Archive: Sep 2003
Campus Briefs
On Monday night, the Students' Association Senate voted to do away with The Buzz as an SA publication.The Buzz has been discontinued since the beginning of this fall for several reasons. First, the Meliora Copy Center, where The Buzz was printed, has changed its printing policy, which raises the cost of printing and distributing the […]
SA reorganization focuses on finance
As part of the continuing restructuring of the Students' Association and the SA Senate, the Students' Association Appropriations Committee is now focusing on the financial aspects of the change. The Budget Process Review Committee is looking at this issue."Our first priority is to identify what the problems are, and if the answer comes that there […]
Multiculturism far from 'multi'
One of the most oxymoronic ideals on campus is multi-culturalism.Multiculturalism in itself is a very good thing. The willingness of everyone to share and delve into each other's ethnic history makes the whole of humanity better. Through understanding there is less antagonism. However, nothing is as simple in practice as it is in theory.In practice, […]
Waves of change
WRUR, UR's radio station, has created a mutually beneficial relationship with local public radio station WXXI. This is a very good step for the university as a whole, as well as for students considering entering the broadcasting and engineering fields.The university is able to provide a positive service and give back to the community. As […]
Stay Connected
The goal of the Campus Club Connection is to make Students' Association organizations easier to run and maintain. While there are some innovative concepts in this new system, the Student Activities Office should follow through, making the information input simple and starting the system as soon as possible, so that SA groups can still obtain […]
Letters to the Editor
Thanks to AmnestyI am writing to tell the true story of the struggle for human rights that the Amnesty International UR Chapter has courageously supported. I am a Falun Gong practitioner. Falun Gong is a practice of meditation and exercises, with teachings based on the universal principle of "Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance." Falun Gong has roots in traditional […]
WRUR continues pilot partnership with WXXI
In a collaboration with local public radio station WXXI 1370 AM, UR's student-run radio station WRUR 88.5 FM will receive equipment support, technical training and programming to fill dead air space in the continuation of a pilot program that began this summer."We're making the station better, working with the station to make it more useful […]
Peck organizes excursion to Stratford theater festival
English Professor Russell Peck invited members of the university community on an annual excursion to Stratford, Ontario, to see four plays this past weekend. In all, 32 people attended the trip that left on Friday and returned Sunday night."The Stratford festival offers some of the best theater in the world," Peck said. "This trip gives […]
Incidents of drinking raise concerns
This weekend, several serious alcohol-related incidents occurred on campus, which may result in those involved being subjected to disciplinary probation.Dean of Students Matt Burns was concerned with this weekend's events."There were a number of alcohol transports, meaning students transported to the hospital because of their alcohol consumption and that one of them was particularly serious," […]
SA Senate elections free of the usual voting problems
The Students' Association elections went off with only minor problems this past week, for the first time in years. From Monday to Wednesday night, in Wilson Commons and on the SA Web site, students voted for area senators and members of the Freshman Class Council."We will have certified results by Friday and new senators will […]