Archive: Sep 2003
Dining reforms options
ARAMARK and Dining Services announced changes yesterday to dining on campus. Going into effect on Monday, Douglass Dining Center will be $7 in addition to meal plan discounts for All-You-Care-To-Eat. Other short-term projects to be implemented include better organizing Meliora Express, providing more 'grab and go' options, including a kosher deli in the Hillside Cafe […]
Elmwood project nears completion
Three major projects are nearing completion along Elmwood Avenue. Repairs and upgrades to the Elmwood Bridge are almost complete. UR Facilities is finishing up a project that stretched a second chilled water line across Elmwood Avenue, and a milling and resurfacing project on Elmwood Avenue will be completed when the road is paved next week.The […]
Man killed at sorority party held off campus
A Rochester man died early Saturday morning at Strong Memorial Hospital after being shot outside a dance party at Logan's Party House on Scottsville Road.Antwan Spivey, 21, was pronounced dead around 5 a.m.According to a spokesman for the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, Deputy John Helfer, police responded around 1:40 a.m. to reports of shots fired […]
Evarts approved as the new CEO of UR Medical Center
Announced just this past Saturday, the UR Medical Center now has a new man in charge. C. McCollister "Mac" Evarts takes over the role of permanent CEO of the UR Medical Center after acting as interim CEO and Vice President for Health Affairs since July 1.UR President Thomas Jackson supported the search committee's choice of […]
Lucky seven for volleyball, beat Fredonia
The women's volleyball team continued their red-hot streak this week, bringing their overall record to 10-2 with a win against SUNY Fredonia on Tuesday night. The Yellowjackets won their seventh straight match 35-33, 30-21, 30-20."We played good defense and stayed focused through the entire match," head coach Linda Downey said. "The name of the game […]
Men's soccer falls on road to No. 2 Saints
In the three- ar history of Sandy McAllister Field, the Saints of St. Lawrence University have yet to lose on their home turf during the regular season.It remained that way early Tuesday evening despite a valiant effort from the men's soccer team. The nation's second-ranked squad prevailed 2-0 in a tightly-contested, physical battle in Canton."Our […]
Raccoon bites undergraduate
Around midnight on Tuesday, Sept. 9, a raccoon bit an undergraduate student on the second floor balcony of Rush Rhees Library, according to UR's Senior Sanitarian Peter Castronovo. Castronovo said that he and others who investigated the incident are still unsure whether the raccoon was rabid or not."Students were feeding the raccoons doughnuts," Castronovo said. […]
Stewart named VP and General Counsel
This week Sue Stewart joined UR's senior administration as Vice President and General Counsel."Sue Stewart's distinguished career makes hers a household name in Greater Rochester and beyond," UR President Thomas Jackson said in a press release dated Sept. 11."Her extensive credentials provide a perfect fit for an institution as complicated and large as ours and […]
From the Pressbox
Immediately before his bout last Saturday, Oscar De La Hoya equated the sport of boxing to the gladiatorial bouts that defined ancient Rome - he cited the Collosseum and the feverish roar of the crowd, and the intense pride of the combatants inside. That being the case, it appears that contemporary boxing has taken a […]
Horoscope
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - With the exception of Mormons, the past year has been a living hell for everyone, mainly because of you. Don't worry though, yours is coming. Find a dark hole and hide.Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) - Things have been stressful lately, but don't worry. Before you know it this semester will […]