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Kwame's coming out party
For many of us, freshman year of college is a blur. Living on your own for the first time, perhaps in a new city and with people you have never met before, you are granted instant and total independence, whether you can handle it or not. You may make some bad choices or have some […]
Swimmers own Brockport
This past Saturday, the men's and women's swimming and diving teams took on the Golden Eagles of SUNY Brockport in UR's first home meet. Both teams had dominating victories over Brockport, with the men prevailing 137-88 and the women winning 135-66. With the victories the men moved to 1-1 on the season and the women […]
Volleyball ends up 6th at states
In an event in which many teams were surprised that UR even showed up, the Yellowjackets left New York City in the upper echelon of New York State's Division III Volleyball teams. UR entered the New York State Tournament as the 11th seed, and shocked sixth seed Union College, before giving third seed and nationally […]
Speaker stifled free speech, diversity
Everyone agrees that whether or not America should wage war on Iraq is a serious issue. I am sure that on campus people hold many diverse opinions on this issue. It is great that students are encouraged to cultivate their own opinions even to the extent of criticizing the government. However, it is truly saddening […]
Porn issues raise questions for students
On Monday night in the SA Senate meeting, we were asked to approve an expanded list of titles for the DVD library. One of the senators suggested that a list of pornography titles be added to the proposed list, and a lengthy and heated debate ensued.There were many arguments put forth on both sides of […]
Greek privilege
Are Greek organizations really that special? Most people, including Greeks themselves, would argue that they shouldn't be treated any differently than other students ? especially about discipline. Yet Assistant Dean of Students Matt Burns recently created a special council for Greek discipline with Greek students on the disciplinary board. Rather than dispel impressions that Greeks […]
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Sports focus unfair
The men's rugby club has come a long way in the past year. Currently, the club has nearly 40 members and participates in the New York State Rugby Conference. However, it has been an uphill battle with the university from day one. There have been two important requests made by the club and both have […]
Porno problems
In a debate Monday night a group of senators failed to add pornographic movies to the list of purchases for the Multimedia Center's DVD collection. What is concerning about the vote is not that the motion failed, but that a plurality of senators supported the proposal. The situation was left without closure, and the senate […]
Third parties a viable option
Every election cycle, the same procedures hit us. The candidates are new, but the same structure of two candidates ? a Republican and a Democrat ? exists for every issue, as voters try to balance their views on these two parties and on how candidates fit into them.More frequently however, voters have found themselves with […]