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A celebration of diversity was held in the Interfaith Chapel, last night. The topic was the exploration of women's roles within their individual faiths. Representatives from Islam, Judaism, Paganism, the Baha'i faith, Catholicism, Protestantism, Sikhism, Hinduism, Unitarian Universalism, Mormonism and Buddhism spoke on the ways they perceive themselves as women within the context of their […]

The UR campus livened up this week as students flocked outside to enjoy the warm and sunny weather that came unusually early in the year for Rochester. Stripped down to their summer clothes to deal with the heat and the humidity, many spent as much time as they could outside.Groups of students across campus were […]

Spring internship held in NYCThe department of Art and Art History at the University of Rochester will offer spring internships to New York City to all qualified junior and senior students interested in learning about the production, distribution, and exhibition of artwork. Students will receive a total of 16 credits for the semester ? eight […]

After being introduced, Irene Taylor came to the podium, and there wasn't a sound. Instead, there was an audience of people waving their hands in the air. They were not waving hello to the speaker ?this is the way to applaud in American Sign Language. The majority of the audience at Taylor's presentation was deaf. […]

UR will soon be enhancing its popular movie collection.Through the work of several students and the help of the Students' Association government and the River Campus Libraries, students will soon be able to search Voyager to get a popular Hollywood movie to watch with friends.The idea, originally made by sophomores Noah Kuschel and Andrew Bauknet […]

Women from different backgrounds shared their experiences of their roles within their respective religions at UR's Interfaith Chapel last night. Sponsored by the Religious Roundtable, the Fourth Annual Celebration of Religious Diversity, entitled "An Exploration of Women's Roles in Their Faith" explored the differences and similarities between these experiences."America had an abrupt introduction to fundamentalism […]

Professor Missy Cummings, one of the nation's first female fighter pilots, admits "when most people think of women fighter pilots, they think of some kind of macho, burly, girly-man." But, she says, when she began her studies at the U.S. Naval Academy she was anything but that. She was a product of a town infused […]

Ten years ago this month, UR announced it would close a portion of Wilson Boulevard as part of the creation of Bausch and Lomb Riverside Park. Now, a plan is in the works to reopen the road as part of major improvements to the park area. The Rochester City Council on Tuesday approved the plan, […]

As part of the continuing response to recent acts of intolerance at UR, the College Diversity Roundtable submitted a list of 20 recommendations on addressing these acts to the Deans' Office of The College. The roundtable feels that if the suggestions are implemented, they are a way to provide concrete and enforceable solutions to intolerance […]