Archive: Aug 2003
Men win third ECAC title
There is an adage in sports that says, "It doesn't matter what happens all year as long as you win your last game." As the UR men's soccer team stood on the frozen tundra of Fauver Stadium Nov. 17, all that mattered was that they were champions. All of the ups and downs, personal conflicts, […]
Men's basketball lose in Sweet 16
Men's basketball coach Mike Neer knew all along that the road to Virginia ran through Massachusetts. Whether it was Williams College or Amherst College, the New England teams presented a formidable line of defense for any team looking to advance to the Final Four in Salem, Va.The curtain fell prematurely for men's basketball March 14 […]
Track finishes fifth
One of the biggest things a team can have on its side, in any sport, is a little bit of luck. The "Immaculate Reception" by Franco Harris enabled the Pittsburgh Steelers to defeat the Oakland Raiders in a 1972 playoff game. In a 1996 playoff game against the Baltimore Orioles, Derek Jeter of the New […]
UR squash finishes in top 20
The squash team achieved its season-long goal of finishing in the nation's top-20, after defeating Massachusetts Institute of Technology 6-3 in the first round of Team Nationals on Feb. 21.After finishing the regular season on a high note with a gutsy 5-4 win over Saint Lawrence University, the Yellowjackets were focused and ready entering the […]
UR enters case on admissions
UR joined 37 other colleges and universities supporting the University of Michigan in a lawsuit filed by Barbara Grutter in 1997. The case will be argued before the Supreme Court on April 1.UR's support was expressed in the "Brief of Carnegie Mellon University and 37 Fellow Private Colleges and Universities as Amicus Curiae in Support […]
Green seeks student input
In an effort to increase student involvement in the UR decision-making process, Dean of The College William Green has formed a committee of student leaders to work with him on a variety of university issues."The Deans' Advisory Committee will help me and the other deans to do a better job of consulting regularly with students, […]
Fatal plane crash kills pilot on field near UR's campus
Pilot Richard Coleman of Ogden, N.Y. was killed when he crashed his single-engine Cessna 210-L in a field between UR's Graduate Living Center and the Strong Medical Center parking lot at 5:37 p.m. Nov. 14.Avoiding the Medical Center and streets during rush hour traffic, Coleman attempted to land his plane on a narrow strip of […]
UR plans to build new BME building
The Biomedical Engineering Department in connection with the Optics Institute have announced plans to create a new BME/Optics Building. Since its creation in the 1960s, the BME field has seen a growth in student interest in BME majors as well as an increase in expert faculty. This growth has created a demand for new facilities, […]
Editorial Observer
In a letter published in the Feb. 20 edition of the Campus Times, a parent complained that the university was not doing enough to prevent the "growing number of assaults" on campus. She accused the university of turning its back on vandalism, robbery and serious assaults. She demanded action. Her solution was threefold - to […]
From the editor
It's scary being a freshman. I remember struggling to find my classes, make friends and unpack all of my stuff throughout my first weeks as the weather began its downward spiral. In this maelstrom of anxiety and confusion that you are no-doubt experiencing now, one item stood out from the others in the orientation packet […]