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Aries (March 21-April 19) - Did you ever try eating a cactus? Well, let me be the first to tell you that this is a bad idea. It doesn't matter if you're wearing a bee suit for protection, just don't eat cacti. What's the moral of the story? Rocky always wins. Taurus (April 20-May 20) […]
Volleyball jumps to fifth and heads to ECACs
Despite an initial No. 6 seeding in last weekend's University Athletic Association Championships, the UR volleyball team banded together to defeat tough division rivals and achieve a fifth place finish.Starting with pool play on Friday, the Yellowjackets first played the New York University Violets, who went on to place third in the tournament, losing a […]
Senior assesses scary future
Three years and a handful of months later and I'm a senior in college. And now begins the obligatory "I'm graduating college this year and I have no life direction" ranting column. A topic of this breadth requires some background. When I was about four years old, I shared with my parents my luminous future […]
Voyeuristic tendencies lead to troubles
My girlfriend is pissed at me because she says I watch too much porn. I didn't think you could watch too much porn, but she says it offends her and is as bad as if I was with another chick. Am I wrong or is she crazy?~Man-enough in MorganDear Man-enough,It sounds like there is a […]
Campus Briefs
The Senior Night probation was lifted on Friday by Associate Dean of Students Matt Burns, one week after it was announced. The probation came in response to an incident that occured on the bus ride home from the Oct. 13 Senior Night at the Liquor Room."There was an incident and what I was looking for […]
URMC researchers target nerve diseases
UR Medical Center scientists have recently targeted their newest offender - the neurologic functions in diseases such as Alzheimer's and dementia associated with HIV. The Journal of Clinical Investigation issued an article on Nov. 1 in which these URMC scientists describe the newest mechanism through which brain cells are capable of being damaged during chronic […]
UR the Vote Enlightens
As the results of election night poured in Tuesday evening, about 40 UR students gathered in Dewey Hall to participate in UR the Vote - a series of workshops on civic engagement and voter mobilization that explained ways to get more involved in politics. The event started with New York State Assemblyman David Koon, who […]
Rabbi Rob Morais will leave Chapel
This spring, the Director of Hillel of Rochester Area Colleges Rabbi S. Robert Morais will be leaving for Michigan to take a new position with Temple Israel of West Bloomfield."The professional opportunities and challenges that await are exciting," Morais said. "Temple Israel is the largest Reform congregation in the world."Morais will serve as the Director […]
Porco indicted for murder
Former UR student Christopher Porco was indicted on Friday in the murder of his father, Peter Porco and the attempted murder of his mother, Joan Porco in their Delmar, N.Y., home on Nov. 15, 2004.The indictment came after a laptop computer that was stolen from the Delmar home two years prior to the attack was […]
Security Update
Four suspects were observed pouring beer and urinating on a UR Security vehicle parked on Fraternity Road at 12:42 a.m. on Saturday, according to UR Security Investigator Dan Lafferty. The suspects fled the area and entered Gilbert Hall, according to UR Security. UR Security officers eventually identified the suspects as Gilbert residents and three guests, […]