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For the multitude of spring breakers who experienced the sunshine and high temperatures in Florida this year, the vacation time was probably a blast as they partied it up on the beach. Among these travelers were a group of nine UR girls, although it could hardly be said that they spent their time lounging on […]

"Entourage" is the worst show on television. Yeah, I said it. Now before you go ape shit on me and swear your undying loyalty to the show, allow me to preface my argument by saying that I too once loved it and watched it religiously on Sunday nights. Then I got a life.Aside from being […]

In the world of the comedy film, every dog has its day. If this weren't true, we'd still be laughing at Chevy Chase, and Eddie Murphy would've never come out with "Norbit."The stars themselves are not so much to blame as is the scheming spirit of Hollywood, which finds it necessary to hash out as […]

Sick Puppies, Saving Abel and HURT are three bands that have started to make it big on the rock circuit, and each band carries a unique sound and story. Hailing from Sydney, Australia, Sick Puppies made a huge hit with its "free hugs" video that used its song "All the Same" and aired nationwide. "It […]

What do you get when you allow one girl to date five different guys? Some may think of a fantasy, but others may think of the Korean-American Students' Association's (KASA) Korea Night 2008. The theme for the event was based on the MTV dating show "Next," in which one person is invited to date five […]

Hundreds of wrists, hugged by lime green plastic bands, waved in unison toward Gregg Gillis, the music producer and mash-up DJ who performed to a sold-out crowd in Douglass Dining Center on Saturday, March 22, with special guest Emilio Rojas. Girl Talk's premiere at UR proved to be an overwhelming success as the show resulted […]

Solar power will dominate energy production by 2050 if Daniel Nocera has anything to do with it.That was the message Nocera, professor of chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, gave following his acceptance of the Harrison Howe Award, which recognizes "outstanding contributions to research in chemistry defined in its broadest sense," according to the […]

In an e-mail sent to the University community yesterday, UR President Joel Seligman announced the death of senior Travis Acker. Acker, a student in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, was found in his residence on Highland Ave. in Brighton on Tuesday."My heartfelt condolences go out to Travis's parents, sister and friends, and to […]

Several fraternity and sorority chapters failed to achieve accreditation in this year's Expectations for Excellence annual review, which is a University initiative focused on creating a college-centered, interactive Greek life at UR. While many fraternities and sororities received accreditation, four fraternities and one sorority, Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity, Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity, Psi Upsilon Fraternity, […]

All full- and part-time undergraduates at the College of Arts, Sciences and Engineering and the Eastman School of Music will participate in the pilot program of the new AlertUR emergency notification system. AlertUR directly informs students of a crisis by sending text messages, voice messages and e-mails to their personal electronic devices. In addition to […]