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A tough conference and a lack of momentum were too much for the women's volleyball team last weekend as they came away from their second University Athletic Association round-robin tournament with one win and three losses."All the teams we play against for our conference are very tough," senior co-captain and setter Liz Loveless said. "I […]

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An intoxicated student in Anderson Tower was transported to Strong Memorial Hospital after security officers responded before 2:30 a.m. on Oct. 11.While the security officers were on the scene, they noticed illegal weapons - a cane sword, double-edged throwing knives and a machete - in plain view in the student's room, according to UR Security […]

Workers with LeChase Construction prepare a load of bricks Wednesday to be lifted via a crane to the upper levels of the soon to be Children's Hospital of Strong Memorial Hospital. LeChase began construction of the Children's Hospital in August and will soon start masonry work in the structure.

Nels Youngborg, left front, holds his head in a pool of water Tuesday night while fellow In Between the Lines Improv Troupe members Jess Sachs and Sara Cohen perform a skit. In Between the Lines and other student groups were part of UR Performing, held in Todd Union.

Three different research programs have begun recently at the UR Medical Center. A program investigating a possible treatment or vaccine for Alzheimer's disease is being led by Dr. William Bowers and Dr. Howard Federoff. The Autoimmunity Center of Excellence has been created, led by Dr. Ignacio Sanz. In addition, a research program into muscular dystrophy […]

Guest speakers representing local AIDS organizations visited UR Wednesday to educate and discuss the global epidemic in an event entitled "Catalyzing Grassroots Action to Stop Global AIDS." Roughly 40 students and Rochester community members attended the session in the Community Learning Center."Our goals are to increase awareness of the global AIDS crisis for countries that […]

In an attempt to combat the steadily increasing amounts of spam mail entering the inboxes of the WebMail system, UR's Information Technology Services is offering new programs to filter out unwanted mail. ITS has been investigating the problem for months, and recently introduced an anti-spam program called SpamAssassin. "ITS began investigating anti-spam software last year […]

On Monday, the Students' Association Senate formed the Government Restructuring Committee, an ad hoc committee, to evaluate the current setup of the SA government as a whole."We want to begin working on restructuring very early," Committee Chairperson, Deputy Speaker of the Senate and junior Pete Nabozny said. "In the past, restructuring efforts have failed because […]

An untapped, artistic side of President Thomas Jackson is being displayed in Rare Books and Special Collections Library in an exhibition of his photos.The 36 color photos are nature-oriented and picture a variety of local Rochester and San Francisco scenery. "The photos [displayed] are from over the course of the last five years," Jackson said. […]