I was delighted to see McGruff the Crime Dog in Joan Knihnicki’s cartoon in your Sept. 12 issue. You may be interested to know that the creator of McGruff is none other than UR alum Jack Keil, Class of ’44. Jack dreamed up McGruff as a public service when he worked for Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising Agency. He’s now retired and is a life trustee of the University. Hey, when you’re good, you’re good.

?Nancy Martin

UR Archivist and Rochester Collections Librarian



UR rallies for second straight win behind Jagodzinski’ 18 point double-double

UR Men’s Basketball defeated the RIT Tigers 85-68 to capture their second-straight win.

Is burnout inescapable?

Anyone who’s ever been a student knows that burnout rears its ugly head around the same time every semester, and yet, it’s never easy to prepare for.

Students’ Association passes resolution on administration’s response to “wanted” posters, demands charges dropped

On Monday evenings, the Gowen Room is usually nearly empty aside from the senators at the weekly Students’ Association Senate meeting. But on Nov. 18, nearly every seat was filled.