Archive: Mar 2002
Two fraternities taken off probation in cat incident
University officials confirmed that two fraternities ? Sigma Chi and Alpha Delta Phi ? have received letters on Tuesday informing them that they have been removed from summary disciplinary probation. Delta Kappa Epsilon remains the sole fraternity on probation.The fraternities were placed on probation as a result of an incident that occurred late last semester […]
Student held up by man without a weapon
Around 8 p.m. on March 3, an Eastman School of Music undergraduate was walking along Gibbs Street in front of the Eastman Theatre when he was approached by a lone suspect. The suspect told the student that he had a gun, and demanded that the student hand over his wallet. After the student gave the […]
Campus Briefs
Algier named to interim director postAssociate Director of Student Activities Anne-Marie Algier will become the interim director of Student Activities and Wilson Commons when Rob Rouzer leaves for the University of Illinois-Chicago to become their director of Campus Unions at the end of the month.Algier, who has been with the university since 1992, is looking […]
SA group rights discussed
The Students' Association Senate had an open meeting last Monday night to discuss students' rights issues on campus.While attendance was low ? besides 19 members of senate, there were only 17 other students present, including members of the executive and judicial branches of student government ? the meeting was lively and productive, as issues including […]
2005 Class Council sponsors free tickets to campus porn
Freshmen had the opportunity to see the campus porn free two weekends ago. As part of a new program to encourage freshmen to see UR Cinema Group movies, the 2005 Class Council began giving away free tickets to certain movies ? including Friday's "Royal Tenenbaums" and Saturday's porn, "Thighs Wide Open.""The program is an opportunity […]
More graffiti found
Acts of intolerance on campus continued when two separate incidents were reported last week.On Friday morning, Residential Life Facilities staff found graffiti on the walls on the second floor of Gilbert Hall. The writings were homophobic in nature and one stated, "U of R is gayer than gay."The second incident occurred on Tuesday in a […]
Debate team wins JV championship
Christy Webster and John Vermitsky won the Junior Varsity National Championship to cap off an excellent weekend for the entire team.The highly-seeded Debate Union traveled to Towson University in Maryland this weekend to participate in the Novice and Junior Varsity National Championships. UR accounted for 8 of the top 32 novice pairs nationally and 9 […]
Committee formed to fix UR calendar
UR has formed a committee known as the "Rhythms, Cycles and Themes Committee," to analyze the school calendar in hopes of making recommendations as to how it can be improved. The committee, composed of staff and students, is examining all "academic, co-curricular and social/cultural" events on campus to look for patterns in the schedule and […]
Sororities contribute to off-campus community
UR sororities are firmly dedicated to a multitude of community service projects. In addition to miscellaneous minor projects, each sorority has at least one cause to which all their chapters are dedicated nationwide. Almost all sororities require mandatory participation in philanthropic activities from their members."Collectively, [UR sorority chapters] give about 2,500 hours of hands-on community […]
Pack the stands
Congratulations to the men's basketball team on their fifth trip in history to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Div. III Tournament. This is a huge accomplishment, and those people who have worked hard on this season should be proud that they have earned a spot as one of the best 16 teams out of […]