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Green energy powers dorms
UR recently announced a new clean energy policy for all residential life buildings on the River campus. All of the electricity powering the residence halls is now offset with wind energy credits. The move is aligned with the principles set forth by the University Council on Environmental Sustainability, which was created by UR President Joel […]
Illegal downloads spur legal trouble
UR is changing its policies on disciplinary action regarding copyright infringement. In a three-to four-year period, 21 UR students have been subpoenaed for copyright infringement. The majority of these subpoenas were by the Recording Industry Association of America.The RIAA has been investigating copyright infringement on college campuses across the United States due to the large […]
Convocation kicks off
This year's Yellowjacket Weekend began with the Convocation ceremony on Friday, Sept. 5 at noon in Dandelion Square. Since its inception in 1997, a total of 78 Goergen Awards that commemorate UR faculty and staff have been handed out.The first type of award, given out for Distinguished Achievement and Artistry in Undergraduate Teaching, was presented […]
Security Update: Gun shots heard outside Riverview Complex
According to UR Security Investigator Daniel Lafferty, on separate incidents on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, a UR security officer and a student reported while outside Buildings C and D in the Riverview Complex that they heard a gun being fired from the area of Luther Circle. Additionally, they both heard BBs striking the building.In […]
In Brief: Grant awarded for UR cancer research
The UR School of Medicine and Dentistry was awarded an $11.5 million, five-year Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPORE) grant from the National Cancer Institute for the expansion of lymphoma research and clinical trials at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center.The SPORE grant focuses on funding translational research projects that advance scientific findings from the […]
EcoHouse proves to be a positive development
At UR, a small group of students has taken an innovative approach to sustainable living by creating a cooperate living environment with a focus on an eco-friendly lifestyle. EcoHouse is located at 1201 Genesee St., just across the Genesee River from the University.EcoHouse is owned and operated by current and former students who consciously make […]
Attention UR: intelligence is not an excuse for dressing poorly
We are in a crisis. No, not the new meal plan, not D-Day's complications. I am referring to the lack of the well-dressed. Rochester is one of the most poorly dressed campuses I've seen I know we're no NYU or Columbia, but let's at least give it a shot, eh kids? Guys in mom jeans? […]
Get to Know Me: Jon Junig
Jon Junig is a junior political science and French major with a cluster in Earth and environmental sciences. He is also the president of Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity, a Meridian and a 2010 class senator. He is a friendly and sociable Aquarius who likes the color red.What Facebook status defines you?Running around again.What is your […]
Russia on and off the playground
Do you remember when you were a little kid on the playground? Spending recess hanging out with your friends, swinging from the monkey bars, wearing your 'Power Ranger" sweatshirt? Good times... good times... up until that one kid in the class had to ask you why you had the Pink Ranger sweatshirt and not the […]
Soccer starts out season undefeated
On any given night, when the men's soccer team faces off against an opposing school, it isn't the noise of the loud speaker that first catches the crowd's attention. Instead, it is junior goalie Michael Peacock's voice. The Pittsford native's impressive shouts instructing his team on what to do when the ball is at the […]
