Archive: Mar 2010
Housing information
Housing information packets and contracts were slipped under undergraduates' doors with three weeks until the lotteries. By then, most students had already decided their housing preferences for next year. While the new packets are to be commended, Residential Life continues to underutilize what is potentially its most helpful resource its Web site. Currently the Web […]
Save the POA
The recent announcement that the College may be looking to locate a brand new computer facility in the Physics-Optics-Astronomy Library has incited a fair amount of student frustration over the rumored changes that would alter the library as students know it.According to Dean of the College Faculty Peter Lennie no final decision has been reached, […]
Letter to the Editor: reflections on conflict and religion
Reflections on conflict and religionThank you for the thoughtful article 'Counterpoint: Defense of Religion" (March 4, 2010). Since I was quoted in the article, I would like to take this opportunity to offer reflections on some intersections between religion, science and conflict. These insights come from my experience in peace building and daily meditation.Conflict is […]
Security Update
An individual was observed egging the Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity House at 4:30 a.m. on March 21, by CCTV.According to Senior Investigator Daniel Laffterty, officers accosted the suspect on Fraternity Road where he was then questioned.The suspect told the security officers he was pledging another fraternity and was told he had to throw five eggs […]
Tunnel defilement sparks discussion
The Chinese Students' Association (CSA) hung up posters and painted the tunnels to advertise its annual China Nite on Feb. 3. Within the next few days, the posters were torn down and 'Free Tibet" was spray-painted in six-foot-tall letters over the tunnel painting. Facilities quickly responded by painting over the defacement.CSA met with the College […]
Potential POA relocation protested
Early last week, physics students began protesting College plans to convert the Physics-Optics-Astronomy (POA) Library into a state of the art computer lab for first-year engineering students.The POA, located on the third floor of Bausch and Lomb Hall, is one of the most visited department libraries on campus. The library houses books and journals specializing […]
Board approves tuition increase
The Board of Trustees increased tuition for the 2010-11 academic year by 4.25 percent from $37,870 to $39,480.The most common room and board package will increase 3.93 percent from $11,200 to $11,640 for undergraduates, marking the second year in a row that UR has seen a tuition increase, despite little to negative inflation.'While the [Consumer […]
UR improves in RecycleMania
Across the U.S., Canada and overseas, colleges and universities are competing toward a very green goal recycle more than any other school. The competition, called RecycleMania, comes to a close this Saturday, and many universities, including UR, are making a strong push to the finish.There are three main sub-categories within RecycleMania: The Per-capita Classic, Gorilla […]
Athlete of the Week
Going into the Sweet 16 game against undefeated Christopher Newport University, Melissa Alwardt needed only 16 points to hit her 1,000th career point. Instead, she scored 25 points.Alwardt similarly blazed through the rest of the tournament, posting double-digit scores and being named an All-American by www.d3hoops.com at the NCAA Division III Final Four in Bloomington, […]
Promise in the pool
As the National Collegiate Athletic Association Championships came and went, the men's and women's swimming and diving teams look on with a subtle confidence. 'I am very pleased with our work ethic, with our approach and our competitive nature," head coach Peter Thompson said. 'We had close to 200 lifetime best times, we broke two […]