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Tuition increases to $25,430 for 2002-2003 academic year
Tuition costs will increase by $1,300 next year for full-time students attending the College and the School of Nursing with the total increasing to $25,430 for the 2002-2003 term. After adding in the average costs of room, board and other mandatory fees, it will cost just over $34,000 to be a student at UR next […]
Confusion shrinks senate ballot
Last Monday night, several students were two hours late to and missed a mandatory meeting for students interested in running for positions in the Students' Association Senate.Due to a clause in the senate bylaws, eight of those students were not permitted to be on the ballot for next week's election. Only one student was added […]
Coed fraternity focuses on service
The UR chapter of the coed fraternity Alpha Phi Omega completed approximately 350 hours of service last semester, and approximately 500 hours in the preceding semester. "This semester, we have already completed 300 hours, and will most likely surpass both of these," Vice President of Service of AFW and junior Candy Curran said.Community service is […]
Alaskan wildlife scene for heated debate on oil
When someone asks you whether you support drilling in ANWR, you will most likely think of the beautiful news shots of Alaska and Alaskan wildlife, and you will think of the poor indigenous people there, and of course you will say no. But how much do you know about the issue? How much do you […]
UR Here guide to be redesigned
"UR Here," the book of dates and policies distributed to freshmen, is receiving a major overhaul. All freshmen will receive the updated handbook next year. It will feature a daily calendar and a more clearly organized directory of offices, policies and phone numbers. "Students will be able to use it, not just read it," said […]
New committee seeks to change judicial policies
Discrepancies in the UR judicial policies and procedures will be reviewed by a new committee, who will attempt to make them more consistent with UR's values and principles. The Judicial Principles and Processes Committee was formed last semester by William Scott Green, Dean of The College, who felt that there were incongruities between judicial policies […]
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Blockhead economics
Spring break brought something rather startling to my attention. We freshmen are required to get a block based meal plan from dining services. Blocks that aren't spent simply disappear. Somehow, somewhere in our minds, we accept that it's okay for our money to just disappear. Over break, we still get blocks. Which means that our […]
Major solutions
Two of the main complaints against this year's incarnation of freshman housing are that it has created two years of de facto segregated housing and that as a result of their isolation freshmen and sophomores aren't recieving valuable information from upperclassmen.Yesterday's "Major Madness" program went a long way to remedy some of these problems. The […]
Uncommitted
Busing students to the NCAA Div. III Final Four was a step in the right direction, but poor turnout at the event showed that school spirit is still a problem on this campus. Those individuals who braved the nine-hour bus ride, including the brothers of Theta Delta Chi and the women's basketball team, deserve credit […]