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SA Senate votes down 'No Sweat'
The Students' Association Senate voted against a resolution urging President Thomas Jackson to sign a license with the Workers Rights Consortium Monday by a vote of nine to eleven with one abstention.Students for Social Justice prompted the resolution by circulating a petition supporting the WRC, an independent organization which provides information about factory working conditions. […]
plagiarism
Chad, I know this is late, and it might be a touch long, but please get it in if you can, since this is the last issue.My work number is 671-1533 my home # is 424-4342. Feel free to call me with any questions.Thanks, -PatTo the Editor:As an alumnus of both UR and the CT, […]
Power outage affects campus
Preliminary reports show that around 4:30 p.m., the Residential Quad dorms, Rush Rhees Library, the ITS center, Dewey, Meliora, and the Frederick Douglass Building lost power.Facilities said the problem was a malfunctioning transformer inside the Frederick Douglass Building. However, there were other issues. Three fire trucks arrived outside Frederick Douglass and six firefighters along with […]
Nabozny clinches presidency
In a landslide victory, junior and Deputy Speaker of the Senate Pete Nabozny unofficially won the Students' Association presidential election last night. This election replaced the voided election from last week."I want to thank everyone who supported me throughout this extended campaign," Nabozny said. "I appreciate all the help that I got and the opportunity […]
Radiance is brilliant
Radiance Dance Theater will be performing their spring show "Let Me See You Dance" this Saturday in Strong Auditorium. What they bring to the show is great jazz, tap and lyrical dancing. Radiance has also sought to experiment with new styles of dancing."Radiance has been beginning to incorporate a more diversified selection of dances into […]
Softball takes four
Women's softball won four games last week against Medaille College and Keuka College. Out of the four home games, three were shutouts, and only two runs were scored against UR. The Yellowjackets defeated Medaille College with a final score of 8-0 for the first game and 10-0 for the second. Both games ended prematurely, after […]
Davies propels lacrosse
Women's lacrosse advanced their record this week to 2-2 in the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association's and 4-5 overall with two wins and one loss this week. UR's best game last week was their first against Alfred Univeristy on April 6. The 9-1 lead by halftime improved to 15-3, which was the final score, as Alfred […]
Crew team is now partially unbeaten
All sports feature a winner and a loser - it is just how they are by definition. If everybody wins, you are in a movie, and if everybody loses then it is communism. For us athletes that dwell between the white lights and the Red Scare, there exists the possibility of winning or losing in […]
UR competes at Hershey Golf Club
The golf team used a slightly adjusted lineup to earn a third-place finish at the District II Mid Atlantic Golf Invitational at the Hershey Golf Club in Hershey, Pa. this weekend. It marked the team's second straight top five finish.Coach Richard Johnson used the different lineup to better gauge his players' strengths for future tournaments. […]
Wrong sentiment from Dean Burns
In last week's article, "Greek life review committee reports," amidst several quotes about recognizing the role of Greek life on campus and not wanting it eliminated, Dean Burns expressed an aberrant view that I don't feel is acceptable. He was quoted as saying that with several sources for advice on how Greeks should act (including […]