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UR Alerted
The University has filled a missing facet of UR Security with the introduction of AlertUR. With the ability to contact all undergraduates, and soon everyone else in the University community, Security can contain possible catastrophes should they occur at UR. This issue is especially critical in the aftermath of shootings at Virginia Tech and Northern […]
SA Assessment
Students' Association President and junior Alvin Lomibao symbolically completed his term as he delivered the State of the SA Address. While the current administration has fostered open lines of communication between students and the University, it has not accomplished some of its loftier aspirations.During the past year, the SA Government has increased communication among student […]
Lacrosse has rocky start to spring season
The UR Women's lacrosse team began its season this past week in Fauver Stadium. After facing some tough competition, the 'Jackets ended a string of four home games with a 1-3 record.UR battled snow and sleet to challenge SUNY Cortland on Tuesday and then Nazareth College on Thursday. Nationally-ranked Cortland was 15th in the most […]
Religion spices up election
In the United States, separation of church and state has gone by the wayside. It's impossible to separate a presidential candidate's religious worship from his or her morals, values or beliefs. Religion has shaped the lives of many people and their opinions. This brings an important question to the forefront: What role should religion play […]
Men go 3-2 in Florida
UR men's tennis team spent its spring break in sunny Orlando, Fla., playing five matches in five days. The 'Jackets did very well, finishing with a 3-2 record for the week. They lost their first two matches - 2-7 in both - to Vassar College and Coe College. The men then got into the swing […]
From the Pressbox
Tim Sweeney, a former four-year starting point guard and assistant coach for the UR men's basketball team from 1999 to 2006 has been riding the upset wave lately. Sweeney, a current assistant coach for Davidson College, was on the sidelines this past weekend as the Wildcats knocked off two of college basketball's most respected programs […]
Men lose in Sweet 16, reflect on impact of departing class
After a season full of such abundant success, it is understandable that the UR men's basketball team would not be satisfied with anything less than a trip to Virginia for the Final Four, but a run to the Sweet 16 is certainly something to be proud of. Led by a core of five seniors, the […]
KEY scholars create climate symposium
Kauffman Entrepeneurial Scholars Kenneth Lotito, Mario Dal Col and Patrick McLaughlin have gathered speakers for the University's first Sustainable Energy Symposium. Lotito, Dal Col and McLaughlin applied for KEY at the Center for Entrepreneurship because of concern about climate change. Lotito, Dal Col and McLaughlin were selected for the tuition-free program for the 2007-08 academic […]
Lomibao sums up year
Continuing a tradition that began 25 years ago, Students' Association President and junior Alvin Lomibao delivered the annual State of the Students' Association Address, during which he discussed the SA's specific accomplishments in the last year. Lomibao both acknowledged his predecessors and looked toward his successors during his speech, offering a framework of issues for […]
Research illuminates field of perception
A team of UR scientists, led by Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences Greg DeAngelis, may have just discovered a secret that has long eluded scientists - how a single eye is capable of judging depth. The secret boils down to a small area of the brain, according to DeAngelis and his team in their […]
