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Club Spotlight: Students for Interfaith Action
The interfaith religious movement is relatively new, seeking to bring people of many faiths to discuss shared principles and how they can advance social welfare. Thanks to senior Tamara Slater, who founded Students for Interfaith Action last year, UR students can delve into the interfaith movement. Slater, a senior religion and political science major, has […]
Red light cameras installed around City of Rochester
Drivers who fail to stop at red lights at various intersections around the city of Rochester will no longer be able to go unnoticed due to the installation of new red light cameras, which the City Council approved in a 6-2 vote on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009. These new cameras will have the ability to […]
Asbestos cleanup completed
UR Facilities commissioned the abatement of asbestos from three separate locations in Wilson Commons over winter break in preparation for renovations to the Pit dining center that are scheduled to occur over the summer. 'In order to do a design [for the renovation],' we have to know exactly what is there,' Director of Facilities Richard […]
Climate change failure
For all the pomp surrounding the Copenhagen talks of December 2009, I can't help feeling that the entire event was a series of photo opportunities and empty promises. World leaders met to confront the details of climate change and promise reductions in emissions for a more sustainable future. Yet, in the end, in order to […]
Security Update
Bike theft ends in arrest ' On Tuesday, January 19, at around 11:30 p.m., a man was arrested while trying to steal a bicycle from the bike rack between Tiernan and Lovejoy Halls. According to UR Security Investigator Daniel Lafferty, the suspect, Clarence Moore, 54, has a history of theft-related activity on the River Campus, […]
Tales from the Pit: More than a wrapper, more of a rapper
For the average hungry student, the Pit in Wilson Commons may seem to be nothing more than a place to get a mouth-watering wrap or a slice of pizza. Consequently, many students never make an effort to get to know the people who serve them. Oftentimes, the man or woman who wraps our sandwich can […]
CCC reboot
The Students' Association has launched today its new Campus Club Connection Web site, which includes an array of improvements from its previous version as well as an easier-to-navigate system for both club officers and interested members. In the months leading up to its launch, the SA held focus groups with club leaders and members to […]
Haiti relief overdue
It's only been 10 days since Haiti was hit by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake at 4:53 p.m. - its greatest earthquake in 240 years. For anyone who knows or may know someone from Haiti, it's capital, Port-Au-Prince, is densely populated with poor building infrastructures. The location and timing of the earthquake was a formula for […]
Best of the decade: Literature
SYDNEY LEONARD'S PICKS: 'Here Be Dragons' by Sharon Kay Penman (2008, fiction): This historical fiction tale of King John of the Magna Carta and his illegitimate daughter, Joanna, is a moving tale that I was unable to put down. While John has been written down in history as a greedy king or the devil's spawn, […]
Are you really protected? Some tools for safe sex
As college students, there is one thing that always seems to be unavoidable - despite some people's efforts to push the idea aside. No, it's not our parents nagging us about our classes, our friends pressuring us to use drugs every chance they get or our attempts to fit in or stand out. It's sex […]