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Chi Omega joins Greek life
On Sept. 19, students can expect a new sorority — Chi Omega — to join UR Greek life. This new addition is in response to the overwhelming membership of the UR Panhellenic Association. According to Director of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs Monica Miranda Smalls, the main reason for bringing the new sorority to UR in […]
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Riot breaks out at Douglass
1. On the evening of Saturday, Sept. 11, flash fighting erupted at a dance being held at Douglass Dining Center. According to UR Security Investigator Daniel Lafferty, there were between 15 and 50 individuals involved in the fight at any given time. At approximately 1:29 a.m., security officers at the event overheard individuals yelling about […]
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Dining goes green
UR Dining’s Team Green has introduced a reusable container take-out option to the dining halls. Consisting of five students, one manager, two coordinators and two marketers, the team is ecstatic about selling out so soon after the program’s recent unveiling. Last year, the previous team put together a proposal that brought the Eco Clam Shell […]
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Researchers investigate suicide prevention program
Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among people 18 to 24 years old, and each year, five to eight percent of adolescents attempt suicide. Because of this, teen depression is an area of great interest among scientists — and a team of researchers from the UR Medical Center have set out to encourage individuals […]
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Freshman election results
After participating in their first Students' Association election, the freshman class has selected four senators and eight class council members to represent their class for the upcoming year. The expected four freshmen senators are Shilpa Topudurti, Camila Fernandes, Oliver Shetler and Alin Ponici. The projected eight winners for the council members are Henry Macias, Eduardo […]
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Power outage hits River Campus
South Campus experienced a short power failure from 8 – 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 11, due to an equipment malfunction at a Rochester Gas and Electric substation near the UR’s River Campus. This caused an interruption of electrical services for residents living in Southside Living Center and also for students living in the University […]
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Psi U opened for housing
Psi Upsilon was one of the oldest fraternities at UR. As of May 2010, however, it ceased to be recognized by the University. The fraternity was found to be violating UR’s anti-hazing policies and was issued a three-year ban, or disaffiliation, from campus. Following fraternity members’ appeal to its sanctions, Dean of the College Richard […]
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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 […]
Security Update
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 […]
