Archive: Sep 2002
A walk in Spain
I first heard about the Camino de Santiago, a medieval pilgrimage route across Spain, from friends in Paris. I had spent the last five months living as a faux expatriate writer, spending so much time in front of a computer screen that I felt as if my life revolved around it.Living in Paris had only […]
Not so much a Hallmark moment…
A new line of greeting, or shall we say "dismissal," cards has hit the UR Bookstore. Tommy Russling, William E. Simon Graduate School of Business student and UR men's tennis assistant coach, launched his card business a little over one year ago. Russling sees the greeting card business as a weird American fascination. "You can […]
UR Wireless
Imagine taking off your shoes and feeling the grass between your feet while researching a paper. UR is working hard to make that a reality. The UR Wireless initiative is a system that has the potential to benefit most, if not all, of the undergraduate population of this campus.Wireless networking on the River Campus will […]
Editorial Comic
Editorial Comic
Security snatches unlocked bikes from around campus
Students around campus may have been surprised last week when they returned to their bicycles to find, either a yellow notice tagged to their bike, or their bicycle not there at all. On Sept. 4, security officers made the rounds of the River Campus and placed yellow notices on all bicycles without a U-lock recommending […]
ITS introduces wireless access
Randolf Smuntz in "Mouse Hunt" said, "a world without string is chaos." Whether this phrase will hold true or not, only time will tell as Information Technology Services begins the first phase of its five year plan to make the River Campus wireless.The entire River Campus should be accessible via wireless technology by students and […]
Freshmen face their future
The Class of 2006 shares a multitude of interests and academic accomplishments."I like to freestyle," said freshman Ashwin Garlapati. "It's rapping without any set lyrics. You just say whatever comes to your head." Another member of the Class of 2006, Jon Lax, likes photography. "It's something I really enjoy, mostly for artistic purposes." Lax's academic […]
New associate dean eager to start fresh
Still mostly unknown to the majority of the student body, the newly appointed Associate Dean of Students Matthew Burns is roaming campus, meeting with the faculty, talking to student groups and trying to find out what's happening on the UR campus. Burns was selected on short notice to fill the position, made vacant when former […]
Opening a country
Everyone at UR complains that Rochester is boring, and there's nothing to do for fun. Future students may disagree, since a decision made this Monday has opened a whole nation of opportunity for future students. After a year of negotiations, New York state government has pledged $14 million in grants and loans to get a […]
Looking back…
September 11, 2001, 8:52 a.m. As I leisurely walk up the marble stairwell to the office, I am startled as an impeccably dressed woman rushes past me at breakneck speed. She is weeping uncontrollably. This is an unbearable, shocking sight, and it freezes me in place for an instant, wondering what in high heaven could […]