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Campus Brief: Boar's Head Dinner continues into 73rd year
Last night, the Campus Activities Board presented the 73rd annual Boar's Head Dinner in Douglass Dining Center, which featured a winter feast and accompanying entertainment."I have never been to [a Boar's Head Dinner] and I am so happy that I finally got to go," senior Jessica Sorrentino said. "Everybody should go at least once while […]
Laser laboratory funding approved
The National Nuclear Security Association (NNSA) confirmed on Wednesday, Nov. 21 the approval of a five-year contract to continue its funding of UR's Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE). According to the press release last Wednesday that announced the contract's renewal, the NNSA has agreed to donate $351 million to LLE to help the lab continue […]
Political scientists talk elections
Alumni, faculty, students and community members convened in front of Associate Professor and Chair of the Political Science Department Gerald Gamm and Assistant Professor David Primo for a 2008 presidential election discussion sponsored by the Office of Alumni Relations."Alumni were here from graduating classes from the 1940s, as well as people from the class of […]
University focuses on sustainability
Last week, the University's Sustainability Task Force released a report, which concluded that the University, though it has taken some steps toward decreasing its negative environmental impact, can do much to improve."Despite an impressive list of individual initiatives, the task force observes that the University's efforts have not been as systematic and as well communicated […]
Career musings induce dread
I recently read somewhere that people who happen to be Scorpios are suited to be butchers. Which is fine, because the Lord knows I love me some red meat. But it did get me thinking: if I don't become a butcher, will the powers upstairs be displeased and curse me with a dull knife for […]
Buses in transit
Early on in the semester, students were faced with problems resulting from the transition to the new First Transit bus service, including late and no-show buses. In recent weeks, however, First Transit has proved to be responsive to the issues presented by UR students and faculty and has taken substantial measures to correct these problems […]
Simon partners to form new Center for Pricing
Earlier this week, the Simon Graduate School of Business announced a new partnership with the Professional Pricing Society to create the Center for Pricing at Simon. Under this new initiative, Simon School M.B.A. graduates concentrating in pricing will be able to learn how to direct and execute pricing strategy in any industry. The Center for […]
Flier spurs burning questions
On Thursday morning, I woke up to find yet another piece of paper stuffed under my door. Another Yummy Garden menu, I thought, as I reached down to turn over the sheet. Yet to my surprise, it was a warning to remove all "popular student floor lamps" with the "potential for fire" out of our […]
Paul brings conservatism to college mainstream
Another article about Ron Paul in a college newspaper won't surprise anyone, because it's no secret that the net-savvy 72-year-old's meteoric rise is due in good part to students. What should be concerning to the broader electorate, however, is what it indicates for the country as a whole that young voters would embrace the most […]
When it comes to friendships, be all you can be
The common dictionary meaning of the word "friend" is: "a person whom one knows, likes, and trusts." The true meaning of this one-syllable terminology, however, goes well beyond the common generic interpretation. It is an innate, nearly second-nature feeling that transpires every time such persons meet. It is a general feeling of love, compassion and […]
