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I would like to know how publishing the name of a student in the security report does the U of R community any good. While I am well aware that it is your 1st Amendment right to print his name, it is not necessary by any means. In the past when I have read the […]

Student activity van catches fireA Students' Association van caught fire as students were returning to campus from Senior Night on Jan. 15 at 11:02 p.m, according to security. The driver stopped the vehicle on Library Road outside Goergen Athletic Center and observed smoke and flames coming from under the hood, according to security. The Rochester […]

Ophthalmologist Scott MacRae, M.D. treated a patient last week for extreme nearsightedness with a recently U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved breakthrough procedure. This procedure, rated in Time magazine's top medical advancements for 2004, corrects nearsightedness by implanting a lens behind the cornea and in front of the iris and natural lens. This procedure lasts […]

The Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity, which was de-recognized by the university two years ago, was granted permission by Associate Dean of Students Matt Burns this week to begin the process of re-recognition. The first step in the reapplication process is an application proposal which was recently submitted for review by the administration. A decision is […]

UR's second Spring Activities Fair in Wilson Commons had more student groups participating than in previous years, but that greater number forced some groups to set up their demonstrations in the more out-of-the-way Havens Lounge. "The success is, we did have more groups. Because of that, we wanted to have it evenly spread out," Assistant […]

Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics and Biomedical Engineering Alfred Clark gave a talk on the evolution of computational tools on Jan. 16, sponsored by the River Campus Libraries.Clark remarked on the advancement of technology through the decades, specifically in its accuracy, speed and portability. "My first choice as to which decade displayed the most advancement […]

The University of Rochester Medical School released a press statement on Jan. 11 announcing its participation in a new study aimed at preventing bladder cancer. Urologists at the school's James P. Wilmot Cancer Center will be testing a new photosensitizer hexvix on 30 patients from the Rochester area."The photosensitizer, when placed in the bladder, makes […]

In the wake of the recent tsunami that left substantial regions of Southeast Asia devastated, the UR community is reaching out to victims and students alike through several different initiatives.The Dean of Students' and Dean of the College's Offices organized the university's initial response over winter break with a team of faculty members."It was difficult […]

This year's senior class gift will be an annual $10,000 scholarship awarded to an incoming student. Decided over the summer by the Senior Class Council, the gift has already been the subject of much debate. "For these past decades, Rochester has been one of these universities that have managed [mostly] to fill the gap with […]

As the UR women's swimming and diving season draws to a close, the Yellowjackets continue to show their prowess as they pulled out a victory against Case Western Reserve University this past weekend with a score of 132-111. Despite the taxing train ride, the team overcame physical fatigue to earn an important victory. "We were […]