The Hive

The fences surrounding the Wilson Quad lawns have started to come down and will be gone by tomorrow afternoon. With the weather so darn nice, we at the SA highly suggest lounging on them while the weather holds!

In efforts to become a more sustainable University, U of R has made noticeable progress. The College Sustainability Report Card has given the University of Rochester a B-, which is an improvement upon last year’s rating.

The evaluation is published annually by the Sustainable Endowments Institute, a special project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. Each year colleges and universities in the United States and Canada with the top 300 endowments are evaluated based on University reports, community data, media and websites, as well as the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the United States Green Building Council (USGBC).

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So there is a screening tonight (Tuesday) of Body of Lies, 9pm in Hoyt. Tickets are gone.

Yes, that’s too bad, but you can still print them off online!
Get Free Pass Here

You may have to register, but it will let you print the screening pass out so that you can go and see the movie!

Happy fall break to all of you. For those of you who are going home, enjoy it! And for those of you who are staying here, we’ve got a present for you. The fall break dining hours!

Dining Hours (pdf)

THURSDAY, 7:30pm, in Strong Auditorium, Emmanuel Jal will be talking about his experiences growing up in Sudan as a child of war, how he survived and became who he is now. As a musician, his music carries strong messages of peace and social justice.

He will be doing a short Q&A after speaking and then he’ll be performing a few of his songs. This event is sure to be an amazing experience with a powerful story about a global issue. Jal has been nominated for an MTV Woodie award and Jal’s music has been featured on soundtracks including Blood Diamond and ER. He has also been featured in Rolling Stone, Vibe, The Guardian, USA Today, CNN, Q Magazine, NPR, and addressed and performed for the UN and Nelson Mandela. His War Child documentary, which won the Tribeca Film Festival Cadillac Audience Award, continues to gain accolades at prestigious film festivals worldwide.

A popular shortcut between Intercampus Drive and Kendrick Road has been closed permanently. Only assigned parkers will be allowed to drive in and out of the Medical Center’s Lot 1, which is gated and is part of a new electronic parking system at the Medical Center. To learn more, call Parking and Transportation at 275-4524.

Upon returning this year to school many Juniors and Seniors became pioneers in a new and exciting journey, a journey across the river, over the bridge and to our new, beautiful apartment complex of Riverview. Not only is this a journey of independence for many students, as they venture into luxurious apartment style living; it is also a journey into a world largely unknown and unexplored so far by the University of Rochester community: the 19th ward. As we enjoy the privilege of the being the first ever residents of Riverview, with our freshly painted walls, our personal bathrooms, and our spacious living areas, we must also embrace the responsibility of making our first impressions of the University of Rochester student in the 19th ward community.

What we do and how we interact with our new neighbors will help to shape our relationship with the surrounding community for years to come. With this adventure comes an opportunity to truly make a difference both in the community and at the University. As a Riverview student and as someone who has been committed to improving the relationship between the University of Rochester and the city of Rochester, I look forward to seeing University of Rochester students become the good neighbors that we can and should be to our friends in the 19th ward.

By Janna Gerwitz, Senator for the Class of 2009