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The Presidential Cabinet along with various administrators have begun to plan a committee which will attempt to explain student government to the student body.Students' Association President Lonny Mallach believes that there is much confusion at UR around elected student governments. "When electing people they [the student body] often don't understand what the different elected positions […]

Notable for his extensive work in contemporary art and AIDS education, professor Douglas Crimp was recently appointed the Fanny Knapp Allen Professor of Art history. "Douglas Crimp is inter-nationally known as a cultural critic and AIDS activist. He is also one of the most intellectually committed and enlightening professors at the University of Rochester," Professor […]

On Saturday, Feb. 3, Professor Joseph Holmes Summers passed away at Highland Hospital at age 82 after a short illness. He was the Roswell S. Burroughs Professor of English Emeritus at UR as well as a distinguished scholar and teacher. Summers' contribution to both the Rochester as well as the university community will be remembered.He […]

The annual Pan-African Expo was held by the Black Student's Union in Strong Auditorium Saturday. The Expo is a celebration of African and African-American culture from the beginning of recorded history until the present day. The BSU's goals for the annual event are to educate people in general about African-American culture and also to bring […]

Nationally known comedian Margaret Cho canceled her April 2 show because she has an April 1 show in Chicago, according to her agent.The show, which was sponsored by the Campus Activities Board, had already attracted many students."I was looking forward to going," sophomore Ethan Craig said. "I'm not even a big fan but it would […]

On Sunday at 11:15 p.m. a UR student approached his friend's car to find an unknown suspect inside the vehicle.The suspect then fled the car and got in a car parked on Wilson Blvd, according to UR security Investigator Dan Lafferty.A student security aid chased the suspect and a license plate number was obtained.There was […]

UR junior Kofi Mensah was recently named the recipient of the UNCF-Merck Undergraduate Science Research Scholarship. The scholarship, part of a joint effort between the United Negro College Fund and the Merck Research Laboratories, provides the winner with $25,000 toward tuition, two paid summer internships at a Merck facility and mentoring from a Merck scientist."This […]

One hundred sixty donors turned out for the American Red Cross blood drive Feb. 12 - 14. The drive, sponsored by the D'Lions, was held in the May Room of Wilson Commons.The D'Lions host three blood drives each academic year, two in the fall and one in the spring. Last week's blood drive proved to […]

Senior Vice President for Administration and Finance and CFO Ronald Paprocki issued a memo to the UR community regarding the current "High Risk" alert.In the Feb. 12 memo, he writes, "The University stays abreast of such government reports, and, on a routine basis, makes sure that its emergency plans across the divisions are current and […]

In an effort to increase student involvement in the UR decision-making process, Dean of The College William Scott Green has formed a committee of student leaders to work with him on a variety of university issues."The Deans' Advisory Committee will help me and the other deans to do a better job of consulting regularly with […]