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Twenty-four years ago, Judith Pipher helped make history.Over two decades ago, Pipher and a group of colleagues set in a little on-campus observatory, found a new way of looking at the moon by mounting a prototype infrared detector onto a telescope in order to take the first infrared photograph of the moon in history.Soon, Pipher […]

Prank phone calls raise questions of stalkerish behaviorStudents in Susan B. Anthony Halls contacted UR Security about the most recent of several prank phone calls that they had been receiving for months. They reported that the calls had been occurring about once a month on an ongoing basis. The call in question came from an […]

Professors educate students on researchOn Wednesday, Jan. 31, a number of professors spoke about their research to a group of about 45 students. The Research Panel took place in the Welles-Brown room in Rush Rhees Library from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The professors were from a number of different departments and spoke on a […]

Nine of the eleven members of last fall's men's varsity tennis team have left the team to protest the UR Athletics administration and head coach Anna Khvalina. According to former players, the decision to quit was based largely on the administration's lack of response to their complaints concerning coach Khvalina, which started more than two […]

The Student's Association sponsored a Town Hall Meeting entitled "For UR Entertainment" in the Gowen Room on Wednesday, Jan. 31. The topic was University Entertainment, and the speakers included Melissia Schmidt, Assistant Director of Student Activity Programs Melissia Schmidt, Administrative Chairperson of CAB Steven Bloch and President of UR concerts Nicole Schaeffer.They discussed the difficulties […]

The women's basketball team came into this weekend looking to bounce back from two straight losses in last week's Midwest UAA trip. The 'Jackets (16-2) did just that as they handled visiting Case Western Reserve University and Emory University easily, beating both teams by over 20 points each night. "We really focused this week in […]

It is a memorable day today at Life, Love? Sport (Thank god it's the Super Bowl Edition). This marks the 10th edition of LLS. I never thought I'd see the day. Today, we shall further discuss the Super Bowl and its implications on the history of the game. Also, there has been major news from […]

The swimming and diving teams traveled to Ithaca College on Saturday for their final regular season meet of the season. The men finished the season on a seven-meet winning streak as they dominated the Bombers, winning by a score of 134-84. The women's meet provided some final-race dramatics, but the 'Jackets couldn't seal the deal […]

Those who know me know that I have a fascination with trying different ethnic foods. From Ethiopian to Thai to Moroccan to my newly experienced Korean, food from around the world gives me a preview of what to expect when I actually travel. Given that the doldrums of winter are in full swing, a few […]

Aries (March 21-April 19) - In this high-stress collegiate environment, it's hard to get any R & R. My advice, try to get a little T & A.Taurus (April 20-May 20) - It seems Hillary has started down the campaign trail, which of course begs the question, who is doing Bill's laundry?Gemini (May 21-June 21) […]