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Buses still parked after meeting
The recent suspension on busing students to off-campus activities was more clearly explained at a meeting held between members of the UR administration and a group of select students on Tuesday.The moratorium was put in place after a stabbing that occurred last week. The meeting was designed to review the current policy and establish a […]
Trivia team hits ABC
Last Thursday, the UR College Bowl team had the opportunity to be filmed for the new format of 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire."Sophomore Bill Finan, sophomore Ben Seitelman, junior Laura Nemeth and senior Eric Keihl served as members of the new lifeline that was added to the show called 'ask the expert," which is […]
ARAMARK is here to stay at UR
Dining Services has made management and structural changes over the summer but intends to stick with its management company, ARAMARK, as well as its main food provider, SYSCO, which is a separate food service corporation contracted by ARAMARK.According to Director of Campus Dining Services and Auxiliary Operations Cam Schauf, there are currently no plans to […]
Professor helps those injured by Iraq bombs
Jason Huang, M.D., an assistant professor of neurosurgery at the UR Medical Center, presented at the annual meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, which was held in Orlando, Fla. this week. Huang spoke about his experiences in Iraq over the past year, where he went as a major in the U.S. Army Reserve.The presentation […]
UR undergoes minor construction projects
Several minor construction projects are in progress on the River Campus. This past summer, work was done in Fauver Stadium. New lights were installed and the concourse was repainted. However, the completion of one project sometimes leads to the necessity of another, according to Associate Vice President of University Facilities and Services Richard Pifer.'We try […]
Bridge building
A main concern in the final stages of the Riverview project was the effect the new residence hall would have on community relations. The Residential Life staff for Riverview Apartments, including the Community Advisers, Graduate Head Resident and Area Coordinator have done an exemplary job in creating relationships between UR and the 19th Ward and […]
Do they have cable in Maine?
For those of you who don't know, I'm from Maine. I've worked in a small shop in a harbor town for about three summers now. It only took me a month to find out how little people actually know about my beloved state. I've been asked many-a-time if moose are real animals, if all Mainers […]
Fight your fear, take the bus
As I entered my freshman year, I was nervous about coming to UR without a car, the ultimate freedom that I had become accustomed to during high school. I had heard on my tours of the River Campus that there were free Rochester city buses to bring me all around, but I was unconvinced.Enter RED […]
Blogging the SA
Despite the fact that UR is a close-knit community, there is still a gap in the interaction between those creating school policies and those affected by them. In the case of the Students' Association, its critical operations often seem to be behind closed doors. An excellent step toward increasing communication would be blogs for the […]
Stop your sweating, Wall Street isn?t burning yet
Growing up, my grandmother always said that life was a circle: 'There is a top and a bottom and everything in between. If you're on the bottom, it won't last too long. If you're at the top, enjoy it, but prepare for the bottom to come." I know she must not have been the only […]