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The women's indoor track and field team edged SUNY Brockport in competition at the St. Lawrence University Invitational on Saturday, taking the championship by just 7.5 points. Five first-place finishes led the women to the victory, with each of these finishes contributing 10 points to their overall score of 136.50, which placed them at the […]

RecycleMania 2008, a nation-wide competition designed to entice college campuses to recycle more, kicked off this Monday at UR with an event at Danforth Dining Hall. Grassroots promoted the debut by sponsoring a raffle, passing out free stickers and testing diners' knowledge with a quiz on sustainability. This is the second year that the University […]

As 2008 progresses through its early stages, resolutions are high on many people's priority lists. At this time of year, optimism is positive as plans are being made to improve one's lot in life. Unfortunately, for the vast majority of people, those early resolution plans dissipate and completely vanish as time goes by and, before […]

When I first set foot on UR's campus three years ago as a newly-matriculated student, I was expecting a new and exciting period of my life to begin.Later that day, perspiring while sitting in my chair in that sweltering room, surrounded by several useless fans - and still tired from lugging a refrigerator up three […]

Much ado has been made about Arun Gandhi's remarks regarding Israel and the Jews. Jacob Nacheman, for instance, writes that he was shocked and disappointed by Gandhi's comments and contrasted them with the record of his much-lauded grandfather.I can only assume that Mr. Nacheman and the majority of the Rochester community has not been paying […]

If you have been watching the presidential primary campaigns, you've witnessed the shift in Senator Hillary Clinton's strategy during the run-up to the South Carolina Democratic primary. Civilized discourse went out the door in favor of win-at-all-cost politicking.The Clintons - both Hillary and the former president - blatantly misrepresented Senator Barack Obama's position on several […]

Dramatic improvements for the current meal plan were outlined by Dining Services at Wednesday's Town Hall Meeting. It was announced that student housing choices will be inextricably linked with their meal plans, effective fall 2008. With more Declining Dollars and less Club Meals across most of the plans, students will be able to choose the […]

UR President Joel Seligman's remarks to the Faculty Senate on Jan. 22 outlined goals for the University's strategic planning over the next 10 years. In particular, the College of Arts and Sciences will introduce new academic initiatives.Students who want a more tailored program of study within their major will be able to take courses that […]

Lately, there has been a lot of news about a possible recession in our economy. At first I only cared because I was worried about my stocks and how they would be affected. They didn't do well, considering almost everything I had invested in posted record-breaking losses for 2007. But I'm over that, and I […]

Two UR scientists, Professor of Biology Jack Werren and Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at UR Medical Center John Treanor, were featured by Discover magazine's Top 100 Science Stories of 2007 for their contributions to their respective fields. Werren received a $5 million dollar grant five years ago to study how Wolbachia, a genius of […]