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Golf finishes season
The UR golf team played in two season-ending tournaments in the past two weeks, with mixed results. They participated in the Fisher-Nazareth Shootout on Oct. 7-8, but they were not able to put forth a very consistent effort and thus finished fifth out of nine teams with a combined score of 632 for the weekend. […]
Campus Brief: Staff, students help to remember Latasha Shaw
In response to UR Dining Services employee Latasha Shaw's death on Saturday, Sept. 29, faculty, staff and students found a number of different ways to remember her and help her loved ones.Counselors and chaplains gathered for two hours on Thursday, Oct. 4 in the Interfaith Chapel. They offered their services to people who wished to […]
Employees preparing for new health plan
The 12,000 faculty and staff members currently insured by UR-sponsored health insurance are preparing for the complete plan overhaul that will go into effect Jan. 1, 2008. Last January, in the face of rising healthcare costs and the ever-increasing size of the University, UR President Joel Seligman created the Task Force on Employee Health Insurance […]
Alcohol policy reviewed
Associate Dean of Students Matthew Burns met with the Students' Association Senate on Monday night to discuss UR's public open alcohol container policy. Violations of this policy have recently increased, notably in Hill Court, leading to a renewed interest in the policy's application and enforcement, as well as a query as to how aware students […]
Union reaches accord
After over two months of negotiations, members of the Service Employees International Union Local 200 United and the Local 1199 SEIU approved a contract agreement with the University in a 663 to 40 vote on Oct. 10. The previous contracts were set to expire at midnight on Saturday, Oct. 6, and a tentative agreement was […]
Burns named Acting Dean
Associate Dean of Students Matthew Burns has been chosen to serve as Acting Dean of Students until a search committee, chaired by Dean of the College Richard Feldman, selects a permanent dean. The decision comes with the knowledge that current Dean of Students Jody Asbury will be on medical leave after Oct. 26 to undergo […]
Pamphlet discusses discrimination
Two years ago, the Office of the Vice President and University Counsel, collaborating with representatives from the Dean of Students, Office of the Intercessor and Human Resources, spearheaded the review process of the University's Policy Against Discrimination and Harassment. Such policies are reviewed every few years as part of a general review process; however, the […]
Scientists prove chromosome theory
Professor Daven Presgraves and Research Assistant J.P. Masly believe that they have proved a controversial evolutionary theory that credits the X chromosome with stopping the process of speciation.Presgrave's research involved mating two species of fruit flies (genus Drosophilia) through 15 generations, carefully tracking genes that translate into infertility among male hybrids. The team showed that […]
Campus Brief: Deborah Stamm case reaches an injunction
Last Thursday, Oct. 11, in a preliminary hearing, U.S. District Court Judge David Larmier ordered an injunction that requires the University to allow sophomore Deborah Stamm to keep her service dog, Sid, with her until the case has been settled in court. Stamm initially began negotiating with the University in August, claiming that she needed […]
Missing the bus
UR is made up of many campuses spread throughout the city, which creates a unique need for a personalized and dependable busing system for students who commute from campus to campus. Last year, the University announced it was replacing Regional Transit Service, a city bus service, with First Transit, a private company that specializes in […]
