Archive: Apr 2002
Campus Briefs
Spring internship held in NYCThe department of Art and Art History at the University of Rochester will offer spring internships to New York City to all qualified junior and senior students interested in learning about the production, distribution, and exhibition of artwork. Students will receive a total of 16 credits for the semester ? eight […]
Irene Taylor gives ASL presentation
After being introduced, Irene Taylor came to the podium, and there wasn't a sound. Instead, there was an audience of people waving their hands in the air. They were not waving hello to the speaker ?this is the way to applaud in American Sign Language. The majority of the audience at Taylor's presentation was deaf. […]
UR plans to expand existing movie collection with DVDs
UR will soon be enhancing its popular movie collection.Through the work of several students and the help of the Students' Association government and the River Campus Libraries, students will soon be able to search Voyager to get a popular Hollywood movie to watch with friends.The idea, originally made by sophomores Noah Kuschel and Andrew Bauknet […]
Women celebrate roles in faith
Women from different backgrounds shared their experiences of their roles within their respective religions at UR's Interfaith Chapel last night. Sponsored by the Religious Roundtable, the Fourth Annual Celebration of Religious Diversity, entitled "An Exploration of Women's Roles in Their Faith" explored the differences and similarities between these experiences."America had an abrupt introduction to fundamentalism […]
Cummings speaks about life as U.S. Navy pilot
Professor Missy Cummings, one of the nation's first female fighter pilots, admits "when most people think of women fighter pilots, they think of some kind of macho, burly, girly-man." But, she says, when she began her studies at the U.S. Naval Academy she was anything but that. She was a product of a town infused […]
Wilson Blvd to be re-opened
Ten years ago this month, UR announced it would close a portion of Wilson Boulevard as part of the creation of Bausch and Lomb Riverside Park. Now, a plan is in the works to reopen the road as part of major improvements to the park area. The Rochester City Council on Tuesday approved the plan, […]
Diversity solutions suggested
As part of the continuing response to recent acts of intolerance at UR, the College Diversity Roundtable submitted a list of 20 recommendations on addressing these acts to the Deans' Office of The College. The roundtable feels that if the suggestions are implemented, they are a way to provide concrete and enforceable solutions to intolerance […]
Student groups strain SA budget
With a proposed 2002-2003 budget of more than $795,000, Students' Association groups are straining the SA budget. The SA Appropriations Committee, which parcels out funds for student groups, is trying to slice $30,000 off the proposal before final budgeting occurs Tuesday."We're reviewing what all the groups are asking for and if they're trying to add […]
UR debate team ranked first in nation
After finding an error in the rankings, the UR Debate Team has come out on top of the National Debate Tournament rankings. With 557 points, they beat out their largest competitor, Northwestern, who had 555."One coach, Ken [Johnson], realized that one of the tournaments was wrong by two points," said freshman debater Ilana Kaplan-Shain. "And […]
Participants of Amnesty rally and Hillel ceremonies debate
An occasionally heated discussion that lasted for more than 90 minutes broke out between participants of an Israeli memorial service and people who participated in an Amnesty International demonstration on the steps of Wilson Commons on Tuesday.As part of Israel week, the Hillel Foundation held a memorial service in the Hirst Lounge for Israelis killed […]