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Dining Services’ summer makeover yields results
After years of planning and long summer months of construction, the much anticipated Panda Express and Zoca have opened as part of the newly renovated dining area in The Commons. Besides adding a Chinese and Mexican option, there are also three other new food stations, including the Common Grill, Pizza Pi and A New Leaf. […]
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Eastman freshmen lend a hand
For 22 years, River Campus freshmen have spent one of their first days of college helping out in various local community service projects as part of UR’s annual Wilson Day. Up until 2006, Eastman School of Music students also participated in the event, but scheduling conflicts eventually forced Eastman to stop its involvement in Wilson […]
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Two students taken to Strong Memorial Hospital
Two River Campus students had to be transported to Strong Memorial Hospital within two hours of each other on Tuesday, Sep. 8. The first incident occurred at around 6 p.m. outside of Tiernan Hall. A student injured his knee while running, leading security to transport him to Strong. In the second, which occurred at 7:56 […]
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Student loses property in Wilson Commons
At around 12 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 4, a student reportedly lost several personal belongs near Wilson Commons. According to Lafferty, the student forgot the items and left the premises. Upon remembering her belongings and returning to the scene, she found that her property had gone missing. Among the items reported missing were personal identification […]
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Suspicious individuals found loitering on footbridge
Two youths were observed hanging around the fraternity quad and on the pedestrian footbridge — apparently without purpose — at 1:58 a.m. early Sunday morning. According to Lafferty, Security responded to the report of the suspicious individuals and confronted them. After the suspects claimed that they had no identification on their person, Rochester police were […]
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Textbook thief strikes twice
Employees at the campus bookstore noticed a suspicious individual leaving the store with four stolen calculus textbooks at around 12:50 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 2. According to UR Security Investigator Daniel Lafferty, the suspect then departed the scene in the direction of Library Road. Officers responded to the scene and checked the exterior of the […]
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UR mourns death
Kurt Bertram was found dead on Aug. 29 in his Rochester apartment. An autopsy is scheduled to determine the cause of death. Bertram received his master of science last spring and was about to embark on his Ph.D. studies this fall in the Toxicology Training Program. A member of the Department of Environmental Medicine, Bertram […]
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UR program boosts local politics
It’s well known that college students are not always the most involved group when it comes to politics, especially at the local level. An initiative started at UR, however, is looking to change this by encouraging college students to become election inspectors (i.e. poll workers) for the Monroe County general elections. The new initiative — […]
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Sanjay Gupta to deliver Meliora Weekend address
While Steven Chu may be a hard act to follow, the University is bringing in an esteemed member of another field for Meliora Weekend in 2010. Sanjay Gupta, a renowned neurosurgeon and medical journalist, will deliver the keynote address on October 16 at the 10th annual celebration.Meliora Weekend attracts students, alumni, faculty, family and friends […]
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RCAN struggles for alumni
'Commencement" is the positive term applied to the mass exit of over 4,000 undergraduates from UR. The word implies a new beginning, or a fresh start.But not everyone sees the practice in such a bright light. To hear UR Vice President and General Secretary Paul Burgett tell it, commencement is when seniors jump off a […]
