Campus groups unite to remember message of MLK
In a time when the challenges of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. are constantly being put to the test, members of the University community annually band together to put the reverend's beliefs into action. The 11th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium, run by students and faculty at the University provides education and hopes to change the way people live.
Decades after the '60s, student activists energize campus
Thirty years ago, the University was practically a different place. The old buildings still stood, but new ideas about love and war raced through campus daily. As the nation was torn apart, student activism hit new highs. The '60s ... peace, man.
BAMN members unite to support nation's affirmative action programs
A group of University students have decided they will not sit back and observe a lawsuit that could bring an end to the University's affirmative action programs - they want to start another civil rights movement.
The University chapter of the Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action by Any Means Necessary (BAMN) was founded in September, when rumors surfaced that a lawsuit challenging the University's admissions policies was looming.
'Just Don't Do It!' swooshes 'U'
In the world of advertising, Just Do It is one of the country's best known slogans. With this and similar positive mantras, Nike has filled the media airwaves with positive images and encouraging slogans. One can hardly help but feel a twinge of hope or pride when watching such commercials.
'U' matchmaking
I walk slowly, apprehensively, to my first class of the new semester. It could be this semester, it could be last semester, it could be any semester of my entire college career.
I'm a tiny bit nervous, but mostly filled with anticipation. Maybe my palms are sweating, maybe my mouth is dry. Then again, maybe that's going a little too far.
The string quartet may not be the most accessible of musical forms, but it is definitely one of the tightest-knit.
In good quartets, the cellist, violist and two violinists communicate on a high level. They practice, travel, learn, listen, think and even breathe together. And the most successful quartets stay together. 
Tokyo String Quartet endures with mix of old, new musicians
PARK CITY, Utah - Snow. Sleet. Sun. Ice. Rain. Hail. More snow. Maybe it's not quite a litany of biblical plagues, but the weather for this year's Sundance Film Festival has added that extra element of unpredictability that helps this mecca for independents remember its roots.
Independent dramas, documentaries shine at Sundance
This is the time in the year for networks who have had failed shows to attempt to rectify their situation by bringing in midseason replacements. Much of the time, these fail also. Right now, the programs we have available show the clear-cut lack of originality that we often come to expect from our television sets.
New drama 'Prey' battles NBC's Thursday night television lineup
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If you thought it was bit out of the ordinary for The Verve to allow its single "Bittersweet Symphony" to soundtrack a Nike shoe advertisment, you're not alone. The band members themselves revealed that they would have never agreed to let their breakthrough single be used commercially.
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Help Me Harlan
The guy asked me if I "liked" him. I flat out said, "no," because that's the truth. I've always considered him a friend, but not a boyfriend.
In any case, I've always dated older men, which I explained to him when we were back in my room. He wasn't visibly upset, so I breathed easier.
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