Archive: Feb 2002
Fall in rankings for Simon
The William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration fell from 29th to 42nd in a ranking of business schools by the Financial Times this year. The recent drop in ranking has left the school's administration largely unconcerned because they believe the overall quality of the school has been maintained. A place in the Financial […]
Debating funds
Recently, the Students' Association Appropriations Committee gave the debate team an additional $2,600 to cover the extra costs they have accrued this year, due to both their increased numbers and the possible chance to achieve a national championship. The decision was the correct one in the context of the situation. However, this decision did not […]
Show Respect
Recently posters have appeared around campus blaming the cat incident on Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. The posters are an unnecessary attack against a group that has already been put in a bad light by recent events. Perpetrators of this attack are denying DKE of the benefit of being presumed innocent before being proven guilty.Although there […]
Campus Briefs
College Bowl dominates tournamentLast weekend, the Quiz Bowl team participated in the Great Lakes Regional and Cornell University, taking first place in both events."It was the first time that we've swept like that," Business Manager Brendan Vaughn said. UR had two teams in a field of seven, and each team was played twice for a […]
BSU revisits 1999 protest
On Feb. 22, 1999, students gathered in Wallis Hall to demand recognition of diversity at UR. To preserve the memory of this protest, the Black Students Union held a meeting Monday titled "Revisiting of the Protest."The meeting stressed the need to pass on the spirit of that protest to current underclassmen who may not be […]
Debate team gets additional funds
UR's top-ranked debate team was given $2,600 by the Students' Association Appropriations Committee on Tuesday night after a long and contentious process. The team had depleted its budget for this year and without this additional funding the team would have been unable to compete for a national title."We are happy that we ended up working […]
Position created in UR music program
The UR music department has appointed internationally acclaimed pianist Zora Mihailovich to the position of artist-in-residence, new for the River Campus.Professor and Chair of the Music Department Kim Kowalke said he believes that the largest benefit of having an artist-in-residence will be the interaction Mihailovich will have with students."This brings a world-class performer in contact […]
Security mistaken in 'Girl Scout' incident
The intoxicated 15-year-old girl found early in the morning on Jan. 27 at the Psi Upsilon fraternity house was not linked to the Girl Scouts, as UR Security had previously said."After investigation, we have found that she was not affiliated with the Girl Scouts," Director of Security Walter Mauldin said.Previous security reports had connected the […]
Housing move to be decided within week
Dean of The College William Scott Green stated at the Freshman Advisory Committee meeting yesterday that a decision on moving freshman housing from the Residential Quad to Susan B. Anthony, Gilbert and Hoeing Halls should be reached within a week. It is uncertain exactly how the decision will be made, but Green said that he […]
Walk for Light II finds few problems at GLC
The Walk for Light II was held Tuesday and found few significant problems at the Graduate Living Center or the Nuclear Structure Research Laboratory parking lots. The River Road Residences, however were found to have significant lighting problems. The Students' Association Senate Projects Committee, in conjunction with UR Security planned Walk for Light II "to […]