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The purpose of coach evaluation surveys that are submitted by players at the end of each season is to provide the administration with information about the effectiveness of the coaching for the various teams in the hopes that measures will be taken to address these concerns. In the three years since the men's varsity tennis […]

Our generation has grown up during a major technological era and has therefore seen its share of new forms of entertainment, from flat-screen TVs to DVDs, video games and the Internet. With so many technological advances in recent years, it may come as a surprise to some that one of the most popular forms of […]

Tuition is solution to book woesYour editorial "Books Cause Woes" mentions that certain students cannot afford textbooks. At various universities, I have proposed that mandatory textbooks be included integrally in tuition cost. This provides for tuition grants to cover those necessary expenses.-Michael C. Barris, Ph.D.Class of 1966News writer needs to nix opinionsAs a biology student, […]

If you were to ask young Rochester residents where they go and hang out on a weekend night after a long week of school or work, they would undoubtedly say the Alexander and East area. There you have your choice of various bars and clubs which adorn the night life atmosphere. Whether it's hanging out […]

On Friday, Jan. 26, a double shooting occurred outside of a deli on the corner of Genessee and Congress Streets, located in the 19th Ward. The shootings, caused by an apparent argument, resulted in one death and one non-life-threatening wound to the leg. From the investigation undergone thus far, it seems that the shooting was […]

In recent years, UR has seen dynamic growth in nearly every facet of its mandate, from new research buildings to larger endowments. Beginning in early 2006, however, UR returned somewhat to its original grassroots progressivism when it began a joint entrepreneurial venture with Thomas Jefferson High School, an inner city school with a troubled history […]

In a press release on Nov. 9, 2006, UR President Joel Seligman announced that Provost Richard Phelps would be retiring in 2007 after 13 years of service and that a search for a new provost would begin in December."He's been an amazingly important provost on the national scene and is highly respected," Seligman said about […]

The Rochester Center for Community Leadership is laying out a challenge for the student body: get informed. By signing a deal with USA Today, The New York Times and the Democrat and Chronicle, RCCL is making it easy. For one month, students will be able to pick up free copies of all of those newspapers […]

On Tuesday, it was announced that Khaled Abdelwahhab has become the first Arab nominated for recognition as "Righteous Among the Nations." This is a Holocaust honor that is given to non-Jews who put their lives in jeopardy to save Jews from Nazi persecution. Abdelwahhab hid a group of Jews on his farm in Tunisia, keeping […]

Beginning Monday, Feb. 5 through Friday, March 2, the Collegiate Readership Program will be implemented at UR, providing students with a variety of newspapers, free of charge, in locations across campus."The Collegiate Readership Program is present on over 400 campuses nationwide," Circulation Account Manager for USA Today Liz Rittling said. "The program is designed to […]