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Security Update
UR security officers responded to a report that the fourth floor area of Hutchinson Hall was filling with smoke on Friday, Jan. 22 at 2:24 p.m., and the building had to be evacuated. The Rochester Fire Department responded and identified the cause of the smoke to be a blown electrical transformer. The fourth and fifth […]
A Winston Churchill martini
The martini is an iconoclastic drink.' The fuel in Winston Churchill's belly and the preferred lunch for many '60s businessmen, the martini speaks of class and elegance. It is, coincidentally, delicious in its original form. However in these trying times, the martini has been bastardized. What once was a derivative of the Martinez, a drink […]
UR students get burned by fire code policy
I'm sure everyone has received an e-mail by now concerning the new policy change for covered smoke detectors. The new punishment is that if anybody, after being given a warning, is found with a covered smoke detector in any way, shape or form, that individual can get kicked out of campus housing and is left […]
H1N1 rates drop; concern remains
Despite the apparent drop in H1N1 cases of late, experts urge students to continue to take caution when dealing with the flu strain. Young people are at an increased risk for hospitalization due to H1N1 related complications this past winter season. 'Eighteen to 24-year-olds are six times more likely to be hospitalized this flu season […]
Happiness peaks on weekends
' ' New research finds that there is something to look forward to on the weekend; an increased amount of happiness. People are happier, healthier and feel more competent from Friday evening through Sunday afternoon, according to a study by UR Psychology Professor Richard Ryan. The study, which will be published this month in the […]
Romance novel a matter of predictability
Every year, as Valentine's Day draws closer, I indulge in a series of romance novels '- each more ridiculous than the last. Intrigued by the summary, I chose 'A Matter of Class' by Mary Balogh as my first romance read for this year. Not surprisingly, I found myself extremely disappointed in the predictable plot and […]
Women's team emphasizes commitment in win
She may only be a freshman, but long-distance runner Zarah Quinn still knows just what it means to be committed. '[It's] the clich'eacute; word that represents distance running,' Quinn said. 'You always hear about the star athletes that raced hard but didn't train hard. They always end up falling by the wayside.' That clearly hasn't […]
Veteran football assistant retires, team looks inward for support
Only four years into his tenure, Mike Foster shocked the Yellowjacket sports family by announcing that he will be resigning. The UR football team grew during these past years under the leadership of Foster. Foster had an impressive career before arriving at UR in 2006. He had high success in Division V high school football […]
Counterpoint: A bill with bad medicine
It was Albert Einstein who said, 'Problems cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them,' yet that is exactly what President Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress hope to do. It will not be a 'single payer system' that will cut through the complexities of obtaining insurance. Neither will it be […]
Peace Corps in Indonesia may reduce tensions
Every day we are blessed to have the freedom and safety that our soldiers overseas and at home so selflessly defend. We have lost many of those brave men and women to hostile extremists. There may be yet another way to help, though. In Indonesia, the government is doing something radical - allowing American volunteers […]