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Interpreting Washington?s mixed messages
The Democrats are done for ... no wait, they're fine. President Obama will never recover ... oh, wait, he will. Health care reform is dead ... no, it's alive. If you subject yourself to what's happening in Washington, this constant switching happens several times a day. Since anyone can create his or her own reality, […]
A day in the life of a DJ
My first one was Jewel's 'Pieces of You"... second grade.I took the steps down the stairs into the basement of Todd Union one at a time, remembering that first CD I bought and wondering just how much I was about to embarrass myself. For the virtually unskilled musician and relatively amateur music listener, the WRUR […]
From the Archives
From The Archives: May 3, 1968
During the turbulent months of 1968, campus-wide discord was quickly growing. In a backlash against grass-stained hippy optimism, students across the United States were debating electric issues: a hot-potato presidential election, the recent assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the early arguments of pro-birth control feminist scholars.Students at UR protested with their own trademark […]
Love: If it doesn't feel real, then it probably isn't
Many of us who previously believed that we were sex, relationship and love experts, that is up until last Thursday, realized quickly that we still had so much to learn. After attending the UR Christian Fellowship and Black Students' Union's Love and Relationship Forum, I found that things are not exactly what I thought they […]
A view from abroad: Cairo
The Atlantic Ocean is really big. An eleven hour plane ride will drive that point home repeatedly, especially if you're trying to fall asleep in coach. The aerial view of Egypt is exactly how you'd expect it to be, a flat blanket of sand.Cairo, on the other hand, is a whole different story. Looking at […]
Get healthy in time for Spring Break
We're in the middle of February, the Winter Olympics are in full force and there's enough snow to go sledding behind Danforth without getting a rock stuck up your rectum it sounds like the perfect time to start thinking about Spring Break.Next to Halloween, Spring Break is one of the few times of the year […]
Eats in the CT
When I began writing this column, I had two goals in mind. The first was that each week, I would strive to review a mini cross-section of food types and Rochester-based locales you can experience by stepping off campus. The second was to push myself beyond the bounds of what I would normally eat.This week […]
U.S. census: Is the process fair and unbiased?
People all across the country noticed something new on TV during the Super Bowl a new ad campaign like no other. Approximately $133 million of the taxpayers' money is now being used for a national ad campaign to promote the census. But for many Americans this raises the following question: Why should we care?The census […]
Improve recycling
It takes only a small amount of trash in a recycling bin to prevent an entire load from being processed eight percent of the material, according to Monroe County guidelines. Even before the recycling plant can reject UR's recyclables, maintenance workers often toss bins cluttered with trash and food out as garbage. UR's ignorance, especially […]
Warner education
Last Thursday evening, a professor from the Margaret Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development held a teach-in to inform students and community members about the details of Mayor Bob Duffy's push for mayoral control of the Rochester City School District. While this is a major local issue and debate topic among Rochester residents […]