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Director of Residential Life Laurel Contomanolis and Director of Dining and Auxiliary Services Cam Schauf joined together at Wednesday's Town Hall Meeting to announce major dining and residential changes for next year. They partnered to reveal that meal plans will now be based on residential location rather than by class year. The Riverview Apartments will […]

A female undergraduate student was the victim of an attempted strong-arm robbery on Tuesday at 7 p.m. The student was near the lower level of the stairs that leads to the Eastman Quadrangle between Hoyt and Dewey Halls. The suspect approached the student from behind. He grabbed her arm and demanded money. She was reaching […]

On Jan. 29, Princeton University Professor of Religion Judith Weisenfeld visited UR and gave a presentation entitled "A Mighty Epic of Modern Morals: Religious Race Movies of the 1940s." As promised by her introduction, it only took a few minutes for listeners to gain an appetite for film. Addressing her audience, Weisenfeld revealed an age […]

Former President of the Board and M.K. Gandhi Nonviolence Institute's co-founder Arun Gandhi submitted his resignation on Jan. 25. Arun Gandhi is the grandson of spiritual leader Mohandas Gandhi. Arun Gandhi's resignation was submitted after an incident where he commented on a Washington Post blog. Gandhi was a panelist for a Web site called "On […]

UR's parking and transportation services have been consistently working to improve the quality and efficiency of the transit and University bus services that individuals use to travel to various locations on and off campus. Schedules are revamped semester to semester, and new buses were purchased last semester to provide users with better transportation accommodations. These […]

Psst, are you alone? I have a secret to share with you. I have a wifebeater. In fact, I have several wifebeaters. No, I do not have a small midget in my closet that beats the crap out of his wife in a drunken rage. I am talking, of course, about the article of clothing […]

Due to the success of its trial period last spring, the Collegiate Readership Program has returned to River Campus. The first papers were distributed last Monday.The program delivers copies of USA Today, the New York Times and the Democrat and Chronicle. Papers are circulated in the most populous dining and study areas on campus, including […]

The analysis of the fallout of the Mitchell Report, continued from last week, deserves a look at one of the most prominently banned substances that has led to the criticism and suspension of athletes in several sports like football and baseball. That substance is Human Growth Hormone and has been plaguing and will continue to […]

URBee's nearly quarter-century tenure at the helm as the UR mascot has come to an end. His replacement, a more fierce and ferocious-looking Yellowjacket, will be officially unveiled, along with his new name on Friday, between the men's and women's basketball games against Washington University in St. Louis. Over the years, the UR Yellowjacket has […]

If you've seen the episode of "South Park" with "Guitar Hero," then you already know that pretending to be an elite guitar player based on your skills on a plastic controller makes you a huge tool. In fact, many say that playing these video games actually hinders your ability to become a better guitar player. […]