Archive: Jan 2006
Dean of faculty announced
UR President Joel Seligman announced Monday the selection of the newest member of the university's administration, Dean of the Faculty Peter Lennie. Lennie rejoins UR after a seven-year absence during which he served as Dean for Science at New York University. Prior to working at NYU, Lennie was Chair of the UR Department of Brain […]
Fine levied after death
Ferguson Hall, a contracting company working for UR, recently met with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to contest a $70,000 fine. The fine came when OSHA determined that Ferguson Hall willfully ignored safety precautions in an excavation cave-in that killed a worker last summer.Brandon McLane, 21, was killed at UR on July 20 when […]
Pressbox
Some things never change. The Detroit Pistons have been a dominant force in the National Basketball Association Eastern Conference since the arrival of Rick Carlisle four years ago.The Phoenix Suns emerged into a team-to-beat since Steve Nash returned to the team last year. Although their powers have arguably not shifted this year, there seems to […]
You didn't get served
Last week, the mail server became unreliable for around three days. On a college campus, where email is extremely important, and one of the most widely used forms of communication, any undependability slows the productivity of students, faculty and staff. In our fast paced society, even three days is a long time for campus organizations, […]
Right thing done
In the past, students have complained that performers brought in by the Outside Speakers Committee have not captivated them. This year, however, the OSC has more than made up for any failure by bringing acclaimed film director Spike Lee and comedian Carlos Mencia to speak in February. Not only that, but the OSC has also […]
Get To Know Me: Brett Stark
Who is he?Brett Stark is a junior who is double majoring in Political Science and a self-designed major - Cultural and Religious Expression. Brett comes to UR from Rockville, Md. In addition to being the president of the UR Hip-Hop Club, a justice on the All-Campus Judicial Council, a member of the Minority Student Advisory […]
Ferry exposes flaws in city planning
In a surprising move, Rochester Mayor Robert Duffy announced Wednesday that he wants the Fast Ferry shut down. Explaining his decision, the mayor claimed that he wanted to "stop the bleeding." So how deep is the financial wound going to be? To finance the project thus far, the city has to take out a $40 […]
Biology Department excels
In TheCenter's 2004 ranking of American research colleges, UR placed in the top 30. One of the reasons is the Undergraduate Program in Biology and Medicine, which gives students a strong background in the biological sciences. As a second-semester sophomore, the extent of my experience in the biology department has been with introductory courses. These […]
Tech Toys
Everybody is familiar with the morning or mid-day ritual of scrambling around your dorm room collecting everything required to sustain yourself during a long day of alternating between classes, the library and the dining hall of your choice. You can only pray that you've grabbed everything you could potentially need to spare yourself from trudging […]
Life made easy for off-campus UR students
So you think you are a big timer. Seeing as you are too old and mature to live in a dorm, christening yourself "too cool for school," you decide to take the plunge and live off-campus. Oh the freedom, the financial savings and not to mention, living in your very own house. It may sound […]