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Hot Ticket: The High Falls District
The work seems unending and the midterms are just around the corner. It?s Friday and you are looking forward to the party at night. Why would you even think of spending a precious Friday or Saturday up north on the other side of downtown Rochester?For a number of very good reasons ? all of which […]
Hot Ticket: Stomp!
Even though UR tries to have enough interesting activities planned on campus to keep everyone happy, things can get boring. So this weeked, get out of the somewhat secluded college community to clap and stomp the night away!The Broadway musical Stomp is in Rochester at the Auditorium Center for the weekend. This is the fifth […]
In the Spotlight
? Freshman Dan Duett was the men's cross country individual leader for UR at the New York University Invitational last weekend with a time of 27:48.95 for 8,000 meters. ? Sophomore forward Ashley Kahan of field hockey scored the game-winning goal with 59 seconds to play, giving the Yellowjackets a 3-2 victory over Union College.? […]
Coming together but disagreeing
I am deeply concerned at the kind of sentiment expressed in Alissa Miller's opinion piece "Time to Come Together." Ms. Miller accuses Cecilia Le of having been "insensitive and untactful" for asking us to look at how the support for Middle Eastern terrorist activity may partially stem from US policy. A news editor should be […]
Security Update
The interior of a pickup truck, parked along Intercampus Drive Friday night, was damaged when a fire was ignited inside the passenger cabin. UR Security officer noticed the fire at 1:29 a.m. and called the Rochester Fire Department who extinguished the fire.As fire fighters were investigating the vehicle to make sure the fire was completely […]
UR finds ways to cope
After the attacks of Sept. 11, many students were left with a question ? ?What can I do to help?? The UR community has responded in various ways throughout the past week.A large number of students responded by trying to raise money. Some floors in the Susan B. Anthony Residence Halls have set up dinners […]
Options for dining remain the same
Even though dining centers across the campus have undergone some changes, most of the proposed changes that were made last semester were not implemented this year. Over the summer, the Pit in Wilson Commons was redesigned and Danforth Dining Center was refurnished, painted and redesigned. A Halal diet section was added to Douglass Food Court.However, […]
Dogs' place on Quad questioned
UR is mulling a proposed ban on dogs owned by fraternity houses. The administration is currently meeting with residents of the Fraternity Quad, where all of the dogs on campus reside, in an attempt to reach a compromise.The meetings so far have been ?very positive,? said Sigma Chi president and senior Ryan St. John, who […]
Freshmen elect first council members
The first eight members of the inaugural Freshman Class Council have been elected.The election was held Wednesday night on the freshman quad. Three hundred fifty-one freshmen voted in six separate elections, one for each quad residence hall.One seat on the new council was elected from each of the six quad residence halls, except for Gilbert […]
UR alumnus remembered as a hero
When United Airlines flight 93 crashed in to the Pennsylvania countryside, UR graduate Jeremy Glick was on board. The West Mildford, N.J. citizen was among the men who seem to have overpowered the hijackers and heroically plunged the plane into the ground, preventing it from hitting another target. All 45 aboard the plane, including Glick, […]
