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Additional comments on president-elect
In an effort for the UR community to learn more about president-elect Joel Seligman and the search process, we have provided these additional quotes that did not make it into the news article due to spatial limitations:Vice President and staff to the Trustees' Presidential Search Committee Paul Burgett - "I look forward enthusiastically to supporting […]
Five Psi Upsilon brothers assaulted
Five members of Psi Upsilon were assaulted by a large group of suspects at 10:35 p.m. on Aug. 29. The students were in their fraternity house when the assailants entered through multiple entrances and windows. "There were approximately 20 persons who entered the ?? house," director of UR Security, Walter Mauldin said. The suspects were […]
Redeeming our school's value
I hadn't even heard of the University of Rochester until today," my interviewer said. "But from what I have seen, it's a pretty good school." That's what I faced in my first real interview - my previous interviewer was more interested in my achievements in elementary school than in college. By the way, I was […]
Blogging provides hobby, link to family
I've been keeping an online journal for over two years, at http://www.factitious.net/. It started as mainly a way of learning about Web sites in general. In theory, I update it every day, but in practice there are some gaps.Some people will recommend that you use specialized blogging software, like Movable Type or Bloxsom. Honestly, that's […]
Jackson's resignation receives mixed reactions
UR President Thomas Jackson's decision to step down at the end of the next academic year received mixed reactions from students and faculty. Announcing that he would retire at the end of his 11th year as president on March 5, Jackson gave the university a year of advance notice to find a replacement. While many […]