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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
