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MLK Commemorative Speech preaches peace
Forty years ago yesterday, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his prolific sermon, "Why I am Opposed to the War in Vietnam," to an audience in New York's Riverside Baptist Church. He criticized the continuing arrogance and hypocrisy of Washington while America suffered senseless brutality and tragedy brought on by the prolonged Vietnam War.Commemorating King's message, […]
Safe and sound
The feedback Security has gotten about the Lead Officer Program from all the different facets of UR has been overwhelmingly positive. Part of this, of course, is due to the idea behind the program - fostering community through interpersonal relationships with security officers. But, a large part of why the program has proved so successful […]
Campus Brief: Meliora Weekend events announced for next year
Next fall's Meliora Weekend will feature Former Secretary of State Colin Powell as the keynote speaker, according to Executive Director of Alumni Relations Kevin Wesley. Powell headlines a group of distinguished speakers and entertainers scheduled to appear at the annual festivities, to be held Oct. 19-21. The annual three-day event, which began in 2001, serves […]
URMC receives $26 million grant
The National Institutes of Health has recently awarded the UR Medical Center $26 million to found an influenza research center. The grant, provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is set to be alloted over seven years and will fund the initiation as well as the research efforts of the New York […]
Campus opened for Class of 2011
Prospective students and their families visited UR's River Campus during the first Spring Open Campus events last Friday and Monday. SOC is a time when the Office of Admissions officers open up the campus to recently accepted students so that they can get a taste of what the Rochester experience is all about. This year, […]
Suicide attempt in Hylan Hall
A UR graduate student threatened to commit suicide in Hylan Hall late Sunday night. The student broke a window on the ninth floor and stood in the frame for at least three hours, apparently contemplating jumping out of the building, while law enforcement and emergency crews worked to alleviate the situation.At approximately 11:30 p.m. on […]
Officer Program finishes first year
As the first year of the Lead Officer Program begins to draw to a close, students, administrators and members of UR Security alike are pleased with the progress the program has made. "It has been a very successful year and we have received nothing but positive feedback," Lead Officer Jimmy Teckle said. "We are all […]
SA Candidates debate
This year's elections week for the 2007-08 Students' Association President, Vice-President, Senate and Class Councils played host to a new event - the Convention - followed by a Presidential and Vice-Presidential Debate. The Convention and Debate, whose combined duration was three hours, took place last night in Hirst Lounge and the Gowen Room, respectively. The […]
Security Update
An undergraduate student was transported from the campus bookstore to Strong Memorial Hospital after experiencing an apparent seizure, according to UR Security Investigator Dan Lafferty.Officers responding to the scene found the student to be breathing but not responsive upon their arrival. The student had fallen to the floor.MERT personnel were called, as well as an […]
Campus Brief: UR Fulbright Scholar to teach in Malaysia
Senior Michael Potere has been named a 2007-08 Fulbright Scholar. He is the first UR student to receive the honor. He will spend the next academic year in Malaysia, teaching conversational English in rural Terengganu Province.The Fulbright Program was started after World War II. The program originally sent students to Germany to foster goodwill between […]
