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Off campus spotlight: Reel Big Fish
Promoting their new album, "Cheer Up!", is Reel Big Fish. Fresh off this summer's Warped Tour, the ska band has begun a new leg of their own North American Tour.If you didn't catch them at last year's Dandelion Day, or if you can't remember if you did or not, grab a ticket to their Oct. […]
Yellowjackets debut concert
The Yellowjackets, UR's oldest a cappella group will introduce its new members on Saturday, Sept. 28, at 8 p.m in Strong Auditorium with "Fall Dischord III: Jacket Idols," their first large concert this year."We're going with the whole American Idol craze, and running with it," sophomore Yellowjacket Neil Pawlowski said. Each new member ? there […]
A UR student's dream
A UR student's dream
Destination: Niagara Falls
Looking for a break from this cultural wasteland known as Rochester? Then look no further than Niagara Falls, the wonderful tourist trap on the American-Canadian border. Sure, it may sound like something for old people, but there are actually some cool things about Niagara.For those who don't know, the falls are split up into the […]
Re: Athletes need adequate security
Despite the article's title, Matt Rybaltowski points his criticism in the wrong direction when he blames security at pro sports games and the excitement of the games on the field for recent disruptions (Athletes need adequate security, September 26). He claims "fans are too bored to behave like human beings if the activity on the […]
New conductor opens new year
Bach, Hindemith and Brahms, oh my! The Eastman Philharmonia kicks off a season of great music with a free concert on Friday, Oct. 4 at 8 p.m. in the Eastman Theatre. The program opens with J.S. Bach's Toccata & Fugue in D Minor, followed by Paul Hindemith's Symphonic Metamorphosis, and Brahms Symphony No. 4. It's […]
Eastman campus plagued by more thefts
A wave of recent thefts has left many Eastman students and faculty suspicious of their own community. In the past two weeks at least five students and faculty members have had valuables ? mostly electronic equipment ? stolen from their practice rooms or offices. One student lost a flute but later recovered it.Eastman campus security […]
Chump Change
Chump Change
Editorial Board: Coffee questions
A coffee shop on campus is a place where people should be able to hang out with friends, a place to congregate and a place to have fun. Unfortunately, the Common Ground Caf is not one of these places. The key to a coffee shop is its atmosphere, and the Common Ground does very little […]
Letters to the Editor, Bad word choice
I found the Sept. 9, 2002 front page headline on the "Currents" newspaper (published by the University), reading: "Convocation christens academic year", to be quite insulting. As a student and member of the UR community I was deeply offended by this headline. To the best of my knowledge, "christen" is a clearly Christian word, applied […]