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Economic value?
Due to the financial meltdown, the term 'economic crisis" has dominated headlines in recent years. This event has exposed shortcomings in economic theory, calling into question the very nature of economics as a discipline. Despite these flaws, economics plays a vital role in shaping our understanding of how society operates.According to a standard textbook definition, […]
D-Day: admissions obstacle or advantage?
With the approaching reading period signaling the end of classes and the conclusion of the spring semester, the UR community has a final, highly anticipated event to look forward to Dandelion Day. The aptly named 'D-Day" incites either exceptional joy or overwhelming terror amongst students, primarily depending on their preference for the overindulgence of distilled […]
Pit to close for construction
Students who are still on campus after finals will see the start of renovations on The Pit, which closes for construction on May 8. For the rest returning this fall, they will find the site doubled in size and home to two new food stations Zoca (a Mexican station), and Panda Express.The grand opening is […]
Pagans de-recognized by SA
At the Senate meeting on March 29, a motion was passed for the Students' Association to de-recognize the Pagan Students' Community (PSC) due to a failure to meet deadlines imposed by the Policy and Review Committee. Since that meeting, miscommunication between the two parties has led to strong discontent among current and former members of […]
Security Update
Student struck by vehicleSecurity officers responded to a call in that an undergraduate student was struck by a motor vehicle at the crosswalk of Trustee Road at 10:52 a.m. on Tuesday, April 13. The Rochester Police Department, the Rochester Fire Department and Rural Metro also responded to this call according to UR Security Senior Investigator […]
Wireless Internet comes to Todd Union
On Monday, April 12, Todd Union became the most recent River Campus building to be equipped with wireless Internet access.However, Todd will be joined by several residence buildings that The College of Arts and Sciences is planning to equip with wireless this summer.'Students have made it clear that adding wireless access in the residence halls […]
Tackling tuition rates
At an institution where undergraduates and their families pay over $50,000 annually for an education, students on the River Campus have raised concerns about the value of UR: What is a $50,000 education worth today? When my kids go to college what kind of money will I be paying for their education? Why isn't UR […]
CAB announces OK Go for D-Day
Campus Activities Board (CAB) announced on Monday that OK Go will be the band performing at this year's Dandelion Day. This year posed a challenging search for a band that was within budget and available for the performance.'We went through quite a few bands who were either unavailable for various reasons or significantly over budget […]
Colleges confer on interfaith
Over 500 people of different cultures, ages, countries and faith backgrounds congregated at Nazareth College for the first annual international Interfaith Understanding Conference, or IUC. Throughout the course of the three day conference from April 11-13 students from Rochester to Afghanistan gathered to discuss issues that are plagued by cultural misunderstanding and religious misconceptions.During his […]
Nothing Like Hot Dogs
The pinnacle of competitive eating in America is the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest held each year on Coney Island in Brooklyn, N.Y. The man to beat at Coney Island is Joey Chestnut, who devoured 68 hot dogs and buns in a 10 minute span in 2009, shattering his own world record. In fact, that […]