Archive: Feb 2004
Greek column to show contributions, activities
On behalf of the Fraternity President's Council, The Multicultural Greek Council and the Panhellenic Association, I'd like to introduce our new Greek column. The word "new" may not be entirely accurate, as the idea of a Greek column in the Campus Times has certainly existed in the past. However, with the exception of a few […]
Men's swimming performs subpar
The UR men's swimming and diving team had a rather forgetful weekend at the UAA Championship hosted by Emory University in Atlanta. The Yellowjackets placed seventh out of eight in the event, which concluded on Saturday. The only team UR outscored was the University of Chicago. Taking the overall team title was host Emory University […]
Women's track and field blasts competition
The women's track and field team continues to steamroll through the regular season. Although the results don't show up on paper, as both the Cornell and Boston University meets were non-scoring, the team broke a school record, met two NCAA qualifying marks and several Eastern College Athletic Conference qualifying standards on Saturday.After last year's victory […]
Men's Hoopsters Vanquish NYU
The Yellowjackets continued to run into turbulence en route to the NCAA tournament, narrowly escaping the New York University Violets 79-70 in a double-overtime thriller last Sunday night in New York. Junior forward Andy Larkin had the game winning dunk, jamming two points for the win with 6.6 seconds remaining in the second overtime. The […]
Women swimmers shatter records, get third
Last week, the women's swimming and diving team took third overall out of eight at the UAA Championships held at Emory University. In addition to having a great overall performance at the UAAs, the women's team also broke numerous school records. Freshman Karen Gromer broke the individual record for the 200-yard butterfly in trials with […]
Squash takes Vassar and Northwestern to school
The men's squash team rebounded after a devastating loss to Navy with decisive victories against Northwestern University and Vassar College. This came after a grueling week of practice for the entire team. "[The team] is showing improved fitness and did a great job," Head Coach David Kay said.UR handily defeated Northwestern on Saturday 8-1. Senior […]
Campus Briefs
Warner School receives math, literacy grantsThe Margaret Warner School of Graduate Education and Human Development was awarded a grant for $1.2 million recently, to help run and maintain math and literacy programs in Rochester city schools. The grant came from the New York State Education Department.The Warner School is committed to revamping educational institutions, which […]
Pride plans SA amendment
Members of the Pride Network recently created a petition to amend the student government constitution to add "gender identities and expression" to its anti-discrimination policy.This amendment is designed to protect students who do not exhibit their birth gender, such as transsexuals and cross-dressers. The petition requires a fifth of the undergraduate student body's signature to […]
Changes made to the dining services at UR
In efforts to increase the amount of options offered to students, ARAMARK is offering a new sushi station in Wilson Commons, and increased vegetarian options at campus dining locations this semester. "This semester, the biggest things we've been doing are the addition of the sushi bar at Wilson and certainly an enhancement on our vegan […]
Security Update
Clothes, valuable jewelry stolen in GilbertAround nine thousand dollars worth of jewelry and clothing were reported stolen from residents of Gilbert hall during the beginning of February, according to freshman Emily Cohen, one of the chief victims. The first incident occurred when a pair of boots left outside of a room were discovered missing, according […]