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Old student loses touch with younger generation
Last week, while walking to my first class of the semester, something happened to me that had never happened before - I felt old. Now, allow me to explain; by no means do I intend to claim that at 22, I have turned the corner away from my youth. Rather, for the first time in […]
Tennis teams debut new players
The UR men's tennis team started its fall season by finishing fourth in the Flower City Tournament, which it hosted along with Nazareth College. The 'Jackets beat Hobart College 5-0 while losing to Skidmore College 2-5 and SUNY Oneonta 4-5. In the Hobart match, sophomore Brian Bowman won the first position singles match 7-5,7-5. He […]
Booted to the curb
Last Wednesday, after it was found that UR Parking and Transportation Services had been illegally booting cars for the past year, the decision was made to stop the practice immediately. While clearly this was a step in the right direction, they need to do much more to rectify the situation.If members of Parking Services with […]
Fresh fish swim in schools
Attention Class of 2011: we know who you are. As much as you may try to deny it or pretend you are just that sophomore who never went to class last year, the truth is obvious. I think it may be that sexy lanyard and the "Feel the Sting" t-shirt you sport that gives you […]
Self-discipline is key in trimming the college fat
One of the most talked-about issues since the students' return to school has been the diminishing quality of dining services on campus. Complaints have been made about the quality and price of the food, as well as the overall scarcity of healthy options on campus. These complaints are all justified but are just the tip […]
Curing social ills requires more than just gesture
As I crossed the footbridge the other day, my attention was immediately drawn to the lines of Band-Aids strung across the poles. When I read the notification posted on the bridge that described that the intention of the display was to represent the 51 murders in the City of Rochester last year and to "draw […]
Get To Know Me: Sam Lehman
Senior Sam Lehman, from Cumberland, Maine, is involved in many extracurriculars on and off campus. He is a brother in the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, a Meridian, a teacher for seventh to ninth graders at a religious school off campus, a former justice and recent Chief Justice on the All-Campus Judicial Council and is currently […]
Unions debate contract terms
The contracts of the members of the Local 1199 SEIU and SEIU Local 200 United, comprised of over 1,400 service workers employed on the River Campus and at the UR Medical Center, expire on Sept. 29. Negotiations over new contract terms began Aug. 8 and are still continuing without resolve."There was a brief strike at […]
Judge celebrates Constitution
On Sept. 17, 1787, 39 men gathered in Philadelphia and signed the United States Constitution, forever changing the course of history. To pay homage to the oldest written constitution in world history, a law was enacted in 2004 to establish Sept. 17 as a national holiday.In honor of Constitution Day, the Political Science Undergraduate Council, […]
Appeal for service animal rejected
Sophomore Deborah Stamm was diagnosed with major depressive disorder and Type 1 diabetes, and due to her disability, she requested to have her service dog, Sid, stay in her residence hall and accompany her to class. However, this request to keep Sid, who fulfills a need for companionship, was denied after her case was reviewed […]
