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XC places three in Nationals
For junior Brian Lang, his performance last weekend at the NCAA Atlantic Regionals in Ohio that qualified him for his first appearance at the NCAA Nationals was a long time coming.'Making it to Nationals has always been a goal of mine," Lang said. 'My dream is to compete with and to compete well with the […]
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Woodlands a valuable resource
Under rain and dreary skies, Professor of Biology Robert Minckley's Ecosystem Conservation and Human Society class trudged through UR's Woodlands near Whipple Park in Brighton. Teaching Assistant and sophomore Margaret Ball gave instructions to the students from the front of the line, asking them to consider the function of each individual part of the woodlands […]
Reading period
Next week, the Faculty Council Steering Committee will be voting on the Students' Association's recommendation from the fall of 2008 that the River Campus's fall break be extended by one day to include Tuesday. Such an extension, however, would extend the length of the semester by one day so that the total number of teaching […]
Consider the irony, Mr. Diaz
If there's one word to describe the progress of gay rights in this country, 'frustrating" captures the gist of it. In March, the California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8, which rescinded the rights for gay people to marry. A state-wide referendum to legalize gay marriage failed in Maine two weeks ago, making it the 31st […]
City connection
With the current 'brain drain" problem facing the city of Rochester's retention of college students, an active link between Rochester city colleges and their communities is just as important as ever. Mayor Robert Duffy's second term has just started and UR needs to further bolster its efforts to work with and have student participation in […]
What?s cool to save today
Just as boy bands and other flash-in-the-pan fads are ever-changing in popularity in the middle school world, so too does the activism fad of the day move much too easily in and out of our own minds.I can distinctly remember when I was little going through at least two of these 'It's cool to save […]
Freshman Senator impeached
Students' Association Senator and freshman Chizoba Umesi was impeached and removed from office at the Senate meeting on Monday, Nov. 16. for an attendance violation, as well as a lack of involvement in his governmental duties. The next person in line for the Senate seat is freshman Rohini Bhatia and, within the next two weeks, […]
Zupan calls for early thinking about M.B.A.s
In an era where many schools are encouraging graduate students to acquire an incredible array of work experience before applying, Dean of the Simon School of Business Mark Zupan thinks students should start earlier.Zupan, whose career path to the Dean of the Simon School started off at the University of Southern California, sat down with […]
UR, other local colleges convene to tackle ?brain drain? dilemma
It's been called the 'brain drain" in upstate New York in the class of 2009 alone, almost three-quarters of UR graduates have left the greater Rochester area.Last weekend, college students from UR, Cornell University and Syracuse University came together in Syracuse to discuss potential ways to curb this trend.'Brain drain," if left unattended, can result […]
Carrie Underwood defends her right to ?Play On?
'Play On," Carrie Underwood's latest album, has proven to be her best album yet. Once again, the beloved 'American Idol" winner has delivered to her fans a soulful album with beautiful lyrics that tell stories everyone can relate to. One of the reasons why Underwood's albums are always so likeable is that she's capable of […]