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A new capital campaign is set to begin in approximately 18 months to two years, according to President Thomas Jackson. The campaign will focus on the River Campus and funds will come from various sources, with the campaign expected to last five years.These five years will consist of several phases of collecting including a phase […]

For the past 10 years, college students and elementary school students of inner city Rochester have been brought together through UR's tutoring and mentoring program, Partners in Reading. The program is a division of the university's Community Service Network.Coordinated by sophomore Zoe Kazmierski and senior Ahlea Howard, members of Partners in Reading spend Fridays from […]

MERT, or the Medical Emergency Response Team is a group of people from the university who are first on the scene for any medical emergency on campus, giving people an extra edge before the ambulance arrives. Anyone can join, including graduate students and UR faculty and staff.A wide variety of people participate in MERT. "I […]

Republicans enjoyed a victory over Democrats Tuesday night in elections that gave them control in both the House and the Senate. In New York's race for governor, George Pataki won a third term, defeating former New York Comptroller H. Carl McCall and Rochester businessman Tom Golisano.The Republicans' gains ensure that President Bush will have overwhelming […]

The Crime Prevention Office, the organization behind the "Think Safe" publications around campus, is sponsoring a drawing for a Club steering wheel lock. There will be one drawing per week for the remainder of the semester. "A lot of students and employees drive cars to work and school and it's recognized that auxiliary locking devices […]

The English Department has implemented several changes in its major this year. Approved in the fall of 2001 by the Curriculum Committee and the Faculty Council, the changes include the addition of a concentration focusing on writing, media and communication.The new concentration is part of an effort by the English Department to create a more […]

Two suspects stole the soccer game's ball when a player kicked it out of bounds during last Wednesday's men's soccer match, security reports. "A suspect jumped the fence into the stadium, grabbed the ball, and kicked it to a second suspect waiting on the hill outside the fence," UR Security Investigator Dan Lafferty said. The […]

A nationwide study released Oct. 21 revealed that less than 40 percent of colleges and universities report crime statistics on rapes and sexual assaults according to the provisions of a federal law called the Clery Act.The Clery Act requires colleges and universities to report crime on and around their campuses within a certain set of […]

The UR Medical Center will be conducting two studies over the next few months to test the immune system response to the smallpox vaccine.Although it was determined that smallpox was no longer a threat in 1972 and ceased to exist in nature, Clinical Research Coordinator Diane O'Brien said, recent threats of bioterrorism have brought this […]

Greek presidents submitted nominations to Matthew Burns, Assistant Dean of Students in charge of discipline, for a Greek disciplinary committee on Nov. 1. Committee members are being chosen this week. "We will notify Greek presidents of who will be on the committee by Friday," Director of Greek Affairs Monica Miranda said.The idea of implementing a […]