Archive: Mar 2010
Campus Briefs
Recipients receive award for community health effortsIn a ceremony at the UR Medical Center the recipients of the Dr. David Satcher Community Health Improvement Awards were announced last Monday, March 22.This award recognized members of URMC for their efforts in enhancing care for under-served children, decreasing lead poisoning and giving outreach care to at-risk mothers […]
Printing troubles
The Students' Association and the River Campus Libraries have begun to evaluate the costs of printing at the University to see what changes can be made to make printing more environmentally sustainable and cost effective for students.'We want students to pay for their own printing but we don't want them to pay more than they […]
In Rochester
Rochester companies honored for ethics Wegmans, Harris Corp., Paychex Inc., and Xerox Corp. all made the Ethisphere Institute's 2010 list of the World's Most Ethical Companies. They won in the categories of food stores, aerospace industry, business services and consumer electronics, respectively.To earn their ranking, these Rochester companies demonstrated a positive impact on the community, […]
Commencement speaker revealed
Daniel Wegman will deliver the commencement address for the College of Arts and Sciences ceremony, which is scheduled for May 16, 2010.He will also be the latest recipient of the Eastman Medal, which is awarded to individuals who embody the University's ideals, according to the Office of the Provost.At the beginning of September 2009, UR […]
At the EcoHouse: Dining together is a family affair
Dinner on the River Campus always seems like a rush. Grab a salad at the Pit and it's right back up to Periodical Reading Room to study for an Orgo test. It seems like that's the norm for young families at home as well. Soccer practices, trumpet lessons and the occasional ballet recitals leave only […]
Sleeping for success
College students spend big bucks to acquire an exclusive set of knowledge that will eventually elevate them in society. Meanwhile, cats, senior citizens and babies don't spend a single penny on commonsense something college students either take for granted or simply categorize as wishful thinking. But when I see my cat, Domino, sleeping one minute […]
Feel the B???
With all the tables, chairs and couches that typically clutter Hirst Lounge in Wilson Commons, imagining a group of 50 people performing the Electric Slide there seems slightly far-fetched. Or at least it did.Yet this past Friday it indeed happened as Sigma Delta Tau hosted its first annual 'Feel the Beat" Dance Marathon, setting groups […]
One Act Play Festival presents an otherworldy experience
The audience hushed, the casually overlooking dinosaur skeleton faded into the dim background, and I prepared myself for my first Todd Theatre experience, figuring it was about time I ventured into the world of fellow student playwrights and performers.On the menu was the 12th annual One Act Play Festival, a yearly compilation of student-written single […]
New games are the best ones yet
Pokmon 'HeartGold" and 'SoulSilver," the most recent entries in the Pokmon game series, contain an intriguing mix of nostalgia and new experiences. The two are remakes of games that were originally released in 2000, but don't let that fool you though these games are not just simple rehashes.If you have never played Pokmon before, the […]
Cowboy roams the 21st cenutry in FX's 'Justified'
Two cowboys circle one another. A gun rests silently in each man's holster. The brim of each man's hat shadows his face. A tumbleweed blows by. The tension mounts. And finally a shot echoes into the air as one man falls to the ground.Now this may not be exactly how Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens […]