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Booting to return this spring
Students may return to the River Campus from this year's spring break to an old familiar sight: bright yellow boots affixed to illegally parked cars.The change in policy, announced this Monday at a Students' Association Senate meeting by SA President and senior Tyler Socash, will return to the River Campus after a nearly two-year hiatus […]
Financial aid level will be maintained
Dean of the College Richard Feldman and Peter Lennie, Robert L. ' Mary L. Sproull Dean of the Faculty of arts, sciences and engineering, spoke about the effect of the current economic recession on the University and UR's commitment to maintaining financial aid as a priority when they addressed the Students' Association Senate during their […]
Tip Top Restaurant makes you feel at home again
What I immediately noticed about Tip Top is that it's not as mainstream as the Mount Hope Diner or Jay's Diner, which I greatly appreciated as a way of taking a break from the monotony of the class-filled weekdays and the same old on-campus weekend. As we pulled into the parking lot, there were about […]
Point and counterpoint:
Ciszek: Nutrients from Danforth? Ask a fat kid whose heart stops every time he walks more than 20 feet from where he lives and eats and the answers are Sue B. and Danforth. I'm glad they put UHS outside now so that those sedentary freshmen tethered to Momma Danforth and Aunt Sue have to get […]
Campus briefs
Duffy consolidates city departmentsIn a cost-cutting move on Thursday Jan. 29, Rochester Mayor Robert Duffy announced the creation of a new Department of Neighborhood and Business Development. The move is expected to save the city $1 million annually.According to Duffy, the move consolidated the Department of Economic and Community Development and Neighborhood Service Centers.Duffy added […]
Booting solutions
Booting's return to the University is a disappointing measure. It is unfortunate that UR Parking has felt it is necessary to return to this extreme punishment, but, at the same time allowing cars without the appropriate permit to take spots away from the people who have paid for their spot is unacceptable. There are alternatives […]
The Loved Ones keep on rocking
There are many things to love about Philadelphia. One of my favorite television shows, the hit sitcom from the 90's 'Boy Meets World," comes to mind. On the food side of things, Philly gives us the lovely Philly Cheese Steak. But people should be ready to add something else to the list of great things […]
B.J. Novak keeps UR laughing all night long
At 8:15 p.m. Saturday night, devoted fans of B. J. Novak, star of 'The Office" lined up in the bitter cold to get front-row seats in Strong Auditorium to hear the comedian speak. Several signs posted on Strong's doors announced the show was sold out, and on more than one occasion, staff workers politely reminded […]
Update: Africa is not a country
Contrary to my southern upbringing, I am in no way, shape or form a Republican. As a liberal, it is not surprising that I was and continue to be unimpressed by Sarah Palin. A former beauty pageant winner and currently an avid moose hunter, I despised the idea that she would be the latest image […]
Diversity, not fear
Despite efforts by the Campus Diversity Roundtable and other River campus organizations to promote diversity and encourage discussion, certain topics, including those addressed in the Messenger article, 'the Problems of Reverse Segregation," are still taboo. The article was published under the pseudonym Marcy Cleaver.The fact that a student felt that they had to go anonymous […]