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UR's top-ranked debate team was given $2,600 by the Students' Association Appropriations Committee on Tuesday night after a long and contentious process. The team had depleted its budget for this year and without this additional funding the team would have been unable to compete for a national title."We are happy that we ended up working […]

The UR music department has appointed internationally acclaimed pianist Zora Mihailovich to the position of artist-in-residence, new for the River Campus.Professor and Chair of the Music Department Kim Kowalke said he believes that the largest benefit of having an artist-in-residence will be the interaction Mihailovich will have with students."This brings a world-class performer in contact […]

The intoxicated 15-year-old girl found early in the morning on Jan. 27 at the Psi Upsilon fraternity house was not linked to the Girl Scouts, as UR Security had previously said."After investigation, we have found that she was not affiliated with the Girl Scouts," Director of Security Walter Mauldin said.Previous security reports had connected the […]

Dean of The College William Scott Green stated at the Freshman Advisory Committee meeting yesterday that a decision on moving freshman housing from the Residential Quad to Susan B. Anthony, Gilbert and Hoeing Halls should be reached within a week. It is uncertain exactly how the decision will be made, but Green said that he […]

The Walk for Light II was held Tuesday and found few significant problems at the Graduate Living Center or the Nuclear Structure Research Laboratory parking lots. The River Road Residences, however were found to have significant lighting problems. The Students' Association Senate Projects Committee, in conjunction with UR Security planned Walk for Light II "to […]

Dr. David Walsh has taught art history and architecture at UR for the past 30 years, and currently researches and recreates medieval monasteries. Professor and Department Chair of Art and Art History Paul Duro admires Walsh's work. "His work is distinguished by its thoroughness, careful attention to detail and respect for the historical process," he […]

Sometime prior to 8:52 p.m. last Friday unknown persons distributed derogatory fliers regarding Delta Kappa Epsilon in the academic tunnels, Hutchinson and Morey Halls. A member of the fraternity found some of the fliers and notified security. One of the fliers was placed under the windshield wiper of a parked security vehicle and was collected […]

The ongoing investigation into the death of a cat on the Fraternity Quad on Dec. 2 has resulted in a variety of reactions from both the campus and the greater community.On Dec. 2, a cat was found mutilated on the Fraternity Quad, and an investigation by UR Security, the Humane Society, and the Rochester Police […]

Lower-than-expected fall rush numbers have led many UR fraternities to do something they very rarely do 8212; hold a second rush period in the spring.Of the 12 Fraternity Presidents' Council-recognized fraternities at UR, 10 are holding a spring rush. Only Delta Kappa Epsilon and Theta Chi aren't planning on holding a rush this semester."The spring […]

You can't fool me. Your parents might accept the ivory-pounding enthusiasm you paint on your face while playing Bach's 9th movement concerto in D-minor. With decades of practice you may even manage to trick your professors into thinking that your dream is to perform in the classical obscurity of elite tuxedoed crowds. I know better. […]