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EcoRep application numbers dwindle
Despite the fact that the class of 2017 is the largest class at UR yet, the number of applicants for the EcoReps program has been decreasing each year, according to Director of EcoReps Brittany Flittner. “Usually the application process is through a paper application people submit with the housing form, but this year, the process […]
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NY state accredits audio and music engineering degree
The New York State Department of Education has officially accredited the audio and music engineering (AME) degree. However, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) has not yet recognized the program. ABET accreditation gives students the ability to take the professional engineering license exams immediately after graduating. All other programs offered by the Hajim […]
Security Update
Repeat offenders caught trespassing
1. On Sept. 7, between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m., a student reported that his MacBook Pro and iPad 3 with Retina display were stolen from Gleason Library. Subsequent review of security camera footage showed the items in question being taken by an unidentified woman accompanied by an unidentified man. Copies of still images from the […]
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New computer program redefines interview preparation
There has been a recent surge in scientific research aimed at understanding social disorders. Coupled with it is a related spike in technological advances for this same group of people. Among these technologies is My Automated Conversation Coach (MACH), the brainchild of UR computer science researcher, Mohammed Hoque. On Sept. 12, his project was awarded […]
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Sigma Chi keeps house
Per the findings at a May hearing regarding hazing allegations against Sigma Chi, the fraternity is on censured status until Nov. 15 and will remain on probationary status until 2015. The incident began on April 19 when Security officers raided the Sigma Chi house and led candidates and brothers away for interrogation. The officers confiscated […]
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25 Peace Officers join ranks of Public Safety
In October, UR will hold a formal introduction of its newly revamped security force, which includes a mix of sworn peace officers and regular officers. Security, under its new name of Public Safety, mandated that its officers undergo an additional 380 hours of training since their induction as peace officers in March. Non-sworn Public Safety […]
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ResLife scrambles to provide freshman housing
The class of 2017 is the largest freshman class to ever set foot in UR. With the mass of students coming to live on campus, the Office of Residential Life (ResLife)made unconventional preparations to accomodate them. According to Associate Director for ResLife Karen Ely, 132 triples were set up in the Residential Quadrangle while five […]
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Rochester Promise renewed, extends tuition to local acceptants
The Rochester Promise, a tuition assistance program for students who graduate from a Rochester city high school, has been renewed and expanded for those graduating in 2014 and beyond. “This is a program that offers some hope, a goal, and (for those few City school-goers who can prepare themselves to take advantage of it each […]
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Robert Gates, Demetri Martin, Cory Booker to headline Meliora Weekend
Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, comedian Demetri Martin, and Newark, N.J. Mayor Cory Booker will headline Meliora Weekend this year, held Oct. 10 to 13. Meliora Weekend combines alumni relations, homecoming, and family weekends, and attracts 7,000 attendees each year for four days of events such as seminars and performances. Gates was appointed […]
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Sigma Chi accused of hazing
After receiving credible tips, the Dean of Students Office and Fraternity and Sorority Affairs requested that UR Security investigate Sigma Chi Fraternity. Read More
