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Eastman alumnus takes home GrammysAnthony Dean Griffey, who received his master's degree from the Eastman School of Music in 2001, took home two Grammy awards on Sunday, Feb. 8 for his performance in the Los Angeles Opera's 'Rise and Fall of the City Mahagonny."The DVD recording of the production won in the Best Opera Recording […]
Security Update
Male suspect continues harassment around Plymouth Avenue bridge At about 9 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 5, a UR undergraduate walking across the Plymouth Avenue bridge was yelled at and harassed by an unidentified male suspect driving a dark vehicle.According to UR Security Investigator Daniel Lafferty, the driver yelled at the student to get off of […]
Ruckus falters to competitive market
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Eastman Kodak lays off 1,300 local employees and UR reflects
The economic recession continues to hit companies nationwide and two weeks ago it struck home. Eastman Kodak, formerly Rochester's biggest employer, had to layoff more than 1,300 workers. As a result, the UR computer science department will most likely face a tighter budget in its collaboration with Eastman Kodak on research projects. Graduating seniors at […]
Dance moves forward despite director's resignation
Last semester, Judith Hook's resignation from her post as head of the dance department left students and faculty concerned with the future of the program. Professors of Dance James Holland and Alycia Bright Holland organized a petition to provide students with an outlet to express their positive reactions to courses they have participated in the […]
Students make demands of UR
A group of UR students, along with members of the Rochester community occupied Goergen Hall on Friday, Feb. 6 as a part of a peaceful sit-in to support Palestinian victims of the violence in Gaza.The University group Students for a Democratic Society organized the sit-in. SDS presented a list of demands to the University regarding […]
Teach-in highlights climate-change reform
National Teach-In on Global Warming was held on Feb. 5 in the Gowen Room in Wilson Commons to spread awareness about global warming to UR students and the community.With six different presentations from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., the teach-in was active with audience participation. Audience members asked questions and made suggestions on how to […]
Stimulus gambles with the American economy
Early into the presidency of Barack Obama, the 'new hope" in presidential politics is resorting to old tactics. Most importantly, he is using fear as a political tool. Fear is one of the most powerful political options available now and throughout history. Typical political analysis shows that people are most likely to look to new […]
The real Hamas: terror, hatred and murder
No one wants the violence in Israel and the Palestinian Territories to continue. It must stop for peace and democracy to have a chance to flourish. The prospects for peace and democracy, however, remain bleak as long as Hamas, a radical terrorist group, stays in power in Gaza. The real assault on peace and freedom […]
How we're getting screwed with UR?s health care
Would you buy car insurance that only covered you in one state? What about a life insurance policy that only paid your family if you died in Nevada? These are ridiculous questions because no one would ever knowingly buy coverage of any kind that operated in such a small area relative to the entire country. […]