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Warner School receives math, literacy grantsThe Margaret Warner School of Graduate Education and Human Development was awarded a grant for $1.2 million recently, to help run and maintain math and literacy programs in Rochester city schools. The grant came from the New York State Education Department.The Warner School is committed to revamping educational institutions, which […]
Pride plans SA amendment
Members of the Pride Network recently created a petition to amend the student government constitution to add "gender identities and expression" to its anti-discrimination policy.This amendment is designed to protect students who do not exhibit their birth gender, such as transsexuals and cross-dressers. The petition requires a fifth of the undergraduate student body's signature to […]
Changes made to the dining services at UR
In efforts to increase the amount of options offered to students, ARAMARK is offering a new sushi station in Wilson Commons, and increased vegetarian options at campus dining locations this semester. "This semester, the biggest things we've been doing are the addition of the sushi bar at Wilson and certainly an enhancement on our vegan […]
Security Update
Clothes, valuable jewelry stolen in GilbertAround nine thousand dollars worth of jewelry and clothing were reported stolen from residents of Gilbert hall during the beginning of February, according to freshman Emily Cohen, one of the chief victims. The first incident occurred when a pair of boots left outside of a room were discovered missing, according […]
RIAA talk draws full house
On Monday, Feb. 16, a discussion titled "What Part of Jailhouse Rock Don't You Understand?" was held in Hoyt Auditorium about the ethics and legality of file sharing. The debate was a popular event, almost filling the auditorium with students, professors and other interested viewers. Speaking at the discussion were president of the Recording Industry […]
Cardiac arrest on campus
Local celebrity and WHAM entertainment critic Bill Klein went into cardiac arrest at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 18 just before starting a speaking engagement on campus. He was pronounced dead at 8:43 a.m. at Strong Memorial Hospital. He was 60. Klein was at the Hoyt Auditorium to meet with students from the Rochester Junior […]
Summer housing moves to GLC
Students staying at UR over the summer will be housed in deKiewiet and Valentine Towers in the Graduate Living Center this summer. For the past several years, students were housed in Anderson and Wilder Towers. However, this summer those buildings will be undergoing critical upgrades to the electrical system, making them uninhabitable for the summer."The […]
Global warming talk fascinates
Associate Professor of International Relations in the Department of Government at the University of Maryland, College Park, Miranda Schreurs, discussed U.S. comparative environmental energy politics and the Kyoto Protocol on Friday, Feb. 13. With the heated debate on global warming ensuing, Schreurs discussed the politics of emissions standards, environmental policy and related topics - issues […]
Clothesline' spreads awareness
By Darcy JohnsonWhile many people know that roughly 58,000 soldiers died in the Vietnam War, far fewer realize that about 51,000 women were killed in those same years by men who supposedly loved them. One program that attempts to publicize such tragedies is the Clothesline Project. Started in Massachusetts in 1990, the project now reaches […]
Carbonation Altercation
Coke vs. Pepsi. Who else thinks that this battle has gotten worn out? It's no longer about which tastes better. They hire rival pop singers to advertise and we end up buying whichever brand we find has the least offensive mascot. Here at school, it's not like we even have a choice - Pepsi products […]