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"How do you know who you are? Are you kind, cruel or generous? Are you a man or woman?" These questions and many more were asked Wednesday afternoon by Dr. Eve Shapiro, UConn professor of women's studies, during the "Out to Lunch" series put on by the Rainbow Center. (0) comments
Fewer free condoms are available this year to UConn students due to cuts in Student Health Services' (SHS) budget. The decrease in condom availability seems to have some students concerned. Each year, Student Health Services has an annual budget which is made up of an allocation from the General University Fee (GUF) and Fees for Service revenue - generated from charges for certain goods and services, according to Michael Kurland, director of Student Health Services. (0) comments
The Muslim holiday of Ramadan began this week on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Though approximately one-fifth of the world's population is Muslim, many people are unfamiliar with the history and culture behind this holiday. According to the Encarta encyclopedia, "Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, is the holy month of fasting for adult Muslims because the Qur'an (Koran) was first revealed to Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, during this month. (1) comment
And you wondered why The Game retired. V.I.C., label mate and friend to the chart topping Soulja Boy, has further proved that hip-hop is still slowly dying single by single. His debut album, "Beast" wishes to be taken seriously, but it can't. The rhymes are terrible, the concepts are tired clichés executed in the simplest paint-by-numbers form and there's not a lot going for the album in terms of staying power. (0) comments
Most know Solange Knowles as the little sister of music powerhouse Beyoncé, and after listening to her sophomore album, "Solange Presents: Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams," most will know her as nothing more than a dime-a-dozen R&B singer. While the album starts off promising with songs like "T. (0) comments
British hair metal band Dragonforce, arguably best known for the song "Through The Fire And Flames" which was featured in "Guitar Hero III," returns again with their extreme power metal and cheesy lyrics on their fourth album, "Ultra Beatdown." And the result? Pretty tiring. (0) comments
It's something we've seen plenty of times before in hip-hop: a song so bad, yet so addicting, that it takes the airwaves by storm. After digging around a bit, here are the best of the worst. 9. "Back That Azz Up" Juvenile: Of the 16 lines that make up the first verse of Juvenile's crown jewel, 14 of them end with the word "yeah. (0) comments