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All too often we hear from our elders that "youth is wasted on the young." I, of course, like the rest of us, have always brushed off this statement. However, as I was traveling through Gilbert Hall recently, I came to my own realization that allows me to better identify with these older and wiser […]

Even as statistics show UR has a safe campus does not mean Security does not confront potentially dangerous, even lethal situations on a daily basis. As the University asks more of Security, it is time to reevaluate how they are trained and equipped. First, what level of safety and protection does the UR community need? […]

President disappointed with Club Card editorialWe are writing in response to "Card Counting" [Campus Times, October 5, 2006]. By what does this editorial staff measure the success and failure of the Varsity Club Cards? Why is the editorial board so quick to judge this initiative as a complete failure without giving us time to tweak […]

As a junior and double major in Political Science and Economics, current events frequently come up in class. This discussion of what is happening in our "real" world on a daily basis often ends up being just as dry as the lecture. What I've always wished to hear during these discussion periods - and what […]

Earlier this week I received a call from a polling firm asking for my opinion on New York State's next attorney general. The woman on the phone read off a list of names and I felt a bit ashamed when I couldn't identify a single candidate. But then again, I doubt I am alone here. […]

Cyclists were attacked in two separate incidents on Sunday while riding along South Plymouth Ave., according to UR Security Investigator Dan Lafferty.The suspects are a group of four or five youths, also riding bicycles.In the first incident, a visitor to campus accompanied by his 12-year-old daughter was riding on a roadside path at around 5 […]

International relations specialist and writer Fareed Zakaria delivered a speech entitled "The Future of Freedom" in the Palestra on Saturday, commenting on globalization, economic power and other topics. "I have never met anyone so knowledgeable about all affairs going on in the world," Political Science Undergraduate Council member and sophomore Dan Snow said. "He had […]

UR students, along with 6,000 registered guests, enjoyed perfect weather and entertaining performances mark this year's successful Meliora Weekend."We had 800 more people than last year, which is in line with prior years," Director of Alumni Relations Mary Jo Ferr said. "What is certain now is that we have a very popular fall tradition."Family and […]

Energy sustainability was the topic of conversation during the second annual Presidential Symposium, which was held last Saturday as part of the Meliora Weekend festivities. The panelists leading the discussion included Nobel Prize Recipient and Director of the Berkeley National Laboratory Steven Chu '70, Harvard Professor and Director of the Woods Hole Research Center John […]

UR Security Services has recently taken a more community-oriented approach to patrolling its ever-expanding jurisdiction. In an effort to improve the rapport between security officers and students as well as University employees and patients, Security initiated a Lead Officer Program toward the end of the summer. The program names nine exceptional officers and gives them […]