Archive: Feb 2002
Reform is step toward one person, one vote
Whoever said money is power may be a little less right than they were last week. The House of Representatives has passed a campaign finance reform bill that could put the high water mark for money in politics behind us. If approved by the Senate and signed by President Bush, this legislation would mark a […]
Campus Briefs
New SAAC treasurer electedThe Students' Association Appropriations Committee elected a new treasurer Tuesday night choosing junior Clark Van Vliet for this position.Current SAAC treasurer senior Malik Evans says of Van Vliet, "He'll do a decent job. He's dedicated to the organization.""I wanted to be treasurer because I think I have the right mindset," Van Vliet […]
UR early decision policy unchanged
UR has expressed confidence in its admissions policy while remaining on the sidelines in a growing national debate on early decision.Since a September article in the Atlantic Monthly called on America's top colleges and universities to abandon or reform their binding early decision programs, prominent voices in academia have begun to publicly discuss the costs […]
Low turnout at UR Concerns Fair
The UR Concerns Fair took place last Friday in Wilson Commons to create a forum where students, organizations and the administration could openly discuss concerns of the UR student body. Few people, however, attended the event.Eighteen tables, each representing a different issue, focused on spreading information about their topics and getting feedback. However, the fair's […]
ITS employee complaints center around scheduling difficulties
Hard feelings still remain after an incident that occurred three Saturdays ago at the Information Technology Services Center. Several student employees said that they arrived a few seconds late to a scheduling meeting only to find that they had been locked out of the meeting. When the meeting ended about an hour and a half […]
Theta Delta Chi attempts to recharter
Theta Delta Chi, the fraternity banned for 10 years in 1988 from UR after the alleged gang rape of a 19-year-old off-campus student, is in the process of re-colonizing at UR. The group presented their argument for recognition Tuesday night to the Fraternity President's Council, who will make a decision next week on whether to […]
Rob Rouzer leaves UR
Director of Student Activities and Wilson Commons Rob Rouzer is leaving the university at the end of March after 34 years of service to take a job as the Director of the Campus Unions at the University of Illinois-Chicago. "UIC is very fortunate to have Rob join the Auxillary Services Management Team," the Associate Vice […]
Chinese New Year celebrated until Feb. 27
Chinese New Year is traditionally a time for family, but UR students are finding ways to celebrate on campus.The Chinese New Year began on Feb. 12, 2002, which is the first day in the Year of the Horse. According to the Chinese calendar, it is year 4699. Chinese New Year starts with the New Moon […]
Pride Network fights intolerance
Administration and student groups are working together in response to recent acts of intolerance on the UR campus.The Dean of Students Office released a letter that reported recent incidents of intolerance and promoted "respect for all persons" and the Pride Network painted a banner to hang in Wilson Commons. These actions were taken after homophobic […]
RAs react to freshman housing
Freshmen aren't the only people living on the Residential Quad. About 100 support staff live there too ? the resident advisers and D'Lions who watched their halls bond, answered endless questions, wrote up noise reports each weekend and witnessed the college initiation of their approximately 30 residents. Six months into the implementation of freshman housing, […]