Archive: Mar 2001
Senators elected
15 Students? Association senators were elected Wednesday night, as 1,184 students out of a total pool of 3,900 cast their votes. The 30 percent turnout was a 14 percent jump from last fall?s election, when only 610 students voted.?I was very encouraged,? said junior and election committee chair Joe Cacciola. ?It looks like [voter turnout […]
Sigma Delta Tau tunnel paintings targeted
Tunnel paintings by the sisters of Sigma Delta Tau sorority were vandalized last weekend.Paintings in the tunnel that connects Bausch and Lomb and Lattimore Halls were repainted with sexual references and negative comments. The vandalism was in the same color paint and handwriting style as the original paintings.The sorority originally painted the tunnels Thursday evening. […]
Special interests receive final membership results
Having finalized their memberships for next year, special interest housing groups have seen the first glimpse of whether they will survive or suffer in the new era of freshman housing.Because freshmen will not be able to live in special interest housing next year, groups have had to increase promotion and efforts to enroll upperclassmen in […]
Editorial Board: You should vote
Thirty-one percent of the undergraduate student body voted in this week?s elections. While we applaud the students who did vote, it is important that those students who didn?t vote understand the ramifications of their inaction. When a student senate is elected by such a small portion of the student population, the administration notices. Due to […]
Sweating 'No Sweat'
I have no problem with child labor. I also see nothing wrong with someone getting paid $0.69 an hour to make clothing that will sell for many times that. This doesn&t make me heartless and it doesn&t mean I don&t care about the welfare of other humans as long as I get my cheap clothes. […]
LaBoda in a landslide
Junior John LaBoda emerged as the victor of a tough race for the Students? Association President Wednesday night.LaBoda, who received a total of 477 out of the total 1,184 votes cast, eclipsed runner-up Mindy Fountain by 207 votes. ?I?m definitely very excited. Actually, very excited would be an understatement,? LaBoda said. ?I?m looking forward to […]
Editorial Board: Let them eat cake
They were worth the wait. It is the end of highway robbery ? students will now be able to spend all the money that they pay for dining on campus. The newly announced dining plans eliminated the fixed dining cost on food. Also, juniors and seniors will be rewarded for their upperclassmen status. They will […]
Campus Briefs
Wilson Commons celebrates its 25th birthday Wednesday, April 4.The festivities will kick off with a performance by the Eastman Trombone Choir at noon. The Student Activities Office will offer free pizza and birthday cake at 7 p.m. ?Vertical Limit? will play for free at 8:30 p.m. in the Gowen Room. There will be a commemorative […]
Security Update
A fight that had broken out Sunday on the Fraternity Quad near Drama House was reported to UR Security at 2:47 a.m.About 25 to 30 students seemed to be agitated in the area, Security Investigator Dan Lafferty said. Two students reported that they had been punched in the face. One sustained a laceration to his […]
Dining plan costs vastly redistributed
The university has announced a new meal plan structure that will drastically redistribute meal costs across the campus community.This structure, which will go into effect next year, is designed to encourage people to purchase a plan.It eliminates the fixed cost fee built into the current plans. Students will no longer be required to purchase specific […]