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Assistant Dean of Public Services and Collection Development at River Campus Libraries Susan Gibbons has been chosen to receive the "Mover & Shaker" award by the Library Journal."This is very exciting," Gibbons said. "The Library Journal comes out twice a month, and it is used to keep up in the library world. It is a […]

New York City. Center of the Contemporary art scene - especially for the weekend of March 11 to 13. Opening March 11 at 12 p.m., the Chelsea Piers 90 and 92 held "The Armory Show: The International Fair of New Art." One hundred and sixty-two galleries from all over the world - from Milan to […]

I have a great affinity for Justin Timberlake. I hope that his film "Edison" is worth watching. However, I was a little disappointed to learn that he would be making a film, especially since I saw his appearance in the made-for-TV film "Model Behavior," circa 2000. It seems that American viewers, the only audience with […]

The audience in the Interfaith Chapel was captivated on March 18 by the ground-breaking experimental music of The Millennium Collective, an improvisation-based group consisting of UR faculty and guest saxophonist Sundar Viswanathan. The program featured original works by keyboardist Peter Silberman and guitarist Anton Machleder and two pieces that consisted solely of live improvisation. When […]

What does flying a rocket and getting a date with an Eastman School of Music student have in common? Obviously, quite a lot. Unless you're a seasoned professional, you're quite likely to crash and burn.From personal experience, I can tell you that finding a date at Eastman can certainly be a grim prospect, daunting to […]

In a country where the arts and classical music are becoming casualties of pop culture, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra is trying to stay afloat for the 2005-06 season. In RPO's mission statement, their goals in programming are "to perform and present a broad range of quality music." This rather unsatisfying description leads me to question […]

The momentum seemed to be in UR's favor. The Yellowjackets held a nine point lead with under 10 minutes to go in the 2005 NCAA Divison III semifinal game. Sophomore Tim Brackney, emerging late in the season as a dangerous offensive threat, scored seven points, forcing the Calvin College Knights to take a timeout, trailing […]

While many of UR's students were spending their spring breaks lounging on the beach, UR's baseball team was getting crucial game time in before their spring season went into full swing.The team's annual spring trip to Florida was a mixed bag of success and disappointment as they came home with a respectable 5-3 record, but […]

Bouncing back from a difficult spring break road trip, the women's tennis team redeemed themselves this past Saturday, defeating the Division II LeMoyne College 6-3, improving UR's record to 5-7. The team felt comfortable at home after a one-week road trip, where they lost two of six singles matches. No. 1 and freshman Colleen Cross […]

Who wants to volunteer to fly 13,500 feet into the air in an aging, single-engine prop plane? Okay, you might have done that before, but what if I told you that the plane would have no seats or seatbelts? It's not sounding too good right now, is it? Now add the fact that a complete […]