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World-renowned pollster John Zogby came back for his second visit to the UR campus on Wednesday, Sept. 24. In front of the packed Welles-Brown Room in Rush Rhees Library, the best-selling author discussed his new book, the upcoming presidential election and the changes that are, in his opinion, overtaking America. His book, 'The Way We'll […]

In response to a fight that broke out on Thursday, Sept. 16 on a bus coming back from a Senior Night bar party at Syxx and Chocolate, the Office of the Dean of Students has suspended transportation to and from Senior Night events and other bar nights pending a meeting with various members of the […]

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UR biologists have found that small-bodied rodents with long life spans have evolved a previously unknown anti-cancer mechanism. This mechanism appears to be different from any anti-cancer mechanisms employed by human beings or other large mammals.Understanding this mechanism may help prevent cancer in humans because many human cancers originate from stem cells and similar mechanisms […]

The security system at UR has made a few important additions this year to its 'ThinkSafe" security report, which includes several tips on how students, faculty and staff should go about protecting themselves when they are on and off campus. This report covers information including, but not limited to, what action should be taken if […]

Transferring to UR can be challenging new faces, new classes and a new campus. Incoming freshmen can bond with their halls and floors, but for transfer students, finding a base can be more difficult. A transfer student's first semester can be, as sophomore and transfer student Margaret Healy wrote in last week's issue of the […]

According to UR Security Investigator Daniel Lafferty, in three separate incidents, residents on the fifth, sixth and eighth floors of Valentine Tower reported that an unidentified suspect entered their rooms and stole property.The first incident is reported to have occurred between 5 and 8 p.m. on Sept. 12. The victim reports a Dell laptop, hand-held […]

New students who are qualified veterans applying to the College in fall of 2009 will have a new scholarship available to them. They may be eligible for a full tuition scholarship after meeting normal admissions requirements. The financial debt that is not covered by outside sources, such as veteran benefits and other student funding, will […]

On Saturday, Sept. 20, the new UR Web site went live. The redesign process began in August of last year.'If you look across university homepages generally, there is a lot of "sameness' out there, and that made it a little easier to think, "OK, what can we do that nobody else is doing?'" Web Editor […]

We have it made at UR socially, at least. The people who complain about the social life at UR don't get it and are missing out on what could be an incredible social experience. I'm a positive person in nature, but this sentiment is not out of range for the rest of the student body.We […]