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Safety in seeing
UR Security, University Facilities and Services and UR Parking should be commended for working together to bring 113 security cameras to the River Campus, Strong Memorial Hospital, the Eastman School of Music and various parking lots and roadways. The fact that an additional 10-15 cameras will be added to campus demonstrates that Security has the […]
Spin effects overshadow candidates
Now that the election is over, I believe it is time to confront a simple yet largely overlooked problem confronting our current political process - spin. After watching the debates - and sneaking a peek at my roommate's television that has political shows on 24/7 - it seems to me that we have got to […]
Effective electing
Tuesday's election passed without any major incidents, with the popular vote and the projected electoral college vote going to President George W. Bush. Many had feared voting irregularities or recounts would occur, but instead the situation was quite different. In fact, there are many aspects of the election that are quite laudable.A record 113 million […]
Game turnouts still disappoint
The attendance at UR soccer games is abysmal. Now, I don't expect Fauver Stadium to be teeming with students, but a little support for our dedicated athletes would be nice once in a while. Last Friday, I went to the men's soccer home game against Washington University in St. Louis. The Yellowjackets were ranked No. […]
Elections disappoint UR voters
On the day Senator John Kerry conceded the election to President George W. Bush, the UR community had mixed feelings regarding Bush's re-election. "I hate it because I don't like Bush," freshman Erin Fox said. "I voted Kerry. I was very unhappy. In fact, I cried."Fellow freshman Samantha Lewis agreed but felt it was time […]
Democrats need toned-down liberalism for win
Let me begin by dispelling the notion that one of the great political re-alignments will occur as a result of this election. I will fess up to the pseudo-secret - John Kerry was too liberal to be elected President. If the Democrats had run a more moderate candidate, like General Wesley Clark, Congressman Dick Gephardt […]
It's tough being the majority
One of the things I have the hardest time understanding about politics these days is the culture of victimhood. Despite the fact that they have almost never had it better, one group of people is convinced that they are being systematically oppressed by the establishment. And rather than doing anything constructive about it, they are […]
Cameras might help treatment
A new research study is underway at the UR Medical Center that will draw on high-tech devices like motion sensors and pressure sensors in an attempt to find a better treatment for patients suffering from Alzheimer's and other types of dementia.The research team, led by geriatric psychiatrist and associate professor of psychiatry Adrian Leibovici, will […]
Clinton rallies Democrats
U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and Congresswoman Louise Slaughter were among the speakers present at the Monroe County Teachers' Union in the "Get Out the Vote" Democratic rally, rousing a small but energetic crowd, on Oct. 30. The candidates for the local county legislatures were first introduced, along with those running for county clerk, New […]
Campus Briefs
Warner School receives grantThe Margaret Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development received a $3.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Early Reading First program, to create a curriculum specially designed to help preschool children in the Rochester area. "[The program will be] a partnership between the Warner School and the Diocese […]