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Toronto ferry service suspended
The $57.5 million high-speed ferry service between Rochester and Toronto has been suspended after only three months of operation because of over $1.7 million in debt.In 2002, Governor George Pataki anticipated that the ferry would help revitalize Rochester, ultimately "boosting tourism, creating new jobs and establishing a quick and convenient transportation link with Canada." The […]
Fire law causes upgrades
When the Inter-Campus Music Center moved into the house previously used by Alpha Delta Phi, they found a new paint job, new carpets on the floors of the rooms and many other improvements the Office of Residential Life made over the summer. But they also found a padlock over the door of the kitchen. Due […]
Senate elections flawed
Despite some online voting problems, the Students' Association Senate and Freshman Class Council elections concluded Wednesday night. Elections ran from Monday through Wednesday night at a table in Wilson Commons and online."The results posted tonight are in no way final," Chief of Staff, Elections Committee Chair and sophomore Alex Pearlman said. "Due to some system […]
UR drops to 37th
UR has fallen from 35th to 37th out of the best national universities since last year, according to a recent issue of the U.S. News and World Report. "In the grand scheme of things, there's some semblance of reality in the rankings," Provost of the University Charles Phelps said. "[But] they always have to pass […]
Volleyball wins two
The UR volleyball team won two more games this past weekend, improving their record to 6-1 by winning four straight matches. UR beat SUNY Oswego 3-0 and pulled off a well-earned win over SUNY Geneseo 3-2 a few hours later.The win over Oswego was a cinch. In the end, the score was 30-11, 30-7, 30-15. […]
UR faces top teams from around the league
The men's tennis team started their fall season this past weekend at the Middlebury Invitational. The team faced formidable opponents, including defending champion Middlebury College, Bates College, Bowdoin College, Drew University, Skidmore College and Colby College.Junior Josh Bruce-Black made it to the semifinals of singles Flight C, but failed to advance by losing to John […]
Modern society infiltrates UR campus in many ways
I have spent the last few days putting off writing this article simply because I could not think of an introduction. So now I'm resorting to the cop-out method of writing an introduction stating the fact that I don't have one. Have you ever used this method on papers? My favorite is starting papers off […]
Joe Reina teaches baseball in Japan
UR baseball Head Coach Joe Reina took a few weeks off this summer teaching the sport in Japan as part of a program operated by Major League Baseball. This was Reina's second trip with the MLB Envoy program, the first being in the summer of 2002 in Germany. The MLB Envoy Program selects the game's […]
Men's soccer upset St. Lawrence
Playing three games in five days, most teams experience let downs, whether it is emotionally, physically or mentally, in a tough scenario like that. However, UR's men's soccer team is not like most teams. The Yellowjackets are better, more experienced and able to use lots of guys to compensate for those types of let downs. […]
Senate creates new committee
The Students' Association Senate formed a new committee to examine the current policy towards funding politically involved student organizations, on Sept. 13.According to existing SA bylaws, supporting political parties or candidates makes a student organization ineligible for funding."The Political Finance Committee will try to figure out what is meant by the term 'political,'" Committee Chairman, […]