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UR Security officers found holiday decorations in the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity house on Dec. 31 that had been reported stolen, which some members of the community have blamed on the house.Over the month of Dec., holiday decorations were reportedly taken from 11 homes in the Brighton area. The total value of the property is […]

It's that time of the year again. Tonight the appearance of the moon in the sky will mean another year has gone by on the Chinese calendar. Thanks to the Chinese Students Association, you can ring in the New Year in style. The CSA is sponsoring several events around campus, dubbed China Nite 2004, but […]

In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Christopher Edley, Jr., will speak at Strong Auditorium on Friday. The agenda of his speech is "The New Civil Rights Agenda." Edley has recently been appointed dean of the University of California, Berkeley School of Law-Boalt Hall. He is the first African-American dean to lead a top-ranked […]

In an effort to bridge the gap between cultures and to eliminate stereotypes between ethnic groups, Hillel, in concordance with the Black Students Union, will be sponsoring a trip to Washington, D.C. The purpose of the trip is to teach African-American students about Jewish society and vice-versa. Leading up to the April 2nd trip will […]

At one point in history, sometime around the Industrial Revolution, Rochester had a reputation for attracting the best talent from around the country. In the fields of optics, medicine, music and film, Rochester attracted some of the best and brightest who were proud to call our city home. Times have changed and Rochester has lost […]

The men's basketball team proved why they are ranked second nationally last weekend, winning the JP Morgan Chase Scholarship Tournament for the seventh time. The seventh title ties UR with neighboring rival Rochester Institute of Technology for the most JP Morgan Chase Tournament titles overall.After beating Nazareth, last year's tournament champion, in a resounding 69-45 […]

Most students enter college with a computer. If you are like me, your parents bought you a computer as a graduation present. My father purchased mine online the July before I came to Rochester. I am sure he smiled proudly as he envisioned me typing twenty-page midterms, researching important information on the Internet, and of […]

Let's go Yellowjackets! Generic sports chant! These are just some of the things you may hear at one of the several events of SPIRIT WEEK 2004! This weekend our favorite mascot, URBee, takes on the Battling Bear of Washington University in St. Louis, in what promises to be a doozy. Show your school spirit by […]

The Woodwind Chamber Music concert on Thursday, Jan. 15, in Kilbourn Hall, featured only woodwind quintets scored for the standard combination of flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon and horn. Each group showed remarkable stamina by performing very long pieces. The event lasted one hour and 45 minutes. The opening piece was "Kleine Kammermusik fr fnf Blser"- […]

Eastman is known across the world as a conservatory that emphasizes academic study as well as performance practice. However, for entering freshmen last fall, Eastman's academically-oriented humanities department leaves students with a sober attitude toward the curriculum.The general consensus for the humanities classes of fall, 2003 could be summed up with the words "boring," "tedious," […]