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Olympic games shine as beacon of hope
The Olympic Games have become synonymous with worldwide competition and camaraderie. It is a time when warring countries can be united through sports and pride for their athletes. Last Friday, the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics marked the start of a new season where ideals of peace and unity are emphasized. Even after […]
Letters to the editor: FLEX program is not a failure
I am writing in response to the editorial article written last week called 'The failure of FLEX." This article completely disregards some of the great benefits of the FLEX program and lacks a sound basis for many of its arguments. First of all, the reason that FLEX cannot be used for vending machines is that […]
The Olympics: Even peace comes with a price
The 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics are here, and so is the bill. While watching the opening ceremonies, looking at the elaborate courses and tracks and seeing the lavish Olympic Village, it is hard to evade questions on cost. Although there is a discrepancy as to what the official total cost is for this year's games, […]
A time of change: Reagan is not the solution
Of the many complaints leveled against the Obama Administration in the past months, perhaps none is more emblematic of the conservative line than the opinion piece 'What Would Reagan Do?" published in last week's Campus Times. According to the logic pushed forward by this argument, our country would be in far better shape if Obama […]
Security Update
Illegal items confiscatedIn Slater House on Sunday Feb. 14, security officers responded to a call for an activated fire alarm on the fourth floor.Upon arriving at the scene, the officers found that a smoke detector in a student's room had caused the fire alarm to go off.According to UR Senior Security Investigator Daniel Lafferty, at […]
Smalls discusses Greek life
Director of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs Monica Miranda Smalls addressed some key topics in Greek life, from the new sorority to hazing, and discussed her future role in the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors.One of the major upcoming changes that is being discussed is the addition of a new sorority. How do you think this might […]
Men falter, women make statement at Colgate
This past Saturday, both the men's and the women's tennis teams competed in hard-fought battles against Division I Colgate University. The Yellowjackets split games, with the men's team suffering a loss to the Raiders, while the Lady 'Jackets dominated the Raiders.The men's team lost all seven matches, while the women's team claimed victory by winning […]
14 more rake in ECAC marks
The Rider/Lafayette Winter Games in Manhattan this past weekend brought home 14 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference qualifying performances for the UR men's and women's track and field teams. Taking place at the Armory, a nationally recognized and competitive arena for track athletes, eight women, four men and one relay team apiece earned an opportunity to […]
Swedes unite! Briefly…
Every two years, I get to pretend that I'm actually from Sweden. I mean, somewhere back along my family tree, my Swedish ancestor probably sailed his tugboat to the Americas, but certainly not in the recent past. My living Swedish lineage my mother, grandmother and great-grandmother were all born in America and are really about […]
Athlete of the Week: A.J. Lee
Junior A.J. Lee, as he describes it, is blessed.The biology major and Longmeadow, Mass. native is the 'Jackets' speediest 500 meter runner on the indoor track, improving his time this past weekend to put him in prime position for the Eastern College Athletic Conference Championships in March.But for the football player-wannabe turned track star and […]