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Starbucks serves up a grande-hold the spirit-dose of holiday hell

For those of you reading this, congratulations on surviving the nuclear apocalypse that has surely taken place between the time this was written and the time it was published.

CEIS renews official status and funding

The University of Rochester’s Center for Emerging and Innovative Sciences (CEIS) was recently  reinstated as a New York State Center…

New Amtrak station to be built

As the holidays approach, UR students might begin wondering how they will be traveling home. Traveling by train is one…

Norah Jones sings in dulcet tones

When tickets for Norah Jones’s November performance at Eastman Theatre went on sale on Sep. 9, fans went wild and…

Zola epic captures public imagination

“Y’all wanna hear a story about why me & this bitch here fell out???????? It’s kind of long but full…

‘Red’: A tale of blood and the void

Classical music plays as Mark Rothko stands in the middle of the stage smoking a cigarette. The painting studio set…

A library with dignity

Since September, people have murmured about the changes to Rush Rhees Library as part of the new Evans Lam Square—compliments,…

The pictures shouldn’t matter

Have you ever seen the video of Ray Rice punching Janay Palmer in the face? The security camera footage is…

The hypocrisy of tolerance and free speech

A few weeks ago, Yale University’s Intercultural Affairs Committee sent an email to students reminding them to be culturally sensitive…

‘No Comment’: The pictures shouldn’t matter

Have you ever seen the video of Ray Rice punching Janay Palmer in the face? The security camera footage is…