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The defensive and offensive performances of senior forward Alex Porter have been a major contribution to the success of the undefeated women's basketball team so far this season.Porter, a brain and cognitive sciences major from Rockville, Md., was named MVP of the Chuck Resler Tournament on Nov. 22. In the championship match against Moravian College, […]

Two teenage suspects from the Rochester area were arrested Friday evening in connection with several thefts from River Campus residence halls, according to UR Security Investigator Daniel Lafferty.An undergraduate student tipped off officers after seeing the individuals leave her room in Burton Hall with her property. One suspect told the student he had permission to […]

A report card released this week that evaluated 300 college and university sustainability initiatives graded UR's most recent green efforts at a B minus. This score, an improvement from last year's grade, underlines significant University commitments to dining, recycling and investment in renewable energies.The College of Sustainability Report Card 2009, published by the Sustainable Endowments […]

The idea of time reversal has for the most part always been restricted to tales of science fiction and fantasy, and the belief that time consistently moves forward, away from the past and toward the future, is generally accepted without question.Yet this common belief is not based in scientific theory or concluded from the fundamental […]

UR will welcome Morgan Levy as an assistant to the office of the Dean of Students. After a long search process, with collaboration from both administrators and students, Levy was offered the position and will officially assume the role on Oct. 13.On Oct. 26, 2007, Jody Asbury, former dean of students, stepped down from office. […]

The recent suspension on busing students to off-campus activities was more clearly explained at a meeting held between members of the UR administration and a group of select students on Tuesday.The moratorium was put in place after a stabbing that occurred last week. The meeting was designed to review the current policy and establish a […]

Last Thursday, the UR College Bowl team had the opportunity to be filmed for the new format of 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire."Sophomore Bill Finan, sophomore Ben Seitelman, junior Laura Nemeth and senior Eric Keihl served as members of the new lifeline that was added to the show called 'ask the expert," which is […]

Dining Services has made management and structural changes over the summer but intends to stick with its management company, ARAMARK, as well as its main food provider, SYSCO, which is a separate food service corporation contracted by ARAMARK.According to Director of Campus Dining Services and Auxiliary Operations Cam Schauf, there are currently no plans to […]

Jason Huang, M.D., an assistant professor of neurosurgery at the UR Medical Center, presented at the annual meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, which was held in Orlando, Fla. this week. Huang spoke about his experiences in Iraq over the past year, where he went as a major in the U.S. Army Reserve.The presentation […]

Several minor construction projects are in progress on the River Campus. This past summer, work was done in Fauver Stadium. New lights were installed and the concourse was repainted. However, the completion of one project sometimes leads to the necessity of another, according to Associate Vice President of University Facilities and Services Richard Pifer.'We try […]