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Tennis places highly at league championship
It has been quite a week for the women's varsity tennis team. On Wednesday, the Yellowjackets defeated Nazareth College, 6-3, in a dual match at home. The 'Jackets then traveled to St. Lawrence University during Meliora Weekend to compete in the Liberty League Championships. UR had a great run, winning fourth place out of a […]
Field Hockey stretches win streak to four games
A focused field hockey team took to the road this past week winning all three games they played. They improved to a record of 8-4 and currently hold a four game winning streak.The week of play started out with two Liberty Legaue games against Vassar College and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Then UR wrapped up the […]
Life, Love…Sport
Welcome to another edition of Life, Love?Sport (Godly Edition) where we will talk about everything from A-Rod showing yet again why God is a Red Sox fan, an update on our beloved Missouri Tigers, the implications of the Oakland Raiders losing and everything in between, We start, ladies and gentlemen with the performance of our […]
South Asian culture exposed
The Association for the Development of Interest in the Indian Subcontinent put on its annual South Asian Expo on Sat. in Douglass Dining Center. This free event featured food catered by the local Indian restaurant Thali of India, informational booths and performances by both UR students and guest groups. From the start, Douglass was packed […]
Murphy appointed deputy to President
President Joel Seligman appointed Lamar Murphy as his deputy last Friday to aid in coordinating his administrative activities."Murphy will be the 'quarterback' of a good deal that goes on in my office, including coordinating preparation for key meetings and events and follow-through after meetings and events," Seligman said.Seligman already has a deputy, Lynne Davidson, but […]
URMC campus goes smoke-free
The UR Medical Center officially became a smoke-free campus today. The final ban came after a long process to introduce all staff to the new regulations. The motto for the program will be "Smoke Free Inside and Out.""This has been part of a several month long process which began with reaching out to every student […]
URos dollars valid locally
Last week, UR launched the URos program, the revamped version of the Flex system. In additiion to existing on-campus use, URos will be valid at participating off-campus retailers.The current list of retailers that are participating in the program is comprised of businesses popular among students: Pellegrino's, Center Stage Caf, The Distillery, Subway, Quizno's, Aja Noodle […]
Zipcar experiences varied success
Zipcars came to UR in September to provide those students without cars on campus a mode of transportation. The premise was simple: a licensed driver would sign up online, pay the $30 initiation fee and pay $7 an hour while using the car. An annual fee of $30 would be paid for each successive year. […]
Senator impeached
Senior Ray Watts was removed from the Students' Association Senate this past Monday. According to Senate bylaws, any Senator with two unexcused absences from scheduled Senate meetings is automatically put on the next meeting's agenda for consideration of removal. Casting a secret ballot vote, the Senate removed Watts from his position. "I wanted to quit," […]
Online course rating system debuts
The Office of the University Registrar will be implementing a new pilot program within the next week to replace in-class course evaluations with an online system. Four departments have been chosen to participate in the program, which could be implemented across the College this spring if successful."The questions are going to be exactly the same […]
