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Life, Love… Sport
Hello everyone, welcome back to Life, Love... Sport (the censored Edition). As per orders, today's article will be squeaky clean; no offensive jokes, no rude opinions, and no making fun of ex-presidents.Was it me, or did the All-Star game feel slow? I understand that the game is in Las Vegas and there are more important […]
Horoscope
Aries (March 21-April 19) - As you read through your textbooks, remember this: always front to back, never back to front.Taurus (April 20-May 20) - To put blue balls in terms women can understand, it's like marrying an older man only to have him donate all his money to charity upon his death.Gemini (May 21-June […]
Expert Cole offers exclusive law and terror analysis
The United States' War on Terror, initially a visceral response by the government and several of its allies to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, is still based on the government's desire to protect the American people - depending on whom you ask. The most recent polls reveal one of President Bush's lowest approval […]
Winter doesn't have to lack in romance
Cheer up everyone. The groundhog saw his shadow! Oh wait, does that mean more winter? Never mind. If you're like most people in Rochester, the long cold days have gotten you down. It's hard to shake that "blah" feeling when you're never warm. Lack of fresh air and sunshine will do that to a person. […]
Track and field gears up for States
The indoor track and field teams headed to Cornell University over the weekend, where they stepped into competition against Division I Cornell and various other Division III schools. The invitational was non-scoring, and both teams were more focused on this week's upcoming contest - the New York State Collegiate Track Conference Championships. However, this didn't […]
Events highlight eating disorders
From Feb. 22 to March 1, UR will be participating in the National Eating Disorders Association's National Eating Disorder Awareness Week (NEDAW). The week highlights the importance of healthy body perceptions and the dangers of eating disorders to individuals and those around them. "I think there's a lot of pressure on people," Associate Director of […]
Mock trial competes
The UR Mock Trial team placed second this past weekend in the Finger Lakes Regional Tournament, which was held in Syracuse. Their win this weekend automatically gives them a bid to the Gold Nationals Championship tournament. This is the first year they have qualified for nationals, although they have attended the regional tournament for the […]
Campus Briefs
Last Thursday, the Dean's Professor of Microbiology and Immunology Stephen Dewhurst, Ph.D. was named Senior Associate Dean for Basic Research at URMC. The appointment will become effective on March 1 following approval by UR Board of Trustees. Dewhurst will begin his term in April to replace Howard Federoff, M.D., Ph.D. who has since become Executive […]
Logo ideas revisited
On a night when President Seligman spoke at length about strategic planning and a Master Facilities Plan as means to improve and modernize the University, Vice President of Communications Bill Murphy addressed the crowd about a seemingly smaller change that will nevertheless shape UR's identity for years - the school's new logo."This is not something […]
Security Update
A student cleaning the prop room in Todd Union suffered a head injury when a freestanding pipe fell on him from above, according to UR Security Investigator Dan Lafferty.MERT personnel responded soon after the incident and began to address the wound. Upon the arrival of the ambulance, the victim was taken to Strong Memorial Hospital […]
