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World-renowned poet, activist and educator Nikki Giovanni entertained a packed Strong Auditorium on Friday evening for the Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Address.Giovanni, the author of nearly 30 poetry books, shared her work, passed on advice to President Barack Obama and discussed civil rights issues in the culminating event celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.In the […]

Students packed the Stackel Room in Wilson Commons last Thursday, Jan. 22 for an emergency Minority Student Advisory Board Town Hall meeting in light of a controversial article about racial segregation in Messenger Magazine. Discussion was primarily over the content and possible solutions.President of MSAB and senior Brittany Carter called the emergency Town Hall meeting […]

New York Governor David Paterson may be forced to cut Medicaid spending in order to balance the state budget. Area hospitals, including Strong Memorial Hospital and Rochester General Hospital have been bracing for the cuts with downsized budgets.It is estimated that Strong Hospital could lose up to $30 million in Medicaid funding next fiscal year. […]

According to Director of UR Security Walter Mauldin, University-related robberies and assaults were unusual in their high number and location last year. Mauldin reported that UR Security responded to 2008's new, unique challenges by enlarging its staff and installing new surveillance cameras in combination with several other crime-deterrence tactics. The Students' Association Senate asked Mauldin […]

UR's Center for Community Leadership recently welcomed a new director, Glenn Cerosaletti. Cerosaletti, an alumnus of the University who graduated in 1991, has served as an academic counselor for 11 years. His primary goal in his new position is to engage undergraduates in community service projects and hone students' leadership skills.'I hope that the center […]

Newly inaugurated President Barack Obama declared his priorities for stimulating the economy in a speech on Jan. 8, including goals such as doubling the production of alternative energy technology, which will depend on discoveries from research. As a research university, UR must make it a priority to take part in this new age of science […]

In lieu of the recent security breach of the Student Employment Web site, members of the UR community have voiced concern about the University's ability to protect their personal information. The situation is undeniably serious it is upsetting in any sense to know that an identity has been 'copied."But while stolen identities certainly warrant students […]

Think of the anonymity of 'Gossip Girl" without any of the New York City glamour and you get a very rough sketch of Juicy Campus. According to the online gossip site's mission statement, Juicy Campus empowers the average college student with a forum for anonymous free speech. Still, the site's administrators reserve the right to […]

The battle lines are drawn. From roof to steeple, from dome to dome, from houses, churches, temples and Congress, we all have our stance on abortion.As best as I can see it, there are two types of people: those who think that abortion is murder of a heinous variety and those who see abortion as […]

The swoop. It's that moment when you're sitting there with someone new, someone exciting, close together and waiting. If anything's going to happen, one of you has got to make that move.One of you puts your face an inch or two closer and dips in for the kiss. It can be one of the most […]