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UR Dining Services and the Danforth Dining Center recently changed as part of the "Real Food on Campus" program, an ARAMARK project also started at more than 30 universities and colleges. Other changes, more specific to UR, were made over the winter break, including the addition of the Meliora Express and block combos at the […]

It's the middle of the school year as well as the halfway mark for senior Lonny Mallach's SA Presidency. His term will come to a close in June. According to Mallach, a lot has been achieved, but there is a lot still to accomplish before the end of the school year."In this first semester, under […]

On Dec. 22 the last students stuffed their belongings into suitcases and exited their UR dwellings. For the next three weeks, most of the normal campus operations were maintained while the faculty and staff suffered minor empty-nest syndrome.Over the winter vacation, the majority of academic buildings remain open with reduced hours, while the residence halls, […]

The dust from the collapsed World Trade Center towers does not appear to be toxic according to an ongoing study being conducted at Strong Medical Center. The study, headed by Dr. Jacob Finkelstein, Professor of Environmental Medicine, Pediatrics and Radiation Oncology and Dr. Gunter Oberdorster, Professor of Environmental Medicine, is measuring the health effects of […]

As of this semester, the new print system that was installed campus-wide in October has been completely implemented. However, several key changes to the system have been made in response to issues raised by members of the Students' Association Cabinet and Senate. Most importantly, instead of paying for all printing on Flex, River Campus students […]

Arms inspections continue in Iraq as the global community chimes in on the importance of waiting to wage war until all other options have been exhausted. "As far as we're concerned, war always means failure. Everything must be done to avoid war," said French President Jacques Chirac. "Germany and France have the same judgement on […]

Provost Charles Phelps is in the middle of a worsening battle between American colleges and the motion picture and recording industries. The battle focuses on the responsibility of colleges and universities to prevent their students from illegally downloading copyrighted materials. And, while his position is something that he simply fell into, he likes his role."It […]

A major exhibition of works by Edgar Degas smashed attendance records at the Memorial Art Gallery. The exhibit, "Edgar Degas: Figures in Motion," attracted more than 71,000 visitors during its 12-week run at the gallery, eclipsing the previous record of 61,000 set in 2000 by an exhibit of the works of Maxfield Parrish."It is a […]

Well, our great neighbor to the north has done it yet again. The land that gave us both great comedy, in Mike Myers, and bad acting, in William Shatner, has blessed us with a bit of both in the comedic idiocy of the group Voices in the Wilderness. This is an anti-war activist group that […]

Strong Memorial Hospital provides a space for medical and graduate work as well as volunteer opportunities for approximately 70 undergraduate students from the River Campus throughout each year. According to Jane Walsh, the administrator of the volunteer program Friends of Strong Memorial Hospital, within the last year, those students have worked 10,905 volunteer hours, a […]