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Women drop second game of year
This weekend took an unexpected turn for the UR women's basketball team.After a convincing 62-43 win against New York University on Friday, UR fell to Brandeis University, 52-50 on Sunday.The 'Jackets' record drops to 20-2 overall and 9-2 in the University Athletic Association. With the loss, the team also moves down to second place in […]
View from a Starr
Performance-enhancing drugs are once again at the forefront of Major League Baseball, and once again, nobody seems to have a clear solution.Last semester, in HIS 265: 'Baseball in American Life," Professor Borus taught us that what happens in America is always mirrored on the baseball diamond. It seems only fitting that the era or should […]
Shooting near Riverview involves suspect, victim not affiliated with UR
The Rochester Police Department responded to an off-campus domestic dispute in the 1100 block of South Plymouth Avenue on Monday.At approximately 11:40 p.m., police officers discovered that a female was shot in the arm by a former male acquaintance. According to UR Security Investigator Daniel Lafferty, the suspect fled the scene of the crime in […]
Campus Briefs
Senior awarded Churchill scholarshipFor the third time in three years, a UR senior was awarded a Churchill scholarship to further her studies at Cambridge University.Senior Kristen Beck, a double major in mathematics and physics, is one of just 14 students selected nationally to pursue a higher education in engineering, mathematics or the physical and natural […]
Steven Chu brings science to the White House
Scientists and environmentalists rejoiced on Jan. 20 when the U.S. Senate confirmed physicist Dr. Steven Chu as Energy Secretary. After eight years of climate change denial and minimal efforts to provide incentives for renewable energy development, the U.S. government made a dramatic shift with Chu's confirmation. Chu has been a fierce advocate for research in […]
A need to democratize UR?s investment policy
A core tenet of anything worth calling a democracy is the principle that a person should have a say in decisions, proportionate to the degree that he or she is affected by them. This should certainly apply to the students, employees, faculty and alumni having some control over the University's investments in objectionable corporations if […]
How we?re still getting screwed by UR?s health care
In last week's article, 'How we're getting screwed with UR's health care," I discussed how health insurance works here at UR. The school requires all students to have it. I didn't have any, so I bought it from the school. That was in the summer. Over winter break, I learned a fun fact about the […]
Pseudonyms do not detract from the message
Due to the recent controversy that has surrounded 'The Problem of Reverse Segregation at the U of R," an article published in the fall 2008 issue of Messenger Magazine, the Messenger family has deemed it appropriate to state our position on the issue.It is the policy of Messenger Magazine to utilize a pseudonym in any […]
Love is all around? so is violence against women
The roses are wilted and the chocolate boxes are empty signs that we have all survived through another Valentine's Day. However, there is another V-Day coming up this month. This 'V" stands not only for valentine, but also for violence, vagina and victory. V-Day is a global movement founded by the author of 'The Vagina […]
This opera was born to rock: UR groups to stage Tommy
No Jackets Required and Off Broadway On Campus are joining together this week to put on The Who's rock opera, 'Tommy." The opera tells the story of a young boy who becomes deaf, dumb and blind after a tragic childhood incident. Throughout the show, various interesting and creative cures are attempted, all of which are […]