UR hosted its first squash home match of the season last Saturday but it wasn’t a normal season opener. Instead of the boys’ varsity team playing, it was the new girls’ club team that challenged a team from William Smith.
It all started last year when Lauren Reynolds, a student and squash enthusiast, took command. …
“Do I contradict myself?
Very well then I contradict myself,
(I am large, I contain multitudes.)”
—Walt Whitman, “Song of Myself”
As the senate convened last night, there was a new face at the table: freshman Rohini Bhatia, who agreed to replace impeached senator Chisoba Umesi. Although we don’t remember her ever being sworn in, she received a warm …
Today’s public health grand rounds (held every other Friday, usually in room K-307 of the School of Medicine and Dentistry) focus on a new community approach to doing research. CBPR, or community-based participatory research, is, according to the WK Kellogg Foundation Community Health Scholars Program, a “collaborative approach to research that equitably involves all partners …
Two weeks ago I highlighted Maine in my blog for voting affirmative on Question 1 and repealing the state’s legalization of gay marriage. This week, I’m awarding the proud citizens of Texas with my attention for doing such a good job of banning gay marriage that they may have inadvertently banned all marriage in the …
Watching “Parks and Recreation” has been somewhat of a habit for me. I’m a big fan of Amy Poehler (Leslie Knope), Rashida Jones (Anne) and Aziz Ansari (Tom) so tuning in week after week was something I needed to do. This season I’ve really enjoyed the show itself, but after this week’s episode I think …
Originally from Denver, Kenan Warner ‘04 is now an environmental engineer in Washington, D.C. While at UR, he studied chemical engineering, was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity, and never missed an opportunity to visit the restaurants on Park Avenue.
What kind of work do you do?
I am an Environmental Engineer. I work for a mid-sized …
The Senate came to order last night with a heavy agenda that no one wanted, and if you weren’t already up to speed beforehand, then the idea that Motions C and D of new business involved the IMPEACHMENT OF TWO SENATORS might have been a little surprising.
But hey, that’s why there was a nice half …
Writing this week was more difficult for me than in previous weeks because I felt rushed whenever I sat down to learn more about the religion and the feeling that there was so little time only added to the frustration. I’ve been reading up on Jewish history and I had the depressing thought that, despite …
In light of recent donations, like Edmund A. Hajim’s donation of $30 million, do you think the University is experiencing one-sided growth in favor of the sciences? Are we beginning to neglect existing programs in the humanities and the social sciences because of this? What does this mean to you and/or the University as a …
Very few undergraduate classes require attendance in the syllabus. While in smaller classes, it is awkward to miss a session without an excuse and it’s often implied that you should be there, professors tend not to make too big of a deal about whether or not you show up. So, I was shocked to read …