Archive: Apr 2010
Security Update
Security Report
1. Two separate incidents of cash theft were reported on Saturday, April 17. In both incidents, students reported that other items had also been stolen.According to UR Senior Security Investigator Daniel Lafferty, the first theft occurred between 1 and 1:30p.m. in Kilbourn Hall. An undergraduate student, who was monitoring the backstage area at the time, […]
News
Sexual assault awareness spreads
The Sexual Assault Support Network, which aims to raise sexual awareness on the River Campus, has set into motion several improvements to various sexual assault prevention programs and service. These changes will be intact for students when they arrive back to UR next fall.The Sexual Assault Support Network is also involved in educating students about […]
News
Greenweek builds up to Earth Day
Today is Earth Day, and UR's sustainability organizations are fittingly coming to the culmination of their efforts throughout the year with Greenweek.EcoReps and Grassroots came together to organize the week-long celebration, which features various events to encourage waste reduction and sustainable dining and transportation.The focus of the first three days of Greenweek was on choosing […]
News
Young UReading program experiences success and struggles
This school year started with the announcement that Jumpstart a program that uses college students as tutors for inner city schools, would be ended at UR due to financial constraints. This school year will end with Jumpstart's substitute, UReading, having established itself as a legitimate successor.According to Rochester Center for Community Leadership Director Glenn Cerosaletti, […]
News
Tuition rates continue to climb
The rise in annual tuition prices has become a given in the world of private education.Last week, Dean of the College Faculty Peter Lennie and Chief Financial Officer Ronald Paprocki discussed that education should be viewed as an investment and the tough problem of making private education affordable for the middle class. Here's part two […]
Features
Frolf this way: more than a game
Good ideas are often spontaneous creations. Just ask Phil Stratigis '09 and graduate student Ryan Perry. Their brainchild, a precarious charity Frisbee golf tournament coined 'Frolf this Way," currently in its third year, was conceived while they were in a state of insobriety.'We got hammered and thought it would be a good idea," Stratigis said, […]
Features
D-Day drinking derby directory
Ah, D-Day. Heralding in a wonderful time of year where the birds sing, the grass grows, the sun shines and it's perfectly appropriate to take a rum and coke in a travel mug into the shower at 8:30 a.m. Not that I'd know. D-Day, or Dandelion Day, has been a UR tradition for many, many […]
Rufus Wainwright's heart is baroque on new album
Musician goes through traumatic event, musician can't seem to write songs about any except said traumatic event, musician responds a stripped-down, depressing album to help them get on with their life and career. Artists as diverse as Bob Dylan, Beck and Kanye West have gone through that same cycle, and Rufus Wainwright is the latest […]
Features
Dan's Papers sets the tone for the Hampton's community
The summer after junior year is when many UR students hope they will find a great internship. Others take an alternative route, preferring to head back to the old painting and babysitting jobs. Juniors may want to follow the lead of UR alum Dan Rattiner '61, who, well, started a newspaper before his senior year. […]
Culture
The new Doctor is in with "The Eleventh Hour"
Out of all the TV shows I watch, 'Doctor Who" is the one that has affected me the most. 'Doctor Who" has been a British science fiction staple since it first made its mark in 1963. After 26 seasons of success, in 1989 the 'Doctor" took a bow and left the television screen. In 2005, […]