Archive: Sep 2004
Parts should make up the whole
The University of Rochester is the smallest great research university in America." So begins the UR admissions video, which, because I have two alumni parents, I viewed in detail several times before even considering applying. To me, the "just big enough that you do not know everyone" feature was one of the major attractions of […]
ResTV changes
This week, ResTV unveiled an all-new cable system that will be available to all UR students, faculty and staff. A company called Campus Televideo, which also provided the old ResTV system created in 1996 by UR's previous cable provider, Magnavision, provides the new system. Channels in the old system were grouped into three tiers. Networks […]
Students' Flex Accounts Modified
Early in this semester officials decided to modify the uses of students' One Card Flex accounts. Specifically, students can no longer use their Flex accounts to purchase money orders at the Campus Post Office. Senior Manager of Contracts & Project Management Jack Noon explained, "This spring the Campus Post Office, with the assistance of the […]
Security Update
UR Security officers were summoned to the Psi Upsilon fraternity house at 2:30 a.m. on Sept. 19 to break up an altercation in progress. Officers arriving on the scene located six individuals, all identified as undergraduates, who appeared to be involved in the incident, according to UR Security.Two of the individuals were YU members, according […]
Graduate film program to start
At the start of the 2005-06 academic year, George Eastman House's Selznick School of Film Preservation will be offering a two year master's program in film preservation in conjunction with UR. The new program will build on the current 10-month certificate program by incorporating English and Film Studies classes at UR into the hands-on archive […]
Toronto ferry service suspended
The $57.5 million high-speed ferry service between Rochester and Toronto has been suspended after only three months of operation because of over $1.7 million in debt.In 2002, Governor George Pataki anticipated that the ferry would help revitalize Rochester, ultimately "boosting tourism, creating new jobs and establishing a quick and convenient transportation link with Canada." The […]
Fire law causes upgrades
When the Inter-Campus Music Center moved into the house previously used by Alpha Delta Phi, they found a new paint job, new carpets on the floors of the rooms and many other improvements the Office of Residential Life made over the summer. But they also found a padlock over the door of the kitchen. Due […]
Senate elections flawed
Despite some online voting problems, the Students' Association Senate and Freshman Class Council elections concluded Wednesday night. Elections ran from Monday through Wednesday night at a table in Wilson Commons and online."The results posted tonight are in no way final," Chief of Staff, Elections Committee Chair and sophomore Alex Pearlman said. "Due to some system […]
UR drops to 37th
UR has fallen from 35th to 37th out of the best national universities since last year, according to a recent issue of the U.S. News and World Report. "In the grand scheme of things, there's some semblance of reality in the rankings," Provost of the University Charles Phelps said. "[But] they always have to pass […]
Volleyball wins two
The UR volleyball team won two more games this past weekend, improving their record to 6-1 by winning four straight matches. UR beat SUNY Oswego 3-0 and pulled off a well-earned win over SUNY Geneseo 3-2 a few hours later.The win over Oswego was a cinch. In the end, the score was 30-11, 30-7, 30-15. […]