Entries from April 2009

Pros were in town

Posted under "Balls Inside Walls" on April 9th, 2009 by Hameed Ahmed

If you happened to stop by the squash courts last weekend, you might have seen a surprisingly big crowd and world-class squash down there. The professional tournament was a success in terms of both squash and showing the players a good time at UR.

As our team is very international, a lot of the visiting pros …

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Inaugural Post: The importance of staying involved

Posted under "The Alumni Blog" on April 9th, 2009 by Kim Gorode and Jamie Sokol

Recent alumni are consistently being called upon to make financial contributions to the University. Current economic climate aside, most of us are first starting our careers and have little to spare. Undoubtedly, the University is operating under the assumption that we’re more likely to give because we are “less removed” from college life, were on …

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TAR HEELED

Posted under "Call To Question" on April 7th, 2009 by Ross Brenneman

It’s the penultimate meeting for this year’s Students’ Association Senators, but the ultimate showdown plays out in Detroit only 21 minutes into this week’s SA assembly. CTQ’s loyalties are divided, but we’ll keep the focus — promise.

SUSTAIN THIS: On Earth Day, Danforth Dining Center will abstain from providing trays, guided by data suggesting students will …

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The Outlet: #6

Posted under "The Outlet" on April 6th, 2009 by Administrator

This week’s question: Recently there has been a lot of publicity about students getting in trouble for stealing food items from Dining Services. Does this cast a different light on how easy students think it is to steal food from places like the Pit and Douglass? What’s your take on the stealing issue?

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Your Name, Your Change

Posted under "Women's Weekly" on April 3rd, 2009 by Julia Glantz

Your signature can have a big impact. Use it wisely.

VOX: Voices for Planned Parenthood ran a tabling campaign last semester for the Affordable Birth Control Act, which would lower the costs of birth control pills on campus. Because of a ridiculous law that lumped birth control in a category with narcotics, bulk prices for birth …

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Special Edition: High Noon in Gowen

Posted under "Call To Question" on April 2nd, 2009 by Ross Brenneman

While CTQ should be writing five to seven pages on the “Declaration of Independence,” we decided, in the spirit of democracy to see (and mercilessly judge!) our national principles in action.

IT’S OFF TO THE RACES as the three major SA president-vice president tickets make power plays at the Students’ Association Convention, then prepared to spar …

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Response

Posted under "The Education Blog" on April 1st, 2009 by Mario Morales

I was very happy to find that my last post actually garnered a response, especially one which allows me to continue bringing some of my post’s points into greater relief.

I last mentioned that President Obama has now come out in favor of extensive standardized testing, just as the last administration was, and in fact is …

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