Entries from September 2009

The Outlet #8

Posted under "The Outlet" on September 30th, 2009 by Administrator

In the State of the University address earlier this month, President Seligman addressed the university’s response to the challenging economic times in our country. Do you think the University’s response is adequate? In what areas do you think we need to improve?

From the moderator, Emily Grzybowski ‘11: The Outlet is a forum for thoughtful and …

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Courtney Nussbaum ‘06

Posted under "Alumni Spotlight" on September 30th, 2009 by Kim Gorode and Jamie Sokol

This week, the spotlight’s on Courtney Nussbaum ’06. A former RA and president of VSAAC, she’s now a graduate student at Cornell University, where she’s keeping quite busy. During her time at UR, Courtney majored in Evolutionary Biology and Ecology, with a minor in History.

What have you been up to since graduation? (Include …

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Out With the Old and In With the New

Posted under "Emerging Faith" on September 29th, 2009 by Emma J

I have experienced my first official Jewish New Year and I was pleasantly surprised by both my experiences and my emotions. Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of the New Year and is a time when all who are Jewish are expected to reflect upon their sins and seek forgiveness. The ten Days of Awe, between …

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Through the fire and the fray

Posted under "Call To Question" on September 29th, 2009 by Ross Brenneman

Here we are: the Senate, the Dean of Students, the Assistant Dean of Students and more students than have probably ever showed up at a regular senate meeting were together in the Gowen Room. Either the CBS Monday night lineup isn’t what it used to be, or students have concerns. CTQ knows which, since NEIL …

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A big year coming up

Posted under "Balls Inside Walls" on September 29th, 2009 by Hameed Ahmed

The squash team is back from summer break and so is this blog. It’s going to be a very special season for the team, as we finished third in the nation last year and our aim, obviously, is to go on and win the national title this year. However, the task is challenging.

For the …

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