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Israel Peace Week comes to UR
Israel Peace Week, a movement co-founded by UR student sophomore Anna Richlin in January, came to the River Campus this week to educate students about Israel's contributions to peace, along with other information about the nation.'We wanted to make sure that, not from a political side but from a social side, people know about Israel," […]
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Ford drops out of Democratic Primary election Harold Ford, Jr., former Tennessee representative, who spoke at UR last week, has recently decided not to challenge Senator Kristen Gillibrand in the Democratic primary this coming September.Ford cited his belief that his presence in the Democratic primary would damage the party as a reason to withdraw his […]
Futurity partners with UK universities to expand globally
When Futurity launched just under six months ago, it had the support of 35 research universities, all located in North America.Now Futurity has gone transatlantic.The Russell Group, a union of 20 research schools located in the United Kingdom, has been integrated into the cooperative research Web site known formally as Futurity.org. Though not all 20 […]
UR alum finds calling in the classroom
There once was a young and rebellious Philadelphia native named Marquisha, who would give her fifth grade teachers heck. Even though she was in the fifth grade, she read at a third grade level perhaps a product of social promotion. From time to time, Marquisha would lead class revolts against her substitute teachers. In one […]
Kevin Smith loses his comedic spirit with lame 'Cop Out'
Kevin Smith fans who cringed at the thought of the one-time indie underdog directing 'Cop Out" a big budget action movie that marks the first time he is working with a script he didn't write himself were perhaps wrong to immediately assume the worst. After all, every movie Smith has directed in the past 10 […]
Embarrassed about getting tested? Ways around it
I walked into the suite party entering a world of shirtless girls flailing their half-covered breasts around to the sounds of Kesha's 'Tik Tok." To my right were guys making out with girls they'd hardly remember the next morning. Coming my way was a pretty little brunette girl who, in her attempts at welcoming me, […]
Eric and Ingrid bring strange fun to campus
Some of the most famous songs ever written were about the strangest subjects. The Beatles, after all, sang about a yellow submarine, and Queen has a tune devoted to 'fat bottomed girls." This past Friday, at a performance in Douglass Dining Center, Eric Hutchinson followed suit and improvised a ballad about the infamous Garbage Plate. […]
Security Update
Two suspects caught lurkingBan forms were issued to two of three suspicious individuals who were attempting to enter Gilbert and Tiernan Halls on Saturday, Feb. 27.According to UR Security Investigator Daniel Lafferty, while a student reported this behavior to UR Security, the three suspects left the area. Security spotted the suspects crossing the pedestrian footbridge […]
Brad Berk returns to CEO position
Following long months of rehabilitation after a severe bicycling accident last May, CEO of UR Medical Center Brad Berk returned to his position on Monday, March 1, while still undergoing a few hours of physical and occupational therapy every day. 'My first day back felt amazing. It was very exciting, anxiety-provoking and tiring," Berk said. […]
UR Debate finishes season strong
The UR Debate team had a solid showing at their regional championship last weekend, which included several members making elimination rounds and one earning a Top Speaker award.UR participates in two distinct debate formats Policy and Worlds. In Policy debate, one topic is debated for the entire academic year, and teams must do extensive research […]
