Archive: May 2001
Not all graduates plan to flee Rochester area
Complaints about the city of Rochester by UR students are nothing new. Everyone has heard someone comment that the weather is overly harsh or that there is never anything interesting to do. According to the estimates of Career Center director Burt Nadler, only about 10 percent of UR graduates remain in Rochester, a situation commonplace […]
Job market not so bleak
With the national unemployment rate growing to its highest since October 1998 and productivity falling for the first time in six years, it would seem likely that this year?s graduating seniors face a much more grim job market. In April, the U.S. economy shed 223,000 jobs to send unemployment up 0.2 percent to 4.5 percent […]
An unusual graduation speech
As members of the Class of 2001 prepare to leave the UR community, commencement speaker Jarold Ramsey will give them sound advice for the future.An accomplished poet and former professor of English, Ramsey will focus on the idea of conservation in his speech.?It all comes back to what we have to do with and for […]
Comic
Commencement Comic
What we learned
I could tell you, but then I?d have to kill you. Or, a bit more precisely: I could tell you, but you wouldn?t listen to me anyway.If you had told me as a freshman how I would feel as a departing Take-Five, or even that I would have taken five years to complete an undergraduate […]
A note of thanks from a few coaches
Squash?The seniors on the squash team have set a high standard of work ethic that will pave the way in future years. They made my first year as a squash coach a manageable and enjoyable experience.?Tennis ?I have had some members of the senior class come and go over the years, but they have all […]
From the Pressbox by Joanne Wu
Nearly five months ago I became sports editor and not once have I regretted it 8212; and for that, I sincerely thank the Yellowjacket seniors. I have always been a sports fanatic, but not entirely fanatical about UR athletics 8212; until this year. As editor, I motivated myself to go to the games so I […]
A look back
Most of all, this should be a time of celebration: Celebration for your successful conclusion of one of the most important events ? I believe and I hope ? in terms of shaping you and your future life. I join in with those who congratulate you!As you make the transition from ?student? to ?alumni,? you […]
Witness to a 'historic transformation'
When I arrived here four years ago, the Department of Athletics and Recreation was in need of much improvement.Knowing that many changes were overdue, the athletes questioned whether the department would competitively survive.As you see today, it more than just survived ? it flourished. UR?s athletic programs have improved immensely and I?m proud to be […]
From the Director of Athletics and Recreation: George VanderZwaag
As Director of Athletics and Recreation, I am pleased to have this opportunity to comment on the contributions of the Class of 2001 to the Department of Athletics and Recreation. In my capacity, I have the benefit of seeing our students in many roles. First and foremost, I see them as undergraduates trying to take […]