Archive: Jan 2002
The Truth In Small Doses
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Security Update
Abandoned truck found down embankmentShortly after 2 a.m. on Jan. 25, a security supervisor patrolling campus observed a road sign at the curve of Alumni Road Circle bent over. Checking further, a pick up truck was found to have driven over the curbing and gone partially down the embankment towards the river. According to security,no […]
Debate team inexperianced, but still ranked first in the nation
The UR debate team has been ranked first in the nation at the end of the fall semester, beating out 230 colleges and universities from all over the country. This first-place ranking comes from all three major debate organizations ? the Cross Examination Debate Association, the National Debate Tournament and the American Debate Association. This […]
UR graduate among fallen heroes at WTC
Class of 1995 graduate Zhe "Zack" Zeng helped rescue people from the World Trade Center towers, sacrificing his own life when the buildings collapsed.In his Jan. 2 State of the State Address, Gov. George Pataki commended Zeng's heroism on Sept. 11."For on that day, thousands of New Yorkers ? firefighters, police officers, EMTs, Port Authority […]
Letters to the Editor
Stimulation for everyoneI would like to comment briefly on Joan Knihnicki's advice column of Dec. 6, Sex & the CT, in which she discussed anal stimulation. The author of the letter seemed concerned that his girlfriend was interested in penetrating him anally with a dildo, and Knihnicki advised "Anxious Anus" to try to dissuade his […]
UR students react to India-Pakistan issue
There have historically been poor diplomatic relations between India and Pakistan. The most recent tensions between the two nations began on Dec. 13 of last year, when Pakistani militants attacked the Indian Parliament in New Delhi, an incident in which 11 people were killed. The BBC reported that the groups which committed the act were […]
Campus Briefs
Computer room created in Hylan HallInformation Technology Services has created a new computer classroom in Hylan Hall room 303.The new computer lab is equipped with video projection, 16 student workstations, and a station for an instructor. The classroom will be available to the university outside of scheduled class times.Other improvements were made to River Campus […]
Political science hires professors
The political science department recently hired four new professors in its most significant expansion in recent history.The new hires, touted by Department Chair and Associate Professor Gerald Gamm as "probably the most talented group of new political scientists going to any department in the country," have either completed or are in the process of completing […]
Committee organizes fair to address student concerns
A number of UR student organizations will hold an event on Feb. 15 to exchange information about issues and grievances of the University's student body. Titled "The UR Concerns Fair," its mission is to understand these problems in order to address them with the administration. Junior Mansoor Khan, one of the main organizers of the […]
New freshman housing plan considered
The 2005 Class Council presented its recommendation to move freshman housing this fall at the Freshman Advisory Committee meeting yesterday. The proposal suggests that the freshmen live in a combination of Susan B. Anthony and Gilbert and Hoeing Halls, leaving the rest of the Residential Quad open for upperclassmen.Last week, the 2005 Class Council held […]