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On Jan.15 at Eastview Mall in Victor, Suzuki Piano Teachers' Association held the Piano Play-A-Thon to benefit Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong Memorial Hospital."We held a Practice-A-Thon before holding the Play-A-Thon so that students could raise as much money as they were able to," chair- person of the Rochester-area Suzuki Piano Teachers' Association Roberta Honadle […]

The Office of Special Programs at UR is now offering new courses in the upcoming weeks including "Art Encounters" and "The Art of War." Art Encounters is designed to show students the different types of art forms available in the Rochester community. According to the course description, this course is "designed to introduce students to […]

Physics Professor Emeritus Susumu Okubo will receive the American Physical Society's J.J. Sakurai Prize for his outstanding work in theoretical particle physics."We are very lucky to have someone like Professor Okubo working at this university," Head of the Physics and Astronomy Department Professor Arie Bodek said. "He can demonstrate to students the rewards of hard […]

As one of the main events of the Black History Month, the Outside Speakers Committee and Black Students' Union had invited cartoonist Aaron McGruder to the UR on Feb. 9. However, due to a scheduling conflict, the event had to be cancelled at the last minute." Aaron McGruder's show was cancelled due to contractual obligations," […]

In the past, students have complained to Dining Services and ARAMARK, but feel their concerns have been ignored. But now, Dining Services and ARAMARK are demonstrating a commitment to improving relations with students.Changes are being made at the beginning of each semester to exhibit this willingness to enhance service. During the busy weekday lunch hour, […]

Aries (March 21-April 19) - Buy a flashlight. You're going to need it when three feet of snow gets dumped on you instantaneously. You can use the flashlight to give off heat and melt the snow. You can then drink the water and use the energy to tunnel back to your room. Stay there until […]

The iPod craze has been played out. It started with the crazy dancing silhouette advertisements, continued with the U2 promotional campaign and currently stars the newest addition of the iPod family - the iPod shuffle, which has both a tampon appearance and the tagline promise of playing 250 songs in random order. I am not […]

As a senior at this fine university, I have learned many great things during my tenure. I am now well-versed in a wide variety of subjects and can bullshit with the best of them. In short, now that I'm nearing the end of my college life, I feel satisfied knowing I have received the full […]

Winter break passes by fast, doesn't it? You're at home, watching TV, eating everything in sight and spending countless hours figuring out how to pick up the remote without getting up. Before you know it, you're back at UR, wading through snow banks and uttering phrases like, "I didn't know turkey could look like that." […]

Whoever thought that chemistry could be fun? Not anyone who has ever taken organic chemistry. Forget that, because making rock candy is an easy and fun way of demonstrating an entropy decrease - part of the Second Law of Thermodynamics - in your kitchen!Ingredients:4 cups of sugar2 cups of waterTools of the Trade:a small sauce […]