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Wellness Fair and Pleasure Party combine successfully
The annual Wellness Fair and Pleasure Party, sponsored chiefly by the Health Promotion Office, were successes this year, drawing much larger crowds and attracting much more interest this year than in years past. The Wellness Fair was held at the Pit in Wilson Commons, and the Pleasure Party was held in Hirst Lounge on Wednesday, […]
Security Update
Security responded to a report of a suspicious odor, believed to be burning marijuana, coming from a room on Jan. 30 at 8:15 p.m. According to UR Security Investigator Dan Laferty, officers found a four-inch knife plunged into the side of a university-owned closet. One of the room's occupants later admitted to a security advisor […]
UR graduate wins school board seat
Malik Evans, a UR alumnus, won his bid for a seat on the Rochester City school board in the November election. He was sworn in early January. Evans graduated from the university in 2002. He holds a degree in political science, which helped prepare him for his recent endeavor into the world of politics. "UR […]
Biomedical building funded
Biomechanics, cellular engineering, biomedical optics, and several other fields once considered science fiction are a developing reality with the help of the Whitaker Foundation's Special Award granting the department $3 million toward the construction of an additional biomedical research facility.The Whitaker Foundation, a private, non-profit foundation, has contributed more than $700 million to support research […]
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PRESS RELEASEPolice Officer Creates Video On How To Avoid DUI's - Controversial or Educational?A videocassette on how to avoid a DUI is igniting controversy across the nation. Tim Stone, a police officer in Tennessee produced the tape and is marketing it on the Internet at www.howtoavoidadui.com. Stone said he's made hundreds of traffic stops over […]
Twelve freshmen relocated
Twelve freshmen on the fourth floor of Susan B. Anthony Residence Halls were removed from their rooms and placed in housing on the Residential Quad Tuesday night."We just had an ongoing problem [on the floor] all year," Director of Residential Life Logan Hazen said. "Alcohol, drugs, academic performance - a whole bunch of things."Instead of […]
Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love Democrats
Well, welcome again dear readers, as I attempt to use tea leaves, a magic 8-ball, and some 1-800 number someone gave me to attempt to figure out what is going on in the Democratic Primary. New Hampshire has now come and gone - and we are just as sure as a week ago that we […]
What's the history of the rock in front of the Susan B. Anthony Residence Halls?
It's tradition. Every UR student should at one point or another, paint the rock outside the Susan B. Anthony Residence Halls. The rock has played a significant part in UR history since 1967 when it was chosen to be placed outside Sue B., after having been dug up when the Rush Rhees Library was enlarged.During […]
Route' shows off Rambler talent
UR is full of self-proclaimed "a cappella whores." These dedicated students usually arrive an hour before any free a cappella appearances and are the first to bombard the Common Market when tickets for annual shows go on sale. I was never much of a fan of a cappella music - at least in the freakishly […]
Ride board
Since the advent of the digital age, many services have been forced to adapt to the new influx of computer-savvy students relying upon America Online Instant Messenger as a primary communication tool or face obscurity and ovsolescence. The Computer Interest Floor has tapped into the growing need for online resourses through creating http://forsale.cif.rochester.edu, which has […]