Archive: Dec 2008
NROTC shows their extraordinary strength and sacrifice
You can easily spot them in a crowd. They are easily noticeable on campus and they are everywhere, fondly referred to by the student body as ROTC (pronounced roht-see). They are the men and women of the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps. Program.While most of us can barely handle completing our majors, these dedicated students […]
Keeping it kosher: pasta to grilled cheese garbage plates
I'd say I've faced two great challenges in my college career thus far. The first is taking Chinese it's a huge pain in the ass. The second is being some semblance of kosher. For those of you who don't know what that means, it's that I can't eat most good foods. Blimpie meatball subs? Can't […]
Starry Nites Cafe brings a slice of artsy heaven to earth
Visualize Vincent Van Gogh's painting, 'Starry Night," which is arguably the most famous depiction of a night sky in the world of studio arts.Now visualize yourself within this canvas of emphatic blue swirls and golden orbs. At Starry Nites Cafe in Rochester, this fantasy becomes reality.With its location only steps from the Memorial Art Gallery […]
Loose lips do much more than sink ships
Sex is fun to talk about. I love writing this column every week and the lovely juicy discussions that I get to have with people who react to it. There are about a billion jokes about sex and tons of funny terms for sexual acts. Sitting around with friends and discussing what's going on in […]
Teacher feature: Kathleen Parth
Kathleen Parth is a professor of Russian and the director of Russian studies at UR. A frequent world traveler, she has made many trips overseas to Russia.What made you go into Russian studies as a field?Growing up during the Cold War and being in school when Sputnik went up. Suddenly, everything about my education changed […]
Security Update: UR security officers keep potential jumper at bay
UR security officers helped dissuade a potential jumper from leaping off of the Elmwood Avenue Bridge into the Genesee River early Saturday morning.According to Director of UR Security Walter Mauldin, UR Security received a phone call from the Blue Light emergency phone located at the corner of Wilson Boulevard and Trustee Road at 3:32 a.m. […]
Students advocate nonviolence
The first student-run nonviolence conference, sponsored by Nonviolent On Campus, created a forum for students to react to their peers' research on nonviolence. Nonviolent on Campus was formed in the fall of 2006 by seniors Eliza Kaye, Emily Zevon and Lindsey Lewis.Lewis, the conference coordinator, explained that student presenters impressed academics with their papers at […]
Gandhi Institute faces challenges
Professor of Philosophy Robert Holmes has played an integral role in fostering UR's nonviolence awareness and academic programs, but his decision to retire at the end of this academic year leaves the M.K. Gandhi Nonviolence Institute with new challenges to overcome. Holmes's departure marks the University's second loss of a prominent nonviolence advocate since the […]
Society awards optics community members
The Optical Society of America, a locally-based optics group, celebrated its 92nd anniversary at Rochester's Riverside Convention Center from Oct. 19-23.In this year's celebration, known as Frontiers in Optics, OSA was joined by the American Physical Society's Division of Laser Science.There was an exhibition by the 100 leading local optics companies on innovative technology. More […]
New medical center under construction
The UR Medical Center broke ground this week on the Clinical and Translational Science Building, which will be the newest addition to the UR Medical Center campus.This building will host the facilities for research into the prevention, treatment and remedy of diseases. Planned program areas include cardiovascular disease, neurological disorders, pediatrics and cancer, among others.Of […]