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Unions debate contract terms
The contracts of the members of the Local 1199 SEIU and SEIU Local 200 United, comprised of over 1,400 service workers employed on the River Campus and at the UR Medical Center, expire on Sept. 29. Negotiations over new contract terms began Aug. 8 and are still continuing without resolve."There was a brief strike at […]
Judge celebrates Constitution
On Sept. 17, 1787, 39 men gathered in Philadelphia and signed the United States Constitution, forever changing the course of history. To pay homage to the oldest written constitution in world history, a law was enacted in 2004 to establish Sept. 17 as a national holiday.In honor of Constitution Day, the Political Science Undergraduate Council, […]
Appeal for service animal rejected
Sophomore Deborah Stamm was diagnosed with major depressive disorder and Type 1 diabetes, and due to her disability, she requested to have her service dog, Sid, stay in her residence hall and accompany her to class. However, this request to keep Sid, who fulfills a need for companionship, was denied after her case was reviewed […]
Dining reports changes
Several changes have seemed to dominate the dining experience on campus this year. Due to complaints, Dining Services responded to the students' pleas with an open Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday. In attendance were Director of Dining and Auxiliary Services Cam Schauf, Guest Services Manager Dave Feist and the managers of the individual dining halls."After […]
Campus Brief: Geology professor wins Young Scientist Award
One of UR's own professors was recently awarded the Geological Society of America's Young Scientist Award for 2007. Associate professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences Carmala Garzione will receive the award in October at the Geological Society of America (GSA) annual meeting in Denver, Colo. This award honors a scientist under the age of 35 […]
Campus Brief: IT introduces changes to email and wireless
University IT has been busy over the summer working to improve the University's e-mail and wireless Internet systems. The first changes have come in the area of spam control, as IT works to combat increasing volumes of the annoying, unsolicited messages that are becoming ever harder to detect. While IT has always had spam protection […]
New name could boost fame
The UR Office of Communications recently raised an epic publicity storm to unveil UR's new logo. The logo was a great idea and the publicity warranted - this University needs a fresh and unique identity to be proud of. Still, our great institution is mired in relative obscurity compared to the names above and below […]
Access denied
UR Wireless is the service that keeps most academic buildings, the library and freshman dorms connected to the Internet - a laptop can connect to the Web even in the middle of the Eastman Quadrangle. However, this service does not span the entire River Campus.Some of the black spots on the wireless coverage map are […]
From the Pressbox
With Tiger Woods wrapping up the PGA Tournament this weekend, the prevalence of dynasties in modern sports became even more conspicuous. Despite the likeability of most athletic dynasties, such as Roger Federer, Woods and the Pittsburgh Steelers (okay, maybe they aren't a dynasty, but let's just say I own a Terrible Towel), you can't help […]
Life, Love… Sport
Hola, ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to another Life, Love... Sport (Embarrassment Edition). It has been a big week in the world of sports. From the endless debates of how the Patriots should be punished and their subsequent wrecking-ball performance of the Chargers, to the Yankees-Red Sox race getting a bit too close for comfort […]