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History still not written on Iraq
How will the war in Iraq be viewed in ten, twenty or fifty years? Will our children's history books tell of the enlightening powers of a determined democracy or of a foolishly naive era of enthusiastic hubris? Will our generation be known as the Edisons of globalization or the Quixotes of foreign policy?To be sure, […]
Conflict, media, cloud abortion issue
If you've been following the Senate confirmation hearings on John Roberts, you're probably aware that one of the big issues surrounds Roberts' views on Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark case that legalized abortion. The topic of abortion seems to be on the tip of everyone's tongues, from many women's organizations who are vocally demanding […]
Dean of faculty search continues
Joanna B. Olmsted, professor of biology and dean of faculty development in the College, was named interim Vice Provost and Robert L. and Mary L. Sproull Dean of the College Faculty. Since July 1, Olmsted has performed duties left by Thomas LeBlanc, who left the position to accept an appointment as executive vice president and […]
Security Update
Eastman School of Music students reported being approached by an unidentified male suspect in the Eastman Student Living Center at 12:38 p.m. on Sunday, according to UR Security Investigator Dan Lafferty. The suspect started asking questions and followed the students into the elevator. While in the elevator, the suspect inappropriately touched the buttocks of one […]
Fights erupt on fraternity quad
A fight broke out on the Fraternity Quadrangle Saturday night, leading Rochester Police and UR Security to close the Fraternity Quad for the night. "Officers were summoned to the Fraternity Quad for the report of a fight in progress," UR Security Investigator Dan Lafferty said. "Officers arriving at the scene observed approximately 250 people in […]
Unofficial election results tallied
The Students' Association elections for 2009 class council, 2009 senate and senate at-large members finished successfully last night, despite a minor setback Monday morning and a half hour of system downtime on Wednesday evening.Freshmen who attempted to vote online before 3:30 p.m. were only able to vote for a maximum of four candidates for class […]
Campus Briefs
The Rochester Police Department, UR Security, the Rochester Fire Department and a SCUBA team recovered a body from the Genessee River Saturday morning in the area underneath the footbridge."The incident is being treated as a suicide," Director of Security Services Walter Mauldin said. "Remains were recovered by the SCUBA team. A personal vehicle was left […]
Storm causes flooding
The heavy rain last Friday flooded many buildings, both residential and recreational. "I have worked here for many years, and though we have occasional situations such as these, there has never been anything of this magnitude before that resulted from heavy rain," Interim Director of Residential Life Laurel Contomanolis said. The residential buildings most affected […]
Athletes allowed to begin rush process
Informal Greek recruitment began last week in the first year that male athletes were not allowed to rush a fraternity in the spring of their freshman year and instead were told by their coaches to wait until sophomore year. This decision was made because coaches want incoming freshman to have a strong start, academically."We don't […]
Consider it done
Last Friday's heavy rains demonstrated the dedication of service employees and building workers. When nearly every subterranean floor on both the River Campus and the UR Medical Center was experiencing some flooding or water damage, staff mobilized to quickly clean up and restore services. While an incident such as this could require building closures and […]