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Walking in circles: Brothers catch attention of student body
Dragging my right leg beside me in a large circle in the snow and wobbling back and forth like a penguin, my lungs clenched in the cold air I was panting in. My fingers, ears, and thighs felt like frozen Laffy Taffy, and I wondered if my hot chocolate, buried in the knee-deep snow several […]
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MMC transitions to digital humanities center
The renovation and repurposing of the Multimedia Center (MMC) into a digital humanities center is underway. According to Director of Digital Humanities for Rush Rhees Library and head of the MMC Nora Dimmock, who is leading the transition, the project does not involve any extensive construction. The main changes include new paint, new comfortable and […]
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Skating engages UR community
The Brooks Landing Family and Student Ice Skating Party was held at Genesee Valley Park Ice Rink this past Sunday, Feb. 16. The event, which was co-sponsored by the 19th Ward Community Association and UR, was attended by nearly 250 people from both the UR and local community. The program included food provided […]
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Civil rights legend supports nonviolence
Civil rights activists and contemporaries of Martin Luther King, Jr. Rev. Dr. Bernard LaFayette and his associate Jonathan Lewis, came to Rochester this week for a series of nonviolence training seminars and discussions. The events are in celebration of the internationally-celebrated Season for Nonviolence, which marks the 64 days between the anniversary of the […]
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Measles outbreak affects UR students
A UR student was diagnosed with measles on Friday, Feb. 7. He has since recovered and is no longer contagious, according to Vice Provost and Director for University Health Service (UHS) Dr. Ralph Manchester. According to an advisory from the New York State Department of Health Bureau of Immunization (NYSDOH), “Monroe County was notified of […]
Open forum considers smoke-free campus
The next step in a four-year initiative to change smoking policies on UR’s campus occurred this Wednesday, January 29 in Hoyt Auditorium. The UR Student Health Advisory Committee (URSHAC) hosted an open forum to discuss the present and future smoking policies at UR. The purpose of the forum was to gain perspective on the […]
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UR’s ROTC places first at Cornell Invitational
The University’s Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) placed first in the Cornell University Invitational Drill Competition last Saturday. The competition consisted of two categories: Drill and Military Excellence Competition (MEC.) “It did not come easy,” battalion drill officer Joshua Nysenaum said. “The drill and MEC teams put in a lot of work to make […]
