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Republican party plans to reverse New Deal
Last week, confirmation hearings began for President George W. Bush's nominee for the next Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, John Roberts. Everyone knows that the Republican establishment plans to use the Supreme Court to eliminate Affirmative Action, curtail the rights of women and gays and circumvent those pesky civil liberties that defend people who […]
Collar debate unresolved
It's just a collar, right? To many people I'm afraid it's much more then just a strip of fabric. Astonishingly, whether you pop your collar or wear it more "traditionally" categorizes you as a myriad of different things. A narcissistic asshole, a stylish stud, a high-maintenance princess or just another polo shirt wearing person are […]
History still not written on Iraq
How will the war in Iraq be viewed in ten, twenty or fifty years? Will our children's history books tell of the enlightening powers of a determined democracy or of a foolishly naive era of enthusiastic hubris? Will our generation be known as the Edisons of globalization or the Quixotes of foreign policy?To be sure, […]
Conflict, media, cloud abortion issue
If you've been following the Senate confirmation hearings on John Roberts, you're probably aware that one of the big issues surrounds Roberts' views on Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark case that legalized abortion. The topic of abortion seems to be on the tip of everyone's tongues, from many women's organizations who are vocally demanding […]
Dean of faculty search continues
Joanna B. Olmsted, professor of biology and dean of faculty development in the College, was named interim Vice Provost and Robert L. and Mary L. Sproull Dean of the College Faculty. Since July 1, Olmsted has performed duties left by Thomas LeBlanc, who left the position to accept an appointment as executive vice president and […]
Security Update
Eastman School of Music students reported being approached by an unidentified male suspect in the Eastman Student Living Center at 12:38 p.m. on Sunday, according to UR Security Investigator Dan Lafferty. The suspect started asking questions and followed the students into the elevator. While in the elevator, the suspect inappropriately touched the buttocks of one […]
Fights erupt on fraternity quad
A fight broke out on the Fraternity Quadrangle Saturday night, leading Rochester Police and UR Security to close the Fraternity Quad for the night. "Officers were summoned to the Fraternity Quad for the report of a fight in progress," UR Security Investigator Dan Lafferty said. "Officers arriving at the scene observed approximately 250 people in […]
Unofficial election results tallied
The Students' Association elections for 2009 class council, 2009 senate and senate at-large members finished successfully last night, despite a minor setback Monday morning and a half hour of system downtime on Wednesday evening.Freshmen who attempted to vote online before 3:30 p.m. were only able to vote for a maximum of four candidates for class […]
Campus Briefs
The Rochester Police Department, UR Security, the Rochester Fire Department and a SCUBA team recovered a body from the Genessee River Saturday morning in the area underneath the footbridge."The incident is being treated as a suicide," Director of Security Services Walter Mauldin said. "Remains were recovered by the SCUBA team. A personal vehicle was left […]
Storm causes flooding
The heavy rain last Friday flooded many buildings, both residential and recreational. "I have worked here for many years, and though we have occasional situations such as these, there has never been anything of this magnitude before that resulted from heavy rain," Interim Director of Residential Life Laurel Contomanolis said. The residential buildings most affected […]