Archive: Dec 2003
Security Update
After a warning e-mail addressing rumors of an upcoming confrontation was sent to Fraternity presidents on the Fraternity Quad, two students were injured stemming from a fight involving members from Sigma Alpha Mu and Psi Upsilon on the Quad shortly before 2 a.m. on Oct. 26."Because of certain rumors and allegations that have come to […]
Students educate peers about alcohol use at UR
Last week, a group of students enrolled in the Peer Health Advocacy class organized National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week at UR. Taught by Nancy Reynolds, the class is an elective in the Health & Society curriculum.According to Reynolds, the NCAAW project supplemented UHS efforts to educate students on the dangers of alcohol."It's not in any […]
Schwartz's cartography chat kicks off series of 'tea talks'
Bringing back what was once a small campus tradition, Sunday afternoon "tea talks" have been reinstated at Rush Rhees Library with current or retired members of the UR faculty and staff presenting talks on their side interests. Distinguished Alumni Professor of Surgery Dr. Seymour Schwartz spoke Sunday to an intimate group in the Welles-Brown Room […]
SA threatens to freeze funds of inactive clubs
At Monday's Students' Association Senate meeting, a proposal was approved to effectively freeze funding for those groups not registered with the Campus Club Connection and the Student Activities Office by Nov. 26. "Clubs have had since September to register," Director of Wilson Commons and Student Activities Anne-Marie Algier said. "We should know if you're a […]
Maya Angelou Event 12-1-03
I would like tickets to the Maya Angelou, Dec. 2nd event. I tried to get tickets but they are sold out. If you have tickets and would like to sell, please let me know.
Sugarland/Rose Polenzani?
I was wondering if you could help me. I am trying to confirm if Sugarland and Rose Polenzani performed a show on 11/19/03 at Wilson Commons at Noon? Also, was there any kind of write-up from your newspaper about the performance?I checked the school calendar, and was unable to find them on the schedule for […]
Poet Heather McHugh to visit UR Tuesday
Award-winning poet Heather McHugh will speak in the Welles-Brown Room of Rush Rhees Library on Oct. 28 at 8 p.m. McHugh is visiting as part of the Plutzik Reading Series.McHugh has been a finalist for the National Book Award and a winner of the Guggenheim Fellowship and has published six volumes of poetry. Her latest […]
Geva offers theater, improv and culture
Those who wish to leave campus to quench their thirst for a cultural outing should consider Geva Theatre Center's current drama, "Copenhagen," or their weekly improvisational show. "Copenhagen," which takes place during and after World War II, is a perspective on what might have been said between Nobel Prize winning physicist Werner Heisenberg and his […]
Ossia gives stellar performance
Ossia New Music, the student-run ensemble organization at the Eastman School of Music, began its 2003 season on Oct. 14 with a concert at the Rochester Contemporary featuring string quartets by two living German composers - Helmut Lachenmann and Wolfgang Rihm.Seth Brodsky, who is doing his doctoral dissertation in musicology through Eastman, submitted his proposal […]
Iraqi orchestra to perform in capital
"Art is not at the margin of life - it is in the center of many people's lives. [Iraq] has been through so much that they need to heal. And it got me thinking about the role of art in healing," president of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Michael Kaiser, said as he […]