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Ballet Performance Group stars in show

I am sure many of us like to blast our latest iTunes playlists and dance around the room. I know at least I do. Though I am not the best dancer, there are many great dancers in Ballet Performance Group. This past Friday, BPG held its semester show in Strong Auditorium titled, 'Forever on the […]

MAG brings Russian history to Rochester

If you can spare a few moments from cramming for midterms or have a pronounced love for all things Russian, it would be very much worth your time to take a trip to the Memorial Art Gallery to peruse its main exhibit, 'Tradition in Transition: Russian Icons in the Age of the Romanovs" and its […]

Supporting the U.S. troops, one garbage plate at a time

From the outside looking in, garbage plate-eating contests, dance-offs and four-legged relay races probably don't seem like they are serving much purpose; but from the inside looking out, you need only to justify these actions with three simple words: 'Support the Troops."'When you look around campus, it's not that students don't want to support the […]

Converted Chevy showroom makes for a comfortable caf

It's been years since the building at 200 East Avenue traded in its Chevrolet Corvettes and Impalas for cappuccinos and mochas. Still, everyone who walks into SPoT Coffee today pays a small tribute to this former Chevrolet showroom with a catch of their breath and a sweep of their eyes up and over the expansiveness […]

Going the distance with alternative fuel sources

With a climate crisis at hand and our country's strong dependence on foreign oil, we are at a turning point. Many potential solutions have been raised and debated, some more realistic than others. One of the more feasible methods for decreasing the use of standard oil products is the process of taking conventional diesel engines […]

Get to know me: Ben Seitelman

How often can you say that you met somebody who got to be involved with 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire"? Sophomore Ben Seitleman, president of the Thelion Society, was one of the talented members of the Quiz Bowl team who won the College Bowl Nationals last spring and was invited to be a lifeline […]

To abstain is not a pain: exploring alternatives

There's a very important sexual practice that I've failed to mention thus far. It's hands-down the most common sexual practice in the world. Everybody has done it at some time or another. Some people really like it and want to do it all the time. Others think it's silly and try to avoid it at […]

Field Hockey falters after wins

At the end of a seven-game away stint, UR's field hockey team was faced with a tough finish to the streak. While the 'Jackets defeated their competitors in two games over fall break, they then had to go up against two Liberty League opponents who took two games over the weekend. Despite these hard losses, […]

UR, Cady show promise in UAA competition

It didn't take long for junior midfielder Scott Cady to get used to playing on the field again. The forward who had been sidelined with a broken bone since the first game of the season scored the game's lone goal with under 10 minutes left in the men's soccer team's game against the New York […]

Good parenting

The Office of Parent Relations, which was established in November 2007, currently seems lost in the myriad of phone numbers parents look at when wondering whom to contact at UR for answers. As the office grows, its number one goal should be to publicize aggressively so that every UR parent knows that when they need […]