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Parking meter rates rise
Parking along Wilson Boulevard became a little more expensive Oct. 15. The meters there had cost one cent per minute. They were increased to two cents per minute."No special efforts were made to notify students of the change," Director of Parking Glen Sicard said.He added that the meters, however, are "labeled with the [new] price" […]
Freshman housing brings changes to advising
As a compliment of freshman housing, advisers are now assigned on a more geographic basis than they have been in past years. Most students are assigned advisers dependent on their residence area, with a few exceptions. Engineering majors, athletes and those enrolled in Quest courses have advisers according to their respective interests. In the past, […]
UR blocks users for mp3 sharing
A recent flood of warning letters has made it more difficult for students to share copyrighted files on UR's computer networks.NetPD, a company based in London, has been scouring the computers at UR and at other colleges and Internet Service Providers looking for illegally shared copyrighted content. In the past week, UR has received warning […]
Michael Jackson not so 'Invincible.' new ballads disappoint
Michael Jackson is out on a mission to tell his critics and adversaries that he is above and beyond their control with his new album "Invincible." The album is very much a reflection on his personal experiences. With musical talents like Notorious B.I.G and R. Kelly contributing, a massive publicity campaign and a nearly unburnable […]
Taking away my money
I was used the other day. I was minding my own business, walking to the Pit for lunch, when I was taken in by a clever ruse. A man, sitting at a table near the Common Market, asked me if I wanted a free gift.Well, free and gift are two words that go well together […]
Dead babies made me start practicing vegetarianism
BY CAT ALLISONThis summer, I worked in a deli for two weeks. It took maybe two days of impaling chicken to turn me into a vegetarian. My main jobs were to make fried and rotisserie chicken. The whole chicken weighed about as much as, oh, a newborn baby. They were kind of soft and pudgy […]
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While it was not originally part of the master plan that was presented by the Boston Consulting firm Lane, Frenchman and Associates, Inc. in 1983 to renovate and develop the entire Genesee River Corridor into downtown, the Genesee River footbridge was added as part of the 1986 master plans by Sasaki Associates, Inc. after residents […]
Monsters Inc.' a captivating movie
In a year of generally dreary commercial releases such as "The Mummy Returns," "Joy Ride," "Pearl Harbor" and ? my favorite Angelina-Jolie-in-a-tight-leather-halter-top vehicle ? "Tomb Raider," "Monsters, Inc." stands out as a film from a major studio that is actually worth seeing.The story of Mike Wazowski, voiced by Billy Crystal, and Sulley, voiced by John […]
Meeting People
We don't know many freshmen, and neither do any of the other non-freshman students at UR. Its not because we don't want to know them, its that we're geographically prevented from having much contact.The problems this causes are multiple. Many student groups are having trouble recruiting freshmen and freshmen we've talked to don't really know […]
Paying Up
The university doubled the price for parking at the meters on Wilson Boulevard recently, without notifying students or even telling us after the fact. This left unfortunate students to discover the new price as they began putting coins in the meter so they could hurry to class.Parking meters owned by the City of Rochester cost […]
