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Corner Store upgrades
The Corner Store is now a late-night option for students who have a declining balance dining meal plan ? and it has seen greatly increased traffic as a result.The change now allows students to use declining balance dollars to purchase non-taxable items.Daily sales have more than doubled at the Corner Store this semester as a […]
New criteria make dean's list more elite
The ratio of students making the dean?s list fell from 50 to 36 percent as a 3.4 grade point average requirement to make the list went into effect for the fall 2000 semester.The requirement in previous years was a GPA of 3.0. Discussion about changing the requirement began in the spring of 1998 and heightened […]
Dining options considered
New meal plans for next fall will be announced on Feb. 5, River Campus Dean of Students Mary-Beth Cooper said.The dining fair that took place in early December gave students the chance to voice their opinions on campus dining. Meal plans were the hot topic, as roughly 35 individuals from the Student Dining Committee suggested […]
Yellowjackets, Ramblers sing on national CD
You?ve heard them in Wilson Commons and on nice days outside on the Wilson Quad. They?re the gentle background voices you can?t quite get out of your head. They?re the source of melodic sounds floating around campus.They?re the UR a cappella groups, and two, the Yellowjackets and the Midnight Ramblers, have been chosen to be […]
Memorial service honors professor
Family, friends, colleagues and former students gathered to mourn the loss of Professor Emory Cowen at the Interfaith Chapel this past Saturday.Cowen, 74, died Nov. 30, 2000 after a long illness.He was a distinguished professor of psychology and psychiatry at UR, credited with introducing programs focusing on early prevention in troubled children. Cowen earned a […]
UR graduate draws weekly cartoon
Class of 1994 graduate Dennis Tucker?s comic strip ?Birdbun Theatre? has expanded into a weekly format.The comic is described in a press release as ?a heady mixture of social satire and flight of fancy? (translation: sometimes the characters tackle social or topical humor, other times they are literally sailing to the Orient), the strip is […]
Jorge Villali
The University of Rochester is a world-class institution according to many people across this great nation. If this is true why is it that there are so many complaints?! There must be a reason for this and I will set out to find out what can be done to get the world-class students of this […]
Elizabeth Conway
Hello Sophomores! My name is Lizzy Conway and I want to represent you in Senate! I'm currently the president of D'Lions, a member of Varsity Track, and a representative of Gilbert Hall Council. Through these activities I've been acquainted with many members of our class and I feel like I know the changes we sophomores […]
Sarah Driansky
As a junior, I?ve seen a lot, but I haven?t seen 24 hour dining services, tunnels that are open to our convenience, working printers and copiers in Clarc or a clothing optional D-Day. In order to make college an environment more conducive for academic as well as social well-being, it is imperative that a few […]
Lana Knox
My name is Lana Knox and I am re-running for the position of Senate Representative for the Class of 2003. To begin, I want to say that I have thoroughly enjoyed serving my constituents on Senate for the past term and I am excited about the opportunity to continue my involvement. Thus far, I have […]