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Last year, Eric Weissmann's election platform for the Students' Association presidency contained three basic tenets 'enhancing student life, energizing the campus community and connecting students to student government." However, Weissmann's year-in-review on Friday in the Gowen Room was not that simplistic.In keeping with a 27-year tradition, the SA President and senior gave a full account […]

1. Three suspects were found throwing rocks at the Riverview Apartment buildings at 6:07 p.m. on Sunday, March 28. UR Security officers were called to the scene, and after they arrived the suspects left the area. The Rochester Police Department was also called to assist at the scene.According to UR Security Senior Investigator Daniel Lafferty, […]

Dean of the College Richard Feldman proposed a controversial $25 transportation line item fee to the Students' Association Senate last Monday, March 29. The fee would be included as a separate part of tuition for all undergraduate students at UR.Prior to Monday, Feldman presented this proposal to a group of student government leaders.The transportation fee […]

Former County Deputy Executive is acquittedAt the Monroe County Court, the former County Deputy Executive James Smith was acquitted of six misdemeanor counts of misconduct for allegedly trying to protect the workers of the Robutrad program from punishment yesterday.After debating for almost 20 hours over two days, the jury finally released their verdict.If Smith had […]

UR professor wins prestigious optics awardUR Professor of Physics and Astronomy Joseph Eberly has been awarded the 2010 Frederic Ives Medal, which is the highest honor given by the Optical Society of America (OSA).Over his career, Eberly has written over 350 research papers in the field of quantum optics, which uses tunable lasers to test […]

Students who have spent six months or more per year living in Rochester will be required to fill out the census with Rochester as their primary place of residence.Census forms were delivered to every residential address in March, and will be delivered to on campus housing in April and May.Traditionally, college students have been under […]

The newly passed health care bill has become one of the most controversial topics surrounding the Obama administration. As the bill made its run through Congress, the American Medical Association (AMA) was instrumental in shaping the provisions into what they are currently.AMA President J. James Rohack did an interview with the CT to discuss the […]

The Elmwood Inn, located a minute's walk from the intersection of Mount Hope Avenue and Elmwood Avenue, is not what one might expect. Considering it was a rainy Sunday night when I went, the sconce lighting around the exterior walls, visible as you enter through the front foyer, is almost serene, a certain departure from […]

Last Sunday afternoon, the guys and girls of UR put on their best Magnum faces, fiercest leather jackets and Lady Gaga sparkling shades and made their way to Sloan Auditorium for the Spanish and Latino Students in Training for Awareness, or S.A.L.S.I.T.A., annual fashion show. This year's theme, 'A Night in Our City," portrayed an […]

Every once in a while, a guy shows up at a general interest meeting for the Medieval Society and asks, 'When do we start dressing up?" Sorry buddy, wrong club.According to Medieval Society President (erm, Prime Minister) and sophomore Sebastian Bezerra, the Society is actively working to educate the undergraduate body about the extensive Medieval […]