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We called 1992 the Year of the Woman. In November of that year, women gained four seats in the U.S. Senate and 24 in the House of Representatives. The gains included Senator Carol Moseley-Braun, the first African-American woman senator and California became the first state to be represented in the Senate entirely by women - […]

UR Dining Services is in the process of implementing changes to the dining options on the River Campus and at the Eastman School of Music, in response to student suggestions.Many of the changes are in response to concerns raised during last month's reading and exam period. Students were concerned about the reduction of services and […]

The UR Laboratory for Laser Energetics recently received $72.6 million in federal funding to continue construction on the Extended Performance Omega Laser and Inertial Confinement Fusion project as part of the National Nuclear Security Administration's high energy-density physics program.Of the total funding allocated through the Energy and Water Appropriations Act, $25 million is assigned to […]

Rochester area resident Kidtrell Blocker, 33, was apprehended and charged with robbery and grand larceny after removing a laptop computer and bicycle from Wallis Hall on Dec. 26. The suspect was indicted by a grand jury on Jan. 10 and will face trial. "We don't know how he gained access to the building," UR Security […]

Beginning early in the morning of Thursday, Jan. 19, the university community experienced a Webmail outage which provided many students, faculty and staff with limited access to their campus e-mail accounts. The quandary was caused by a Storage Area Network failure, which increased in severity, reaching its worst point toward the end of the day. […]

In a recent study published by the academic journal "Research in Developmental Disabilities," the UR Department of Clinical Psychology ranked second in the nation out of all graduate clinical programs.Researcher Johnny Matson of Louisiana State University was the lead author in the study, which ranked national Ph.D. programs by faculty publications in addition to myriad […]

During winter break, with the chance to relax a little, I indulged myself in the sweet trappings of television. During this period of mind reorganization - killing brain cells - my brother and I spent quality time together watching the entire fourth season of "24." I savored the irony of watching Jack Bauer save the […]

The conduct of Senate Democrats can be explained by my philosophy on women - no matter what you do, they'll never be satisfied.As evidence, I submit their attitude toward judicial nominees' and Roe v. Wade. Democrats have adamantly opposed many of Bush's nominees, despite any qualifications he/she may have had, whom they perceived as having […]

Officers were summoned to the Fraternity Quad for the report of a fight in the Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity House at 3:20 a.m. on Sun., according to UR Security Investigator Dan Lafferty. Upon arrival, officers were approached by two Delta Kappa Epsilon members who told officers while in the basement of SAM, they were approached […]

UR President Joel Seligman announced Monday the selection of the newest member of the university's administration, Dean of the Faculty Peter Lennie. Lennie rejoins UR after a seven-year absence during which he served as Dean for Science at New York University. Prior to working at NYU, Lennie was Chair of the UR Department of Brain […]