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Ask Erin: Your friendly source for advice
Dear Erin,I've been dating this guy for almost a year now, and we go to different schools. Everything was going great until he told me that he's considering transferring to Rochester to be closer to me. I love my boyfriend, and I enjoy spending time with him, but I also need my own space!I'm scared […]
Finding your Sensei
He recently stood in the MAC room before a handful of undergraduates, graduate students and community members and called senior Rebecca Gordon to the middle of the room, as her opponent, a man twice her size, approached from the opposite side. A few swift moves one strike and one block and the man appeared to […]
Playgirl goes from looking for lust to looking for love
'Just relax," she said. 'Just calm down. Take a deep breath, unclench, unwind and don't get hung up on it. Wait for him to call you back and, if the bastard doesn't, drown any memory of him and delete his number. Save, of course, a hidden Post-It note, 585-number included, tucked away in some remote […]
Rochester to the Rescue
The organization collaborated with the American Red Cross to donate dozens of care packages to the affected families. From Oct. 2 to Oct. 10, FASA collected $90 in monetary donations and 132 food and non-food items.The idea was brought up by FASA Vice President and senior Daniel Breyre during one of their weekly meetings. The […]
Sanibel Cottage offers quaint, nautical atmosphere
Driving in the parking lot, I didn't really know what to make of the place; more or less, it looked like it should be a house but was a restaurant. I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. Moreover, walking in the door, we had the option of either sitting in the dining room or […]
Autumn?s gift to man
When I walked out of Burton into a crisp, clear day and my feet crunched noisily on the leaves littering the walkway, I realized that summer had come and gone. Long gone were the days of drinking lighter, crisper beers to combat the heat. The fall and winter would herald darker, richer brews and, most […]
Chu states goals for change
Secretary of Energy Steven Chu a Nobel laureate and 1970 UR alumnus and trustee made an urgent case to the Meliora Weekend crowd on Saturday about the consequences of climate change if the United States were to continue 'business as usual." He called for a proactive U.S. to lead the world in redressing human impact […]
UR Briefed
Laser Lab funding increasedThanks to the efforts of members of New York's Congressional delegation, led by U.S. Senator Charles Schumer and U.S. Representative Louise Slaughter, Congress has increased the funding for UR's Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) for the 2010 fiscal year, reaffirming the federal government's strong support of the facility's cutting-edge research into the […]
Financial Symposium brings in some big names
A packed Strong Auditorium took part in a conversation with several high-ranking officials in the financial world, including the managing director of Goldman Sachs and the chairwoman of the Securities and Exchange Commission about the recent financial meltdown. The event was the fifth annual Presidential Symposium, an initiative created by UR President Joel Seligman upon […]
Violence in the 19th Ward
During the last two weeks, UR students have received e-mail notifications about gunshots fired north of Riverview Apartments. Details are emerging about the nature of these shootings and how close to home they are for the 19th Ward community.There have been three reports of shots fired in the last two weeks, all centralized around the […]