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Students and faculty ran through some potential dining changes at Tuesday night's Dining Committee meeting that took place in Wilson Commons Room 122. This month's meeting covered an array of dining issues, but it primarily focused on possible renovation ideas for Danforth Dining Hall and The Pit for over the summer. The committee meets regularly […]

A female student walking in Intercampus Drive Lot reported that she had been approached by a driver of a dark-colored sedan on Saturday, Feb. 2 at approximately 7:15 p.m., according to UR Security Investigator Dan Lafferty. The driver drove up to her. He proceeded to ask her if she knew where the ice skating rink […]

Red and blue clashed Tuesday night as students from various political organizations let sparks fly over a number of current issues. With the results of the "Potomac Primary" of Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia looming over the night, the UR Debate Union, along with Delta Upsilon Fraternity, played host to members of the […]

If you happened to notice a lot of people wearing red on Wednesday, it was all thanks to UR's Wear Red Day. The American Heart Association has its own Wear Red Day that occurs annually on Feb. 1, when it promotes heart health. "We wanted to have our own UR Wear Red Day," Co-chair of […]

The Washington Bureau Chief of the New York Daily News Thomas DeFrank shared his insight into the 2008 presidential election last Thursday with an attentive crowd of UR students, faculty and alumni.DeFrank drew on personal stories from his 37 years as a Washington reporter to entice the overflowing Welles-Brown room in Rush Rhees Library. He […]

A new protocol outlined by Monroe-Livingston Regional Emergency Medical Services Council requires that intoxicated persons treated by Emergency Medical Technicians be transported to the hospital for further care, effective Jan. 1.Director of UR Security Walter Mauldin was notified of the policy late last week.Mauldin speculated that the Council's decision was meant to be precautionary."It's likely […]

This weekend proved to be a challenge for the UR women's basketball team, as it lost both of its away games to the University of Chicago Maroons and the Washington University in St. Louis Golden Bears. A loss to the Maroons on Friday night gave the Yellowjackets their first University Athletic Association defeat this season […]

Facing off against some tough competition this weekend at the St. Valentine's Relays at Boston University, including multiple Division I schools and some independent competitors, the men's and women's track and field teams held their own, producing a multitude of personal bests and additional qualifications for the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships later this season.The […]

In 2004, Massachusetts Senator John Kerry lost to incumbent President George W. Bush in the presidential election by only three percent of the popular vote.Some Democrats voted for Kerry, understanding that their vote wasn't necessarily a vote for a perfect president but a vote against Bush. Some voted for Ralph Nader, literally wasting their vote […]

Bob Knight is someone who has never shied away from controversial moments, but on Monday, Feb. 4, he shocked the world. His controversial moments have never been all that surprising until now. The legendary coach, who has 902 career victories, resigned from his position as the head basketball coach of the Texas Tech University Red […]