Author: Michael Barbato

02.19.2010

 

A Dozen Pianos Later

Piles of dung, urine, sticks, and other garbage dimple the landscape of the Southeast United States. These heaps of refuse are the country homes of nature’s most cunning collector, the woodrat. More...

Programming Binge

Since the earthquake in Haiti, many people have organized events to aid disaster relief in their own special way. On February 12, a group of computer programmers came together in support of Haiti relief...

12.11.2009

 

Kleptomania: Why do we steal?

It is remarkable that a simple network of grey goo, neurons, governs our behavior and stores the whole of our experience. Just an eight pound mesh of fiber and signals allow us to decide right from wrong...

11.13.2009

Restaurant Review: Abyssinia

Ethiopian | $9-$15 for an entrée 80 University Ave Rochester, NY 14605 With just a 20 minute drive from campus you can be dinning on the same food the president of Ethiopia would eat. The...

10.30.2009

 

Support A Cause When It’s For You

ROAR Day allows individuals to participate within their means and break through the monetary limitations of a fellow student. As long as the dollar donated isn’t missed and the receiving body doesn’t mind the...

10.02.2009

 

Making Your Mark

All members of society have a right to market original works. From commercial jingles to cartoon doodles, everybody has something to sell. But before being brought to market, the goods must be protected from...

04.17.2009

 

Abstinence

SEX. Three little letters flaunting a ten letter emphasis. TV shows like Nip/Tuck and Californication romanticize a life of indiscriminate sex. Like little whispers...

04.03.2009

 

The Winners' Circle

Bright lights, fast women and wads of money are hypnotic. They draw you in as they become the subtle curves of Lady Luck’s embodiment. It is the romance — nay, it is the affair with her that...

03.13.2009

 

Country Music and RIT

The characteristic twang you hear in country music comes from the mixture of Celtic, traditional folk and gospel influences. Since the 1920s, fans of country music (originally known as “hillbilly music” fans)...

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