Archive: Dec 2001
Co-ed A cappella
Dear Campus Times, A couple of weeks ago, Get Out said that After Hours was the only co-ed a cappella group on campus. The Mazel Tones, now in our second year, are a co-ed Jewish a cappella group here at UR. The correction printed in the November 29 issue of the Campus Times stated that […]
State budget and the election
There are many times when the phrase "Records were ment to be broken" is appropriate. Sporting events,money raised, etc are good. Number of late bugets and number of days past the deadline are not. Now, I know that these things are difficult and require a lot of thought and take time. For that reason, this […]
Co-ed A cappella
In reading the November 15 edition of the campus times, I noticed the article, "Lights Out", about After Hours' fall concert. In the article, author Rebecca Roberts says that After Hours is "the only coed a cappella group on campus." I would like to point out that the Mazel Tones, currently in their second year […]
Reorganization of The College implemented
Campus Times StaffReaction to President Thomas Jackson's decision to go ahead this summer with a reorganization of the structure of The College has been overwhelmingly positive.The change eliminated the separate Student Affairs Administrative Division and brought the Student Activities Office, the Department of Athletics and Recreation and Residential Life under the leadership of The College. […]
Campus Briefs: Hill Court election finalized
Seniors Peter Sanfacon and Sean Sullivan will represent the Hill Court area in the Students' Association Senate this year. Polls closed Tuesday night after the runoff with 87 Hill Court residents having voted. Fifty-one votes went to Sanfacon, 45 to Sullivan, 26 to senior John Brach, and 16 to junior Lora Marden, who was a […]
Pro-life speaker at UR
Serrin Foster, president of Feminists For Life of America, discussed her organization's central issues Monday in Hubbell Auditorium. Foster discussed pregnancy on campus, women's right to choose and the effects of legalized abortion on society.Foster said that when a college student becomes pregnant, one of two things commonly happen ? she either has an abortion […]
Rossen-Knill focuses on freshmen
In her third year at UR, Professor of English Deborah Rossen-Knill was appointed the new Dean of Freshmen, this fall. "I will be responsible for the academic welfare of the first-year class," she said. Her other responsibilities include overseeing faculty advising for freshmen, developing and monitoring educational programs for freshmen in the residential quad, and […]
Up 'til dawn program begins fundraising at UR
Up 'til Dawn, a collegiate fundraising program already run at 77 college campuses, has found its way to UR, with the purpose of raising money to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.The newly established Up 'til Dawn committee will spearhead the fundraising efforts by encouraging student teams, groups and businesses to raise money. A fundraising […]
Security Update: Stolen car flips on Wilson Boulevard
Just after 4 a.m. Saturday morning, a car flipped upside down near 612 Wilson Blvd. A student who was in a room in Kendrick heard a loud crash and went outside to investigate said that no one was in the vehicle when he reported the incident to security."The driver apparently lost control of the vehicle […]
Labor problems hit the coffeehouse
by Chadwick SchneeCampus Times StaffAfter about half of a semester, ARAMARK has failed to pay students for working in the Common Ground Caf. Some frustrated students turned to striking, in order to let the corporation know their discontent. Six of the seven student managers have quit their jobs, leaving students and employees to wonder who […]