Archive: Jun 2002

Ten separate incidents of racial and religious slurs plagued the UR campus last year. In response, the College Diversity Roundtable submitted a list of 20 recommendations on addressing these acts to the Deans' Office of The College in March. The most publicized incident took place on Feb. 16, when the words "Die fucking nigger" along […]

President-elect and junior Lonny Mallach and incoming SA Senate Speaker and senior Ashley Conner are already aware of several of the issues that they will be facing during the 2002-2003 academic year.Parking, Corner Store expansion, and student-administration relations rank as major issues for both incoming leaders.Mallach expects the current parking shortage to be exacerbated by […]

Theta Delta Chi, the fraternity banned for 10 years in 1988 from UR after the gang rape of a 19-year-old off-campus student, will hold its first rush this fall.Theta Delt cleared the final hurdle when the Fraternity Presidents' Council recognized the brotherhood as an associate member. The FPC established a Theta Delta Chi Oversight Committee […]

Former Attorney General Janet Reno collapsed during her UR speaking engagement on Jan. 30, leaving a packed Strong Auditorium shocked and confused.She was taken to the emergency department of Strong Memorial Hospital, where it was determined that the cause of the collapse was a fainting spell."Reno suffered a simple fainting spell, which we believe was […]

Freshman housing will move this fall from the Residential Quad to Susan B. Anthony, Gilbert and Hoeing Halls in an attempt to facilitate mixed-class housing after freshman year.Formally announced by Dean of The College William Green, Dean of Freshman Deborah Rossen-Knill and Dean of the Faculty Thomas LeBlanc on Feb. 26, the move had been […]

When the tragedy of Sept. 11 struck, the UR community responded.Initial shock and grief gave way to a firm resolve as UR students, faculty and administration donated blood, held memorial services and raised over $20,000 to help with relief efforts."There isn't a person in this room who doesn't feel some sense of grief," Dean of […]

A young black cat was brutally mutilated and hung on Sigma Chi's door Dec 2. Sigma Chi, Alpha Delta Epsilon, and Delta Kappa Epsilon were placed on summary disciplinary probation following the incident. Sigma Chi and Alpha Delt were on probation for three months, while DKE remains on probation and will not be allowed to […]