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The senior night last Thursday at the A-Street Pub was well-liked overall, but there were two unexpected problems. A-Street imposed a cover charge for students to enter the bar in the basement, even though that was not covered by any previous agreement with the Senior Class Council. And later, the bus hired to shuttle from […]

Archbishop Desmond Tutu spoke at a nearly sold out crowd of students, faculty, staff and members of the Rochester community. The talk was held at the Palestra on Oct. 5.Tutu, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, received a standing ovation and lengthy applause at the beginning of his speech. He started the speech by expressing his […]

Well, the first debate is now over. I'd have to say I thought it was a good one. In our age of watching almost scripted "debates" it was good to see each candidate going after one another. With all that said, it was still pretty scripted. I think watching it we all were able to […]

I was very dismayed and frankly offended after reading Ilana Kaplan-Shain's piece about long-distance relationships. I'm a senior, and have been dating the same girl since my junior year of high school in St. Louis, Missouri, where she now attends Washington University. We've outlasted three full years apart - one of those years while I […]

I feel strange coming back. It seems as though it were so long ago that I left the protective cocoon of college and embarked on a life as a writer in Manhattan. Now, just days away from my highly anticipated return for alumni weekend, I find myself in a somewhat precarious situation. Having already become […]

You drip your way out of your morning shower, leaving a trail of wet footprints from the bathroom to your dresser. Eyes still heavy with the want of sleep and a rumbling stomach remind you that your midnight snack was long digested. As your jeans slip past your hips you couldn't help but notice the […]

UR Security officers and the Rochester Fire Department responded to a fire alarm at Munro House in Hill Court before 4 a.m. on Oct. 4, and Security noticed heavy smoke and residue from a fire extinguisher nearby upon their arrival. The fire was most likely deliberately set outside the door to suite 430 by an […]

Last Wednesday, one day before the first presidential debate, Political Science professors Gerald Gamm and David Primo led a spirited discussion about many of the primary issues and questions facing voters this fall.Gamm and Primo voiced their opinions on critical issues including foreign policy, the economy and social welfare programs before an audience of nearly […]

On Friday, attorneys representing UR's patent infringement claim against Pfizer filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court. This comes nearly three months after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit invalidated UR's patent describing tests to selectively inhibit cox-2. UR filed a lawsuit in 2000 against pharmaceutical giant […]

In the next few weeks, UR will begin the transition toward cogeneration, a thermodynamic process that will greatly reduce the university's energy-related emissions through electricity and heat production for the River Campus and Strong Medical Center.Currently, a local power plant provides the university facilities with electricity while the Central Utilities Plant, located between the River […]