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Cape Town's beauty and chaos
In Cape Town, you cannot walk on the streets alone at night, especially if you are white or look wealthy. Murder and rape rates are among the highest in the world. HIV/AIDS prevalence is near 20 percent. Huge disparities still exist between whites, blacks and coloreds, considered an ethnicity in some African countries. Clubs and […]
Rizzo tackles hiking, the economy and his future
Economics Professor Michael Rizzo has been at UR for two years. The avid hiker teaches Environmental Economics, Money, Credit and Banking, Intermediate Economics and Principles of Economics.How did you end up getting hired as a professor at UR? So I have this blog that I used to keep my thoughts organized. One day, I was […]
Faking orgasms: the lie that leads to poor results
What can make you smile after failing your Organic Chemistry final, missing the shuttle from GLC when class starts in three minutes, and almost being trampled over by Rocky at a basketball game? You guessed it: an orgasm. If you've experienced one in the short time you've lived, then you have probably lived through what […]
Ringo embraces past and present on new solo album
Ringo Starr is a musical legend. His role as a Beatle is enough to insure him a prime spot in the annals of popular music. However, in addition to being a member of one of the most influential bands of all time, Starr has also had a long, albeit underrated, solo career. Starr's new studio […]
River Campus music flourishes
The Eastman School of Music is known as an elite music conservatory, but Eastman is not the only part of UR where music is flourishing. Recently, students on the River Campus have begun to show growing interest in music across the board. 'We have seen amazing growth in course offerings and in student participation across […]
Why short relationships aren't always so bad
I know there are people - strange, very happy-go-lucky people with shiny crescents on their eyes like comic book characters - who are blissfully happy serial daters. My friend Mark is one of them. He carries fresh laundry to his girlfriend's swim practice, text messaging pet names like 'pookie' and 'cupcake' into his text messages […]
The Lure of FarmVille
Unlike most people in college, I have had my share of experience with farming. Back in the motherland as a little boy, my grandmother and I co-owned a farm. By co-owned I mean she owned it and allowed me the opportunity to get potentially maimed by helping her farm the land. Some of you might […]
UR unites to help Haiti
Since the magnitude 7.0 earthquake leveled much of Haiti, students on both the River Campus and the Eastman School of Music have been collaborating to help ease the burden on the Haitians. Many groups from both campuses, including the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps, the Newman Catholic Community, Eastman ensembles, various religious groups and others […]
President Obama disappoints in first year
Now a year into Obama's presidency, many Americans are beginning to realize that empty campaign slogans like 'hope' and 'change' have brought about nothing of the sort. Many Obama supporters believed they were voting in the Bush cure-all. However, the destructive policies of the Bush era have continued, albeit with a friendlier face. Just as […]
Perils and joys of a long winter break
A few months ago, after extensive research and thought, I decided to choose Buenos Aires, Argentina as my study abroad destination. I loved the city's fascinating history, beautiful location and highly favorable exchange rate. However, one thing I did not take into account was the difference in seasons there. Since Argentina is below the equator, […]