Archive: Mar 2004
Students accused of cheating on assignment
In a letter sent to his Aural Skills IV students, assistant professor of theory and member of the Eastman Academic Integrity Committee, Professor William Marvin stated that there was a problem with academic integrity on the third assigned take-home diction assignment of the semester - Lacrymosa from Mozart's 'Requiem.'The assignment stated, "you may listen as […]
Edwards concedes primary
Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards brought his primary campaign to the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees Union Hall in Rochester, where he spoke to hundreds of supporters last Sunday night. The message of hope and jobs that he brought to the UNITE Hall, however, was not nearly enough to surmount his Democratic […]
Computer virus ravages e-mail network
The computer virus WORM_BAGLE.J began spreading itself around UR this week.Over the past few days, many students at UR received e-mails from addresses such as 'support@rochester.edu,' 'staff@rochester.edu,' 'administration@rochester.edu,' etc., claiming that there are problems with their accounts. The e-mail instructs the receiver to download and open a .zip file for more information on the situation. […]
URMC makes unlimited nerve cells
Researchers at UR Medical Center led by Steven Goldman, M.D., Ph.D., along with collaboration with Cornell University, have developed a method to produce an unlimited supply of nerve cells at need.The new process involves artificially inserting telomerase into progenitor cells - specifically, cells which produce neurons for the spinal cord - which allows them to […]
UR ranked at 35, tying with NYU
U.S. News and World Report "America's Best Colleges 2004" named UR as 35th place of the country's top national research universities, tied with New York University. For several years, UR has maintained roughly the same position with NYU and it continues to show strength and competitiveness against the largest private university in the country."Certainly, we're […]
Campus Briefs
Simon School wins award for excellenceThe William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration was recently honored by the 19th annual Admissions Advertising Awards for excellence in publications. The school's 2003-2005 Management Programs catalog and the CD-ROM "At Simon, Thinkers Become Leaders!" both won gold awards, while the printed announcement of Dean Mark Zupan's appointment […]
Security Update
Radio stolen from vehicle parked in ValentineA car stereo was stolen from a student's car parked in Valentine Lot between 2 a.m. and 9:40 a.m. on Feb. 28. The thief entered the car by smashing the driver's side window, according to security. The stereo was estimated in value at $300. A police report was to […]
SA Senate approves raised fee
The Students' Association Senate approved a $25 increase to the Student Activities fee. In addition to providing SA groups with $90,000 this year, the proposal will also reorganize and improve the system of group approval and evaluation. This is the first successful proposal to increase the activities fee since 1999. Some senators questioned the necessity […]
Doctor warns of mad cow disease
Michael Greger, Ph.D., visited Hoyt Auditorium to tell the other side of the story about mad cow disease on Feb. 28. He started his lecture by stating the fact that over 76 million Americans, roughly one in five, contract some form of food poisoning a year. He hinted that some minor forms of illness, such […]
Renovations coming to Towers
This summer the Towers Residence Halls will undergo the first of a series of renovations that aim to improve the quality of life for the residents of Wilder and Anderson Towers. The Towers complex is scheduled for an estimated $16-$18 million in renovations over the next four to six years according to Director of Residential […]