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Dining alters its look by offering new choices
Amidst major changes to the student meal plan, Dining Services has been busy over the summer with smaller renovations that will nevertheless shake students' expectations of their favorite campus eateries. The bulk of the changes took place at the three main dining centers the Pit, Danforth Dining Center and Douglass Dining Center.'I think any returning […]
Labor dearth stalls residence upgrades
Last spring, University Facilities and Services decided to scale back its original ambitions to install an upgraded fire protection system in seven residences. After reevaluating practical concerns of cost and labor, Facilities set a lesser objective of installing the project's sprinklers and fire alarms in only Susan B. Anthony Halls and three Hill Court residences. […]
Celibacy Now
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Hanging on for dear life
Students watched, transfixed, as the daring climber made his way up the treacherous vines, clinging desperately to the gravelly side of the academic building, tiny fists clenched in determination. Who was this rogue adventurer, so bravely risking life and limb? Where did he come from, and why was this his chosen task? So many questions […]
The ultimate chord of your college concerto
Approaching the end of four years, a reserve of memories swell in my mind as I look back at the time that will hereby be referred to only in the past tense as "college." Not college, per say, but "college," as in my experience of college, unique only to myself and to no one else […]
Congrats class of 2008!
It would be hard to imagine UR sports this year without the members of the class of 2008. The seniors' leadership and experience has been a catalyst for the success of many of the Yellowjacket teams this year.For the men's soccer team, a lot of the credit for its Sweet 16 NCAA tournament appearance goes […]
College is only another step in determining a purpose
I'm not really sure why I chose to apply or attend UR. My reasons at the time were lame and flimsy, and I had absolutely no idea what I wanted to do with my life. I asked the Admissions Office a few questions, but they weren't very truthful; then again, I probably asked the wrong […]
College life failed to live up to all the adults' hype
What is it about these four years that should make us want to cry when it's over? That our friends won't be living next door? That we'll have to actually earn a living to buy food? That we can no longer sleep until noon on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays? That we have to worry about […]
"Bad" college habits help a UR student survive
In psychology class, I learned that the fastest period of growth in life happens when we are first born. Well, the person who said that obviously didn't study college students. The amount that I have grown and learned over these past four years is unrivaled at any other juncture in my life. Of course I […]
