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Continuing Meliora Weekend's multicultural message, the Celebrating Diversity reception and dinner welcomed the Black, Hispanic and Asian alumni for an all-class reunion. Among the attendants were President Seligman and his wife, former Jamaican prime minister the Most Honorable Edward Seaga and UR's oldest living graduate Olivia Hooker. Born out of the combined efforts and planning […]

I am sometimes given to fits of irrepressible optimism. When I saw President Bush's speech announcing a Marshall Plan for New Orleans, I allowed myself to believe that this country would finally have a serious discussion about poverty. I was sadly mistaken. In times of crisis, this nation has always rallied together to overcome any […]

The "Guardians of the Legacy" panel discussion highlighted the topic of diversity in America on Saturday."We want to bring together a spirit today that's going to help us re-know each other and come together again around the table, people of all religions, of all races and of all genders," Civil Rights Attorney and former Associate […]

In Between the Lines billed their Meliora Weekend show as "Bigger than Lewis Black." At least they were optimistic. The improvisational comedy group drew an awkwardly enthused crowd of students and parents to the Drama House on Friday night.Things, however, looked bleak at the beginning of the show. The turnout was hampered by other events, […]

I've often heard people characterize Rochester as being a boring city because nothing happens and there is nothing to do. It's also often been referred to as a city void of a good music scene. As someone who is from the New York City area, and is used to seeing any touring band that I […]

For fans, it has been a long two years of waiting in anticipation of progressive rockers Coheed & Cambria's next album. Now the Nyack, N.Y., quartet is back and has caught listeners' ears with their third full-length album, "Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through The Eyes Of Madness." After spending […]

Despite a soft-spoken, easy-going demeanor, renowned author Ha Jin made a strong impact on the audience during Friday evening's Neilly Series Lecture. Jin was born in China and didn't learn English until the age of 20. Despite both lingual and cultural barriers, Jin has become an influential American author. Several introductory speakers served to recount […]

In the plethora of underground rock bands and music groups that exist on college campuses today, it seems Eastman's alternative band NeoCollage just might be a source of salvation for eager music buffs desperate to lend their ears to something weird and original. The band's CD debut show for their first album "Against the Current" […]

When students usually think about the Medical Emergency Response Team they associate it with partying."I guess I think about drunk kids being MERT'ed," sophomore Joshua Kelley said. "Ones that pass out or get sick in the dorms."Although some students were better informed, the idea of alcohol seemed popular with most."[MERT members are] students with some […]

Have you ever considered running for county legislature before your 21st birthday? If you haven't, then you can live vicariously through the life of junior Jon Goldsmith. Local student, Goldsmith is running for the Monroe County Legislature in district 13, which includes most of the townof Henrietta. Each district contains about 25,000 people. The County […]