Entries from March 2009

The Gavel of Thor

Posted under "Call To Question" on March 31st, 2009 by Ross Brenneman

Remember the good old days of being a kid and having your mom yell at you for not cleaning up your room? Well, every Senator regressed about 15 years as Speaker Harrell Kirstein admonished them last Monday night at the Senate meeting for leaving the Students’ Association office in disarray.

CALLING ALL MATHLETES: Both accountant …

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Student Government, Part I

Posted under "River Campus Life" on March 31st, 2009 by John G. Roman III

With new elections rapidly approaching and the existing student government really pushing for any and all to either apply or run for the next year, I feel it necessary to forewarn people about some of the things they may be getting themselves into. So this is Part I of what I hope will be …

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Campus Dining

Posted under "River Campus Life" on March 24th, 2009 by John G. Roman III

Do you ever realize that there really isn’t much variety when it comes to dining here at UR? I mean, they say that the variety comes from Danforth with each station having different types of food; however, have you ever realized that the stations really do not vary that much? You have your generic soups …

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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Open Forum

Posted under "Call To Question" on March 24th, 2009 by Ross Brenneman

It’s election season at UR, and we’re knee-deep in would-be politicians here at Call to Question. But that was only one of the topics covered at last night’s Students’ Association Senate meeting.

ROLL CALL WENT SPLENDIDLY as every Senator was in attendance, along with Chief Justice Scott Group. Speaker Harrell Kirstein sat in awe — and …

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Know The History of Your Rights, or Your Rights are History

Posted under "Women's Weekly" on March 20th, 2009 by Julia Glantz

Do you know what year women got the right to vote? Can you remember what decision legalized birth control for single women? Can you name three feminists besides Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton?

We are in the middle of both Women’s History Month and Reproductive Justice Week. It is vital that everyone take this …

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Season is over — or not quite…

Posted under "Balls Inside Walls" on March 19th, 2009 by Hameed Ahmed

The squash season is now officially over. Well, at least the college season. Some of us still have national tournaments in our home countries, and there is also a pro tournament here on campus in two weeks.

The Rochester pro tournament has been growing every year, and this year’s tournament is the biggest ever hosted by …

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The Nefarious Sushi Snatchers

Posted under "Call To Question" on March 19th, 2009 by Ross Brenneman

Hi-diddily-ho, good citizens, and welcome to the first-ever “Call to Question,” which summarizes the goings-on of the Students’ Association Senate meetings.

This week, Japan took center stage for a couple reasons:

JAPAN MATSURI, the resident interpretive fish-dancing powerhouse, received a “yes” vote regarding changes in its constitution, which now expands the group’s mission statement to serve …

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America’s Educational Leadership

Posted under "The Education Blog" on March 18th, 2009 by Mario Morales

I won’t pretend I was very happy with the appointment of Arne Duncan as Secretary of Education by the president whom I voted for. Aside from the fact that I really rather that Obama had not named so many people from Illinois to his administration, Duncan’s appointment also meant that the U.S. Department of Education …

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Campus Parking

Posted under "River Campus Life" on March 17th, 2009 by John G. Roman III

As all of you may or may not know, Parking Services will be bringing back one of their favorite pastimes, Booting. Booting is the act of placing this monstrous lock on one of the wheels of your car with the only way of removing it being that Parking come and remove it upon payment of …

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The Outlet: #5

Posted under "The Outlet" on March 16th, 2009 by Administrator

This week’s question: Should the names of the companies in which the University of Rochester invests be a matter of public record? Why or why not?

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