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Campus Brief: Online event calendar traffic greatly increased
The recently redesigned online University Event Calendar more than doubled its traffic in February, reaching 162,977 hits. The previous calendar averaged roughly 6,000 visits per month. During January, the first month with the new calendar, the site received 72,746 hits. The calendar page received the second highest traffic of any University page during the month […]
Eastman renovation receives funding
The Eastman Theatre, opened in September 1922 and built by philanthropist George Eastman himself, has gone through several renovations in its lifetime. In 1923 and 1927, large annexes were added onto the theater and the adjacent Eastman School of Music building to provide practice rooms for students and large rooms for rehearsals and the storage […]
Sustainability speaker warns about chemicals
Sandra Steingraber, Ph.D. spoke on Tuesday in Hubbell Auditorium to an audience of community members, professors and students about how chemical pollutants have contaminated our way of life. She asserts that government regulations on chemicals such as DDT are not sufficient for public health because they do not protect the very young and very old […]
Feldman named Dean of College
On Monday, it was announced internally that Interim Dean of the College of Arts, Sciences and Engineering Richard Feldman will now become the Dean of the College. Feldman was appointed to the position by Robert L. and Mary L. Sproull Dean of the Faculty of the College of Arts, Science and Engineering and Professor of […]
College tuition set to increase
Undergraduates in the College of Arts, Sciences and Engineering will notice a 5.3 percent increase in their bills for tuition, room and board for the upcoming 2007-2008 year.The tuition will rise from $32,650 to $34,380 and the total cost for room and board will rise from $10,192 to $10,600. The overall cost to attend UR […]
Security Update
Exhibition captivates onlookers on Academic QuadOfficers arrived in front of the entrance of Rush Rhees library at 3:24 p.m. last Thursday to find a student handcuffed by one arm to a wooden stock, according to UR Security Investigator Dan Lafferty.The student's other hand was free but handcuffed, with the other end of the handcuff left […]
Campus Brief: Enrolled Student Survey to influence campus policies
UR is participating in an Enrolled Student Survey, which asks students about their participation in various aspects of campus life and their general views on the university. The survey is being conducted by schools that are members of the Consortium of Financing Higher Education, a group of 28 private colleges and universities.The survey, which is […]
Two winter athletes do well at Nationals
On Friday, March 10, junior Mike Burgstrom traveled to Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre-Haute, Ind. for the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field championships, where he earned himself a fifth-place finish in the weight throw.Burgstrom was incredibly happy with his performance and the experience of the entire weekend."The best part of the trip […]
Men's tennis splits singles, drops doubles
The men's tennis team took on Hobart College last Tuesday, March 20, in hopes of gaining their first win of the spring season. While they were able to split their singles matches, they had trouble taking any of their doubles matches, leading to a 3-6 loss and leaving them to go elsewhere to find their […]
Eastman band NeoCollage fuses genres to create their own
The Eastman School of Music boasts a distinguished reputation of educating the finest and most creative minds in the world of music. One such notable group, NeoCollage, prides itself on its artistic fusion of classical and pop music. The talented group members, all juniors at Eastman, are Rick Williams, Curtis Stewart, Megan Bledsoe, Nick Revel […]
