That means that one out of every four or five people that you pass on a given day while walking to class is a member of a fraternity or sorority. When you think about it, Greeks comprise a rather large contingent on this campus and play an […]
Ask Us
Once upon a time in the stories of Greek mythology, there were nine beautiful sisters. Goddesses, each representing a different field of knowledge in learning and the arts -- the eminent muses.Here on our campus they stand, in front of Meliora Hall. They stand tall, proud and some headless and missing other body parts.Is this […]
The Evolution of Game Boy
The year was 1989, and the gift everyone wanted that holiday season was a little product put out by Nintendo called the "Game Boy." And boy was I a lucky child. Not only did I get a Game Boy, I also had a brother with a Game Boy, so we could link up and play […]
It's survival of the fittest, and Ani loses
DiFranco's career is in its teen years right now. Ever since her 1990s debut Ani has gathered a myriad of loyal followers and redefined the definition of coffee shop folk into a culture by itself. She offered great escapism from the Lilith Fair crowd and penned lyrics so witty and timely they are etched on […]
Campus Parking
I think that we can all agree that the parking situation has its flaws. I am fed up. I paid for a permit to park in Valentine. Sometimes, as many of you know, the lot is extremely crowded and there are no spots left. At this time, many are forced to park in the grass […]