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A chilled water coil in an air handler ruptured, creating a flood Tuesday afternoon in the Frederick Douglass Building which shorted out a power transformer, blacking out parts of the River Campus. Three Rochester fire trucks responded along with Facilities."This time of year we bring chilled water back into the buildings," Director of Facilities Jeff […]

The Students' Association Senate endorsed the new constitution proposed by the Government Restructuring Committee on April 19. The approval of the constitution is a symbolic gesture saying that the current government supports a transition to the new government.Last week, the Senate voted against endorsing the constitution because there were several unresolved issues regarding Eastman representation, […]

The Students' Association Senate voted against a resolution urging President Thomas Jackson to sign a license with the Workers Rights Consortium Monday by a vote of nine to eleven with one abstention.Students for Social Justice prompted the resolution by circulating a petition supporting the WRC, an independent organization which provides information about factory working conditions. […]

Chad, I know this is late, and it might be a touch long, but please get it in if you can, since this is the last issue.My work number is 671-1533 my home # is 424-4342. Feel free to call me with any questions.Thanks, -PatTo the Editor:As an alumnus of both UR and the CT, […]

Preliminary reports show that around 4:30 p.m., the Residential Quad dorms, Rush Rhees Library, the ITS center, Dewey, Meliora, and the Frederick Douglass Building lost power.Facilities said the problem was a malfunctioning transformer inside the Frederick Douglass Building. However, there were other issues. Three fire trucks arrived outside Frederick Douglass and six firefighters along with […]

In a landslide victory, junior and Deputy Speaker of the Senate Pete Nabozny unofficially won the Students' Association presidential election last night. This election replaced the voided election from last week."I want to thank everyone who supported me throughout this extended campaign," Nabozny said. "I appreciate all the help that I got and the opportunity […]

Radiance Dance Theater will be performing their spring show "Let Me See You Dance" this Saturday in Strong Auditorium. What they bring to the show is great jazz, tap and lyrical dancing. Radiance has also sought to experiment with new styles of dancing."Radiance has been beginning to incorporate a more diversified selection of dances into […]

Women's softball won four games last week against Medaille College and Keuka College. Out of the four home games, three were shutouts, and only two runs were scored against UR. The Yellowjackets defeated Medaille College with a final score of 8-0 for the first game and 10-0 for the second. Both games ended prematurely, after […]

Women's lacrosse advanced their record this week to 2-2 in the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association's and 4-5 overall with two wins and one loss this week. UR's best game last week was their first against Alfred Univeristy on April 6. The 9-1 lead by halftime improved to 15-3, which was the final score, as Alfred […]

All sports feature a winner and a loser - it is just how they are by definition. If everybody wins, you are in a movie, and if everybody loses then it is communism. For us athletes that dwell between the white lights and the Red Scare, there exists the possibility of winning or losing in […]