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Aries (March 21-April 19) - Some say it's what you do, not what you say, that defines who you are. Really though, it's the logo on your shirt.Taurus (April 20-May 20) - After your most recent diet fails, you will realize that working the reception desk does not count as "going to the gym."Gemini (May […]
Carillon, oh carillon
The top of Rush Rhees Library is a mystery - it's a place that everyone sees, but no one goes. The dome is open only two days a year, so most students reach graduation without ever having seen the inside. Yet all it takes is a trip on an old-fashioned gated elevator and up a […]
Provost Phelps steps down
After 13 years as Provost, Charles E. Phelps will leave his post as UR's chief academic officer at end of this academic year, President Joel Seligman announced today. "I'm stepping down from the Provost job, but I am not leaving the University," Phelps said. "I have some sabbatic leave that I'm going to take to […]
Students stranded
Despite a highly contested and eventful midterm election that saw the Democrats take control of the House of Representatives and possibly the Senate, the elections this week failed to generate a noticeable voter turnout amongst the student body compared to the presidential election two years ago. With a lack of an effective voter registration and […]
Wireless world, be worried
Beyond the whirlwind that is election time, there exists a danger flying under the radar of most citizens these days. Wireless technologies are increasing daily, posing a danger to the uninformed or the lethargic. While this danger might not seem quite as menacing as a terrorist attack, the risk of wireless devices is more in […]
URMC furthers HIV research
A study that deals with how some HIV-infected patients naturally defeat a virus that, more often that not, conquers the entire immune system was published on Tuesday in "The Journal of Biological Chemistry." The study was led by associate professors in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics Joseph E. Wedekind and Harold C. Smith at […]
UR featured in Porco story
On Saturday night, ABC's "48 Hours" aired "Memory of Murder - Who would want to brutally murder the perfect all-American family with an ax?" - an hour-long special on the murder of Peter Porco and attack on Joan Porco that led to the arrest and conviction of former UR student Christopher Porco.Correspondent Peter Van Sant […]
Local teachers speak
Local teachers spoke about teaching immigrant students in the first of two lectures under the Urban Teaching and Leadership Forums yesterday. The teachers, Miriam Ehtesham and Henry Padron, are both bilingual teachers in the Rochester City School District and they discussed original approaches to teaching students who are immigrants and refugees.The lecture was sponsored by […]
UR not the vote
In the weeks leading up to Tuesday's election, there was lots of excitement about voter responsibility and education. Political organizations and councils held debates and panels, which allowed students to verse themselves on all of the different campaign issues. However, one major election aspect was missing from the River Campus - the actual organization to […]
A date with 48
After watching the "48 Hours Mystery" special about Christopher Porco's story, many students were left wondering - some critically - about the University's decision to allow correspondent Peter Van Sant and his crew to film shots on University property. Although some claim that the documentary gave UR unnecessary negative publicity, the decision of the Office […]
