The Senate took a more subdued turn this week with three senators out for illness and no substantial new business. But even while the meeting clocked in at under an hour, CTQ did the best job possible of dredging up material. True story: it was, as always, easy.
SAAC’s Fearless Leader And Chief Kahuna! (some call …
Over the course of this past week, it was brought to my attention that a columnist who writes for The New York Post had written an article that was all about bashing the American Girl Company. Immediately, a hundred arguments as to why I believed she was wrong popped into my head. When I was …
Every once in a while, we find ourselves craving a little bit of Rochester. Since there are so many alumni living in NYC, we figured we’d share some of the places we’ve found to be good substitutes for some Rochester favorites.
Rochester: Nick Tahou’s
NYC: Trout
100-102 Smith Street at Pacific Street, Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn
Looking for a …
When I tell people I’m working toward my PhD in epidemiology, their responses are often “so you’re getting your degree in… skin?” Then I have to explain that, no, epidemiology is actually part of public health. Then I have to stumble through some sort of disjointed explanation that invariably ends with me receiving a whole …
After a week off for fall break, the Senate reconvened today in what will surely be seen as a slap in the face of Columbus Day and the Federal government. Do we send Italy a note of apology? MAMMA MIA!
In addition to the beloved cast of regulars occupying the gallery, the SA welcomed the heads …
This week, former CT Editor-in-Chief Jackie Borchardt ’07 offers some advice for students pursuing a career in journalism and sheds some light on the role that media plays on UR’s campus. After studying English and Spanish at UR, Jackie earned a graduate degree at the University of Missouri. Recently, she started a job as an …
The more news-infused among you may know that Senator Al Franken (D-MN) recently proposed an amendment to the Defense Appropriations bill that would punish contractors who restrict their employees “from taking workplace sexual assault, battery or discrimination claims to court.” The same people will probably know that 30 senators, all male, voted against the amendment …
Y’know, when I started this column, I didn’t expect to be awarding these little “moments of the week” to people with whom I actually agreed with on anything. Yet that’s exactly what the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) managed to do this week, issuing a press release that suggested General Stanley McChrystal, commander of U.S. …
When I was an undergrad, I used to get e-mails and lots of Facebook invites about various lectures and seminars going on around campus. I would read about them in places like the Weekly Buzz and Weekend Highlights, and they might even pique my interest, but I rarely attended them. Not even free food could …
In honor of Meliora weekend, here’s our list of what we think UR is doing right (and not so right) when it comes to the alumni community.
CHEERS to the expansion of the UR Involved program, providing alumni with a meaningful way to give back to the University without making a financial contribution.
JEERS to …