The Outlet

From the moderator, Maya Dukmasova: The Outlet is a forum for thoughtful and engaging student discussion. The panel of students will address a different question every week, relating to pertinent student issues and concerns. It is published bi-weekly on Mondays. If you'd like to become a panelist for the Outlet, e-mail Maya at maya.dukmasova@rochester.edu.


The Outlet: #15

April 6th, 2010 by Administrator

A committee in the Belgian government came to a unanimous decision to ban the wearing of burkas in public and the Belgian Parliament is expected to uphold the decision.

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The Outlet #14

March 23rd, 2010 by Administrator

React to the recently emerging plans to close the Physics-Optics-Astronomy Library in favor of a new computer lab. The University used to have separate libraries for many departments, which have been consolidated into larger libraries (Carlson, Rush Rhees, etc.). Do you think this was a good budgeting move or have we lost out on unique department resources?

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The Outlet #13

February 8th, 2010 by Administrator

What do you think is the future of humanitarian aid both on the part of individuals and institutions?

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The Outlet #12

January 26th, 2010 by Administrator

Where do you get your news? Where do you think most people get their news? What do you think about 24 hour news and our generation, and what is its future?

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The Outlet #11

November 16th, 2009 by Administrator

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 …

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The Outlet #10

November 2nd, 2009 by Administrator

What do you think about the connection, or lack thereof, between the University and the Rochester community? What are our responsibilities, both as a university and as individuals

From the moderator, Emily Grzybowski ‘11: The Outlet is a forum for thoughtful and engaging student discussion. Please join us in our weekly discussions to promote and encourage …

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The Outlet #9

November 2nd, 2009 by Administrator

What do you think about the new statue of George Eastman being unveiled Meliora weekend? Is this the way the University should be spending its money? Is this the kind of art you like seeing added to campus?

From the moderator, Emily Grzybowski ‘11: The Outlet is a forum for thoughtful and engaging student discussion. Please …

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The Outlet #8

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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The Outlet #7

April 20th, 2009 by Administrator

This week’s question: Do you think that there is a lack of queer studies courses at the U of R and what role do you think queer studies should play in the Rochester curriculum?

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The Outlet: #6

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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