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Seniors and Take Five Scholars will have a last chance to give back to the Rochester community before graduation with Senior Wilson Day Tuesday, May 15.The event is also open to any undergraduates who would like to participate. Any student, faculty or staff member can go out for an afternoon of community service at any […]

A student in Hoeing Hall received a surprise at 6 a.m. Sunday, when another student who did not live there entered the student?s room without permission and climbed into a vacant bed.The student also reported that his unknown visitor had urinated in the bed, as well as in other areas of the room, Security Investigator […]

Of the options available in the singles lottery Tuesday night, singlerooms in the Susan B. Anthony Residence Halls were by far the most popular.?I?m glad I won?t be living in Phase. I?m glad I?m staying oncampus,? said Eva Fung, a sophomore with number 69, one of the highest lotterynumbers for the Class of 2003. She […]

Sometimes all it takes is persistence and entry into the world of cloistered nuns to jump-start a career.For UR publicity photographer Shannon Tag-gart, these were some of the tools that recently caused the Photo District News Magazine to name her one of 30 emerging photographers to watch. From this group of 30 photographers, she then […]

Many students will be making final preparations for their research projects as the second annual Undergraduate Research and Creativity Conference, to be held April 26 to 27, approaches.More than 60 students submitted abstracts, presenting senior studio art projects, psychology research theses and clinical research. Students who participated in the National Conference on Undergraduate Research in […]

The university?s first Meliora Weekend is months away, but organizers have already booked actor and entertainer Bill Cosby to speak at the festivities.?Bill Cosby was chosen because he appeals to the broad audience of students, parents and alumni that will be here for Meliora Weekend,? said senior and Meliora Weekend student programming co-chair Mindy Fountain. […]

For the last month, UR has been in the midst of the arduous process of housing for next fall. This year especially has been stressful for everyone because of the adjustments that came with the implementation of freshman housing. With more attention placed on the housing process, one fundamental difference is revealed between UR and […]

With less than two weeks notice, students were in- formed that to enter the lottery for next year?s parking spaces, they must pay the full $269 fee and handle all outstanding parking tickets by this Friday. At the same time, students learned that this fee could not be put on their term bill and that […]

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When I talk about gun control, I?m not talking about putting safety locks on guns, requiring the registration of firearms or even performing limited background checks to ensure that potential gun owners aren?t repeat violent offenders. Such measures are for the most part benign attempts at making our nation a safer place. What I am […]