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Campus Briefs: Contract negotiations begin
Last Wednesday, negotiations began for new union contracts for over 1,200 employees at UR. The opening meeting was held in Wilson Commons and will resume this Friday morning. The employees involved are members of Local 1199 Service Employees International Union and Local 200 SEIU. The Local 1199 is the union of the medical center and […]
UR Security releases 'Think Safe' report
UR Security released the latest issue of its annual Think Safe report. The report provides an extensive review of crime prevention tips along with crime statistics."We've distributed 25,000 this year and by this time next year about 10,000 more," Director of UR Security Walter Mauldin. "This was given to employees, prospective employees and prospective students."Also […]
Workshops held for student leaders
Skills for UR Leaders, a series of workshops created to develop a variety of programs to connect college students to their community, began on Thursday with a "Meeting Management" seminar."This program will be reaching out to others in the university and those off-campus," Assistant Director of Student Activity Programs Laura Ballou said.The Skills for UR […]
Jim Karol amazes, astounds
When I first heard about "Mind, Magic & Madness," the magic/mentalist show held in Strong Auditorium on Sept. 16, I was sure I was in for an evening of lame magic tricks and mind reading la "Crossing Over with John Edward." As the lights dimmed and clips from appearances on "The Tonight Show" and "Rosie […]
Kellogg rings static, indistinguishable
Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers' self- titled album is an assembly of seven new songs as well as four remakes from previously released albums "Lucky 11" and "Bulletproof Heart." Because they are playing shows in Rochester on Oct. 5 at Record Exchange and at Milestones, I was curious and excited to hear the remake of […]
Caramia impresses with ragtime
Tony Caramia provided an impressive piano performance as part of the Eastman Faculty Artist Series on Sept. 18, at Kilbourn Hall. The concert was devoted to the American genre ragtime, consisting of 19 pieces by 10 different composers from different periods and countries besides America. Even more impressive was the fact that all were performed […]
Heaven' displays uniform Hollywood
I went in to the movie "Just Like Heaven" with relatively low expectations, which worked out well because I left the theater not disappointed, but rather sufficiently pleased. Though it seemed like it would be an original romantic comedy, it followed the formula of many other films, where one of the main characters is dead […]
Running Rochester
Someone once said, "To describe the agony of a marathon to someone who has never run is like trying to explain color to someone who was born blind." These were not exactly the comforting words I needed to hear when I was assigned the daunting task of writing about the Rochester Marathon. I myself am […]
Uglies crush champs
On Saturday, the UR rugby team, the Uglies, won their season opener 29-19 against the St. Bonaventure College Bonnies in deciding fashion. In making the trip to St. Bonaventure, the Uglies were adamant about playing their own "smash-mouth" kind of rugby, meaning dominance on defense and nimble speed on offense. "We owned them in the […]
Field hockey splits weekend
The Yellowjackets almost swept their matches this week, starting off last Wednesday with a 1-0 shutout against the Golden Flyers of Nazareth College. The victory marked the team's fourth consecutive road game. However, the team couldn't complete the sweep when they hit the road on Saturday to take on the Pioneers of Utica College. The […]