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SA Senate approves raised fee
The Students' Association Senate approved a $25 increase to the Student Activities fee. In addition to providing SA groups with $90,000 this year, the proposal will also reorganize and improve the system of group approval and evaluation. This is the first successful proposal to increase the activities fee since 1999. Some senators questioned the necessity […]
Doctor warns of mad cow disease
Michael Greger, Ph.D., visited Hoyt Auditorium to tell the other side of the story about mad cow disease on Feb. 28. He started his lecture by stating the fact that over 76 million Americans, roughly one in five, contract some form of food poisoning a year. He hinted that some minor forms of illness, such […]
Renovations coming to Towers
This summer the Towers Residence Halls will undergo the first of a series of renovations that aim to improve the quality of life for the residents of Wilder and Anderson Towers. The Towers complex is scheduled for an estimated $16-$18 million in renovations over the next four to six years according to Director of Residential […]
Who Wrote The Passion of the Christ?
I have just watched "The Passion of the Christ." and I hate to think of all the people that will see this and think it is the true gospel of what happened just simply because they don't take the time to read the Bible for themselves. I defy anyone to read not only Matthew chapters […]
RE:Democrats Demonstrate Hypocrisy with Nader
Is anyone else sick and tired of reading the crap that spews forth from Rob Clemm's pen? Now just so you know I would be labeled a "progressive" or "liberal", but this rant has nothing to do with his political leanings. I like reading what the so-called opposition is saying and debate and discussion are […]
Re: Clemm's "Democrats demonstrate hypocrisy with Nader"
Sorry about this being long. I have to get out of that habit.by Jeffrey Sachs(585)546-1018With characteristic ignorance and unintelligibility, Rob Clemm has sinned once more against common sense. Last week's installment of "Right Thinking" focused on the DNC's supposed hypocrisy by pressuring Ralph Nader not to run as a third-party candidate and thereby endanger a […]
Abortion
I agree that people should have all of the information before they make decisions. It is not good for people to be ignorant, that is why I am writin you. I am a nurse practitioner student and believe that people should have the understanding of the physical, social, emotional, mental, and spiritual consequences of actions. […]
Pan African Expo fosters compassion
The Pan African Expo is a show that the Black Students' Union performs every year as a culmination of Black History Month. It has been a part of the UR community since the 1970s and in the past has brought many prominent speakers to address the university. Since 2001 the format has changed, with a […]
Track teams compete in Deneault Invitational
* Women's track team picks up ECAC qualifying scoresThe women's track and field team picked up right where they left off the previous week as they closed out the regular season last weekend at Cornell's Marc Deneault Invitational, the second week in a row that the team competed in Ithaca. Once again there was no […]
Pterodactyls' show soars
The UR International Theatre Program attempts to go where no campus play has gone before with the opening of their first play of the semester, "Pterodactyls." Under the guidance of long time director Nigel Maister, this play's provocative presentation keeps your eyes open and its witty dialogue demands you come with an open mind."Pterodactyls" is […]