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The women's track and field team returned to St. Lawrence University on Saturday after finishing fourth the previous weekend in the Saints Indoor Classic. This time around, they improved upon their earlier performances, placing second to finish behind only the host team.With 134 total points, the UR women were by far the closest competition to […]

The men's track and field team improved upon last weekend's third place finish at St. Lawrence with a second place showing in their return to Canton, NY. With 160 total points, the UR men were far and away the closest challengers to the host team, which posted 186 points. Placing third was Hamilton College with […]

The annual Wellness Fair and Pleasure Party, sponsored chiefly by the Health Promotion Office, were successes this year, drawing much larger crowds and attracting much more interest this year than in years past. The Wellness Fair was held at the Pit in Wilson Commons, and the Pleasure Party was held in Hirst Lounge on Wednesday, […]

Security responded to a report of a suspicious odor, believed to be burning marijuana, coming from a room on Jan. 30 at 8:15 p.m. According to UR Security Investigator Dan Laferty, officers found a four-inch knife plunged into the side of a university-owned closet. One of the room's occupants later admitted to a security advisor […]

Malik Evans, a UR alumnus, won his bid for a seat on the Rochester City school board in the November election. He was sworn in early January. Evans graduated from the university in 2002. He holds a degree in political science, which helped prepare him for his recent endeavor into the world of politics. "UR […]

Biomechanics, cellular engineering, biomedical optics, and several other fields once considered science fiction are a developing reality with the help of the Whitaker Foundation's Special Award granting the department $3 million toward the construction of an additional biomedical research facility.The Whitaker Foundation, a private, non-profit foundation, has contributed more than $700 million to support research […]

PRESS RELEASEPolice Officer Creates Video On How To Avoid DUI's - Controversial or Educational?A videocassette on how to avoid a DUI is igniting controversy across the nation. Tim Stone, a police officer in Tennessee produced the tape and is marketing it on the Internet at www.howtoavoidadui.com. Stone said he's made hundreds of traffic stops over […]

Twelve freshmen on the fourth floor of Susan B. Anthony Residence Halls were removed from their rooms and placed in housing on the Residential Quad Tuesday night."We just had an ongoing problem [on the floor] all year," Director of Residential Life Logan Hazen said. "Alcohol, drugs, academic performance - a whole bunch of things."Instead of […]

Well, welcome again dear readers, as I attempt to use tea leaves, a magic 8-ball, and some 1-800 number someone gave me to attempt to figure out what is going on in the Democratic Primary. New Hampshire has now come and gone - and we are just as sure as a week ago that we […]

It's tradition. Every UR student should at one point or another, paint the rock outside the Susan B. Anthony Residence Halls. The rock has played a significant part in UR history since 1967 when it was chosen to be placed outside Sue B., after having been dug up when the Rush Rhees Library was enlarged.During […]