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Wegman discusses UR commencement
The name is all too familiar to Rochesterians. You know it every time you need to run and grab a gallon of milk, a carton of eggs or any other grocery item that you just can't find anyplace else: Wegmans.And at graduation, the UR graduating class will listen to Wegmans Food Markets CEO Danny Wegman […]
Security Update
The best of Security Update
For the most part, Security Update is serious business. However, some of the most memorable entries have been the poorly executed thefts, fire-related incidents and other random bad ideas had by various members of the UR community. In that vein, we've compiled some of the Security Update standouts from the 2009-10 school year, arranged in […]
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Sexual assault awareness spreads
The Sexual Assault Support Network, which aims to raise sexual awareness on the River Campus, has set into motion several improvements to various sexual assault prevention programs and service. These changes will be intact for students when they arrive back to UR next fall.The Sexual Assault Support Network is also involved in educating students about […]
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Greenweek builds up to Earth Day
Today is Earth Day, and UR's sustainability organizations are fittingly coming to the culmination of their efforts throughout the year with Greenweek.EcoReps and Grassroots came together to organize the week-long celebration, which features various events to encourage waste reduction and sustainable dining and transportation.The focus of the first three days of Greenweek was on choosing […]
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Young UReading program experiences success and struggles
This school year started with the announcement that Jumpstart a program that uses college students as tutors for inner city schools, would be ended at UR due to financial constraints. This school year will end with Jumpstart's substitute, UReading, having established itself as a legitimate successor.According to Rochester Center for Community Leadership Director Glenn Cerosaletti, […]
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Tuition rates continue to climb
The rise in annual tuition prices has become a given in the world of private education.Last week, Dean of the College Faculty Peter Lennie and Chief Financial Officer Ronald Paprocki discussed that education should be viewed as an investment and the tough problem of making private education affordable for the middle class. Here's part two […]
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Seniors coping in tough job market
As graduation approaches, the job market for graduating seniors is not out of the red yet, but it is bouncing back. Despite recent data that employers are hiring 5.3 percent more college graduates than they did last year, many seniors are still searching for employment, and some are using Career Center resources to help them.Associate […]
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Announcement of transportation fee
I am writing to follow-up on an article about transportation in the April 1 issue of the CT. After carefully reviewing the issue, the College has decided to implement the plan to assess a $25 transportation fee for undergraduates in the College. As had been discussed, there will also be a new Transportation Advisory Committee. […]
Security Update
Security Report
1. Two separate incidents of cash theft were reported on Saturday, April 17. In both incidents, students reported that other items had also been stolen.According to UR Senior Security Investigator Daniel Lafferty, the first theft occurred between 1 and 1:30p.m. in Kilbourn Hall. An undergraduate student, who was monitoring the backstage area at the time, […]
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Woodlands a valuable resource
Under rain and dreary skies, Professor of Biology Robert Minckley's Ecosystem Conservation and Human Society class trudged through UR's Woodlands near Whipple Park in Brighton. Teaching Assistant and sophomore Margaret Ball gave instructions to the students from the front of the line, asking them to consider the function of each individual part of the woodlands […]
