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Author, actress presents excerpts from new book
Actress and author Ann-Marie MacDonald visited UR to read excerpts from her newest book, "The Way the Crow Flies," Monday as part of the Neilly Series. Approximately 50 people came to Hoyt Auditorium to hear her read, most of whom were not students.Dean of River Campus Libraries Ron Dow began the event and introduced Annette […]
Memorial commemorates life of pilot
A memorial service was held Oct. 30 near the Graduate Living Center to commemorate the heroic actions of pilot Richard Coleman, who died one year ago this month. Coleman was killed when he crashed his single-engine Cessna 210-L while trying to avoid the Medical Center and busy streets to land on a narrow strip of […]
Software deciphers notes
A new technology, combining image authentication and verification software designed at UR with handwriting recognition programs developed at the University at Buffalo, aims to eliminate mistakes caused by doctor's illegible handwriting on prescription drug forms.MobileLexis, a Salt Lake City, Utah, company, is using AuthentImage, developed at UR, and Accuscript, developed at the University at Buffalo, […]
Security Update
A 20-year-old undergraduate threw a trash can on the hood of a car that was parked on Wilson Boulevard near Library Road after 3:30 a.m. on Nov. 1.The student stated that he had consumed a few beers on the Fraternity Quad, but did not name any specific location, according to UR Security Investigator Dan Lafferty.The […]
Campus Briefs
Following an Oct. 26 fight on the Fraternity Quad, Associate Dean of Students in charge of discipline Matt Burns has formed a task force in order to discover the facts of the altercation.Director of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs Monica Miranda-Smalls, Assistant Director of Student Activity Programs Melissia Schmidt and Senior Lecturer Priscilla Auchincloss of the […]
PETA vegan speaks on objectivity
Bruce Friedrich, Director of Vegan Outreach at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, spoke to a full house in Bausch & Lomb Hall last night, telling the audience he was far from objective. "I bring a lot of bias to the table. But also keep in mind that the meat, dairy and egg industries […]
Michigan cases discussed
Approximately 75 students, faculty and community members attended an open discussion sponsored by the College Diversity Round Table regarding last June's Supreme Court decision on the two University of Michigan court cases involving race-influenced admissions policies. Prior to the open discussion three panelists, junior Richard Tipton, Warner School Professor Tyll van Gell and Director of […]
Faculty squelches debate
Bruce Friedrich, head of Vegan Outreach for the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, visited UR Tuesday. The welcome Friedrich received, however, from many at UR was one of censorship and fear.On Tuesday night Friedrich spoke to a crowd of fifty-plus people. The event, however, would never have taken place if some UR faculty […]