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Brad Berk returns to CEO position

Berk looks to experiences as a patient in future plans for UR Medical Center

Following long months of rehabilitation after a severe bicycling accident last May, CEO of UR Medical Center Brad Berk returned to his position on Monday, March 1, while still undergoing a few hours of physical and occupational therapy every day. Full story

Israel Peace Week comes to UR

Israel Peace Week, a movement co-founded by UR student sophomore Anna Richlin in January, came to the River Campus this week to educate students about Israel’s contributions to peace, along with other information about the nation. Full story

Futurity partners with UK universities to expand globally

When Futurity launched just under six months ago, it had the support of 35 research universities, all located in North America. Now Futurity has gone transatlantic. Full story

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Biodiesel wins national award

The efforts of UR students to find a solution to a common environmental obstacle were rewarded when their project, UR Biodiesel, received the Excellence in Innovations for Sustainability Award by the Association of College Unions International (ACUI). Full story

Patent income up

UR Debate finishes season strong

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In Rochester

Security Update

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Poverty harms RCSD

The concept of school reform is a noble cause and Duffy has good intentions. However, we are concerned that the terms of the mayoral control debate are overlooking a much larger issue, poverty, that plays a significant role in the limitations of a school system.

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Point: Dangers of religion

Publicly, it’s pretty respectable to be tolerant of other people’s religious views and just to be passive when it comes to any of the countless outrageous rituals we accept as rational in the 21st century. But is it harmless to be just passively irreligious?

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Counterpoint: Defense of religion

Religions do not inherently and inevitably lead to conflict, and religious division is not necessarily violent or negative as a force in the world.

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There's no business like snow business

When winter comes, as it tends to do in full force in Rochester, we can be covered with snow. And all that snow somehow has to find a new home. Full story

UR alum finds calling in the classroom

A view from abroad: Where modern culture meets the old

The movement behind 9/11

At Benucci’s, a vibrant setting hosts delicious food

Embarrassed about getting tested? Ways around it

Bringing the islands to Rochester

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Eric and Ingrid bring strange fun to campus

This past Friday, at a performance in Douglass Dining Center, Eric Hutchinson followed suit and improvised a ballad about the infamous Garbage Plate. Both Hutchinson and his opener, Ingrid Michaelson, crafted humorous performances custom-made for UR students. Full story

Kevin Smith loses his comedic spirit with lame 'Cop Out'

Kevin Smith fans who cringed at the thought of the one-time indie underdog directing “Cop Out” — a big budget action movie that marks the first time he is working with a script he didn’t write himself — were perhaps wrong to immediately assume the worst. Full story

Families come together in 'Parenthood' Pilot

Several times throughout the year, my family gets together for the holidays to enjoy the craziness that large family get-togethers seem to bring. There is “drama” among the adults, tantrums from the children, and my sister and I always get stuck between the kids and adults — not quite sure which end of the spectrum we belong to. Full story

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Women’s basketball rolls into NCAAs

May it never be said of the 2009-10 women’s basketball team that they fail to bring some drama to the court. Many of the games this season have been marked by reversals of fortune — and when the games matter most, those turnarounds have been the most pronounced. Full story