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A House that the Gods built
"Mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people." The preceding inscription serves as a welcome to the UR's Interfaith Chapel. Although you may pass this familiar building on a daily basis, its rich history is probably unknown to you, and you may ask yourself: What purpose does this building serve? Why […]
Horoscope
Aries (March 21-April 19) - You find it sad that students from other schools come to UR on the weekend for its "great" parties.Taurus (April 20-May 20) - Based on the latest trend, you can't help but say that Soho East must have one heck of a promoter.Gemini (May 21-June 21) - The sport we […]
Frog Pond's food charms hungover diners
On one of the first real fall-weather days in Rochester, I decided to find some comforting American cuisine to combat the chillier weather. A few friends and I ruled out our typical greasy spoon staples and opted for a cozier and more charming establishment - Charlie's Frog Pond.Walking into the restaurant on Park Avenue felt […]
Get To Know Me: Deby Philbrick
Deby Philbrick, from Dallas, Texas, is truly setting an exemplary precedent for what a highly successful and motivated UR undergraduate student should be. A current junior, Philbrick has immersed herself in a plethora of extracurricular activities and programs, all while persevering academically as an Ecology and Evolutionary Biology major to fulfill her noble ambition of […]
Fields Center founded
On Thursday, Oct. 25, the UR Medical Center announced the establishment of a new branch of its Neurology department, the Fields Center, that will focus on facioscapulohumeral dystrophy (FSHD), one of the most common types of muscular dystrophy. The Center will focus primarily on conducting research both on the treatment and the prevention of FSHD.The […]
Students shut out of Prague programs
According to the Center for Study Abroad and Interdepartmental Programs, "About one-third of each graduating class completes coursework overseas where [the program] places you in an intensified learning environment in another country."This year, many students have found themselves rejected from certain study abroad programs due to unexpected over-enrollment. One of these more popular programs is […]
Campus Brief: New initiative by UR to inspire success in RCSD
The University will launch two novel Upward Bound programs with a new $2 million grant awarded by the United States Department of Education. The University will be providing one program for students at Thomas Jefferson High School and another program for students in the Rochester City School District who are interested in math and science. […]
Campus Brief: Software will bring ease to online library sources
UR students and faculty will have easier and broader access to library sources with the development of a new software called eXtensible Catalog (XC). A second grant of $749,000 from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and additional funding from other sources now complete the $2.8 million needed to develop and implement the software, which is […]
Letter to the Editor: Transportation problems are being addressed
The new campus bus service has attracted more riders than last year - which is good - but the increasing numbers have made for more than the typical start-up problems. Despite an optimistic beginning with a fleet of new buses, our partner in the bus service, First Transit Inc., has experienced difficulties.We agree with the […]
Civil disservice
Last year, when we selected Alvin Lomibao and Janna Gewirtz to be our Students' Association President and Vice President, we had high hopes. We hoped for two people to carry on not only what former SA President Alexander Pearlman had done, but expand upon it. We believed we had found two people capable of doing […]
