Archive: Mar 2001
Campus Nudity
Two members of UR Peace were arrested by the Rochester Police Department Wednesday after getting into an altercation while mediating a conflict between the Midnight Ramblers and the Yellowjackets.The fight broke out between senior Erik Barnes and sophomore Samuel Hathaway, after the two reportedly disagreed about whether the groups needed to go to peace training […]
This or that?
In an effort to attract more students, UR will implement a new initiative next year called ?You Can Get With This, Or You Can Get With That.?With more and more students unsatisfied with various areas of the university, the administrators and students who developed this new program want to give more choices to those on […]
Student rights violated in Dandelion Square
In blatant disregard for student rights, university officials authorized riot police to move Monday on more than 400 students peacefully gathered in Dandelion Square.Tensions escalated when temperatures in western New York hit a record 10 degrees Celsius for more than two consecutive days Friday and Saturday of last week. To the horror of university administrators, […]
University builds campus sweatshop
A UR sweatshop will open on campus this spring, President Thomas Jackson announced Tuesday.?UR has embraced the ideals of the modern industrial age,? Jackson said. ?We have converted the lower level of Bausch and Lomb into a third-world sweatshop.??We have always had a commitment to provide low-cost, morally questionable items of clothing to the university […]
Library starts cashing in bad borrowers
Continuing efforts to crack down on rogue borrowers, the River Campus Libraries have started placing bounties on the heads of patrons with accumulated fines of more than $100. Any member of the UR community can participate in the new policy, provided that prospective bounty hunters attend a library-run screening of the movie ?Blade Runner.?Circulation Supervisor […]
Story B
Splendid choice! You will receive a pass for a free wrap in Douglass Food Court as a reward for your good judgment.In case you hadn?t heard, Douglass Food court now serves up to two different wraps per day, as opposed to last year?s four plus. However, seeing that the students want to get with both […]
Story C
Sorry, this story wasn?t turned in on time because the writer had to keep running between the Pit and Douglass.You see, he decided upon a wrap in the Pit, but had to run over to Douglass for the good fries.Then he had to run back to the Pit because that?s where his friends were eating, […]
Who Cares? Guy wins SA presidency
In a stunning victory, Who Cares? Guy was elected Students? Association president early this morning after a shocking 100 percent of the student body turned out this week during presidential elections. Who Cares? Guy collected 1,002 votes. Junior and current SA President Meng Wang finished second with 930 votes, junior Samay Gheewala took third with […]
Hockey hopes to strike back soon
The men?s hockey team took on the University of Buffalo and Monroe Community College on back-to-back nights this past weekend., dropping both games by scores of 2-6 and 0-9, respectively. Junior captain Cory Rubin led the squad with a goal and an assist in the game against UB. Freshman Rob Kossowsky picked up the second […]
Women's track tramples opponents
The UR women?s indoor track team had a big challenge to face last Saturday. Could they come off of a six-week break from competitive competition and continue with the impressive record they held before the long winter vacation? They answered that question in a dominating fashion. UR hosted Alfred State University and the Rochester Institute […]