Archive: Feb 2003
Senate election headed to ACJC
It appears that another Students' Association Senate election is headed to the All-Campus Judicial Council for a decision on whether the election and its rules were carried out correctly this week. ACJC's decision -- tentatively scheduled to be made on Sunday evening -- could change the results of the At-Large and Class of 2004 elections […]
Friendly' discrimination no less painful
To be a minority is to suffer through small indignities every day.Discrimination comes in various forms. The most identifiable forms -- racial slurs, jokes, etc. -- are often discussed. Less frequently discussed is "friendly" discrimination that underlies seemingly friendly comments or questions.Being Asian, blending into Caucasian America is hard purely on a physical basis. It […]
March to be recognized as Women's History Month
March is Women's History Month and the men and women of Women's Caucus are making sure it is thoroughly celebrated.As March approaches, Women's Caucus already has two campaigns underway. One, the Never Go Back campaign, has been launched to prevent the Roe vs. Wade decision made in the '70s from being overturned. This project and […]
Slow economy affects endowment, jobs
Last year, colleges and universities nationwide felt the effects of the slow economy as endowments turned in poor performance and on-campus recruiting by employers dropped significantly. Yet as even the wealthiest schools plan budget cuts, UR remains confident of its financial footing."The general conditions are tough in the economy. This is a change in the […]
Student activities fee to be raised next year
The Students' Association government is discussing plans to raise the student activities fee for next year. Increased budgets from student groups have caused the SA to propose the fee increase from the current $185 to a yet undisclosed amount.Preliminary budgets have been submitted, and after the final budgets are received on March 4, the Students' […]
Ferry to arrive in 2004
Students are still awaiting the completion of the Rochester Fast Ferry, which will link the ports of Rochester and Toronto. This project, which is expected to start service in May 2004, may provide students with better opportunities for travel to Toronto and the rest of Canada.The initial service date for the Rochester Fast Ferry was […]
ICLC transitions freshmen to UR life
It can be hard for freshmen to meet upperclassmen, but for 21 years there has been a community of students working to change that. The InterClass Living Center has evolved over the years, but its mission of integrating the class years has been maintained since the program's inception. Now the group, which occupies about half […]
HIV vaccine test results released
Results of UR's HIV vaccine trials were released Monday, revealing the effectiveness of the third phase of a recent study. Although the vaccine proved to be generally ineffective in producing antibodies to fight the virus, it was somewhat more effective for black and Asian volunteers."The vaccine provided fairly robust protection in African-Americans," the Principal Investigator […]
Assassins brings murder to UR
The goal is to kill people and the more people you kill, the more prizes you get. At least, that's the idea behind the campus-wide game of Assassins that started this Monday.In Assassins, everyone is given a nametag with someone else's name on it. They then have to hunt down this person and stick the […]
UR Debate ranked 7th
The UR Debate team is currently ranked seventh in the nation and they are aspiring to be number one. "The next few weeks are very important," Director of Forensics and Head Debate Coach Sam Nelson said. "I think we have a chance to be number one in both of the final rankings at the end […]