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On Thursday, members of the UR community gathered for the Religious Diversity Celebration to honor various religious groups present on campus. The tone and theme of the event was immediately established when eight students of different ethnicities and faiths stood at the altar of Interfaith Chapel's Sanctuary Level and spoke different languages. Although the students […]

Last Saturday a member of Facilities staff spray-painted over a number of words and phrases in the tunnel connecting Wilson Quad to Hoyt Auditorium, in the belief that they constituted acts of vandalism. The comments had been spray-painted onto the walls of the tunnel, which student groups routinely decorate, by the University of Rochester's Pride […]

The legal suit brought against the University by sophomore Deborah Stamm was resolved earlier this week. She had filed a lawsuit against UR after repeatedly being denied access to her service dog, Sid.At a preliminary hearing in October, an injunction allowed Stamm to retain Sid until the case was finalized. The final settlement was signed […]

One or more persons attempted to enter Southside Market in deKiewiet Tower between Wednesday evening, April 2 and Thursday morning, April 3. The store was closed at the time. Student employees at the store reported that when they arrived Thursday morning, they found both the front and rear doors ajar with pry marks on them. […]

To start their term on the right foot, Eric Sansky and Tyler Socash must pay careful attention to the projects they pursue and communicate effectively with University administrators as well as the student body. Sansky and Socash should rightfully stand by their platform, but they are equally obligated to incorporate good ideas from the other […]

In 2001, the International Olympic Committee awarded the 2008 summer games to Beijing, a move that drew criticism, as it should have. The Chinese government has an abysmal record for human rights, does not respect free speech or other civil liberties and represses dissenters. Some hoped that giving Beijing the games would force the Chinese […]

UR researchers have reproduced a music file of a 20-second clarinet solo that is nearly 1,000 times smaller than a regular MP3 file. Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Mark Bocko co-created the reproduction."This is essentially a human-scale system of reproducing music," Bocko said. "Humans can manipulate their tongue, breath and fingers only so fast, […]

Last weekend, UR's first Sustainable Energy Symposium was held in Hubbell Auditorium in Hutchison Hall. Over 100 students and faculty were in attendance.The symposium featured several speakers, including a keynote address by Chair of the Department of Environment and Society at Utah State University Joseph Tainter. Tainter is an anthropologist and historian who studies ancient […]

On Tuesday night, The Humanities Project wrapped up its series on Religious Cultures of the African Diaspora in the Hawkins-Carlson room in Rush Rhees Library with a talk given by New York University research scholar and author Jeff Sharlet. The scholar's most recent work, "The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power" […]

In an effort to bridge the gap between the UR community and the city of Rochester, Rochester Mayor Robert Duffy spoke in Hoyt Auditorium last Thursday to discuss an array of current local issues. During the Town Hall speech and question-and-answer session, Duffy candidly addressed the city's present hurdles and discussed its potential to advance […]