Archive: Feb 2003
X-rated 'paradise' questioned
Last week's issue of Rochester's "City" ran an article entitled "Porn 101." "They're not in a position to criticize a private institution and they don't have the right to tell us not to spend money on porn," junior and Students' Association Appropriations Committee Treasurer Carolyn Kaminski said of the article. The article discussed UR's showing […]
The bridge should stay
As a student at the University of Rochester, who is herself paying the university a substantial sum of money to attend here, I think removing the bridge would be one of the worst decisions that could be made by the administration.I am all for attending a safe university, but I do not wish to be […]
Athlete of the Week
Please don't publish this, it's just a question to which I hope you can provide the answer. I receive the Campus Times Online edition. I've been looking unsuccessfully for the Athlete of the Week story, which I understand appears in the print edition. Is this not part of the content of the online edition? Is […]
campus porn
To the Editor,Sometime in the near future Carolyn Kaminski, treasurer of the Students' Association Appropriations Committee, might want to sit down with the United States Constitution (http://www.house.gov/Constitution/Constitution.html) and review the amendments. She is quoted in the Campus Times as saying that City Paper is "not in a position to criticize a private institution and they […]
Chinese viola ensemble performs at Eastman
All it took was three simple words -- Beijing Viola Ensemble. Well, actually, it was really only the last two words -- viola ensemble. Curious, I decided to skip the rest of my classes and go to the concert to see my first-ever viola ensemble performance.As it turns out, the ensemble is made up of […]
Internships offer life experience
Music students often hear talk of the staggering difference between conservatory life and the life they will face in the "real world" after they graduate. Some of these tales have been blown out of proportion, while others are completely factual. Luckily, the Eastman School of Music offers students a new way to decipher the myths […]
Housing could help unite two campuses
Last Tuesday night, I headed over to Spot Coffee to attend the River Campus' weekly Pride Network meeting. On the way, I ran into a friend who asked me where I was going. When I told him, he said, "Oh, can I come? I have always wanted to see River Campus people." I immediately responded, […]
Drama house acting crew in 'overdrive'
Since we have all been pent up inside our dorm rooms or living in the library with our faces glued to books studying for midterms and haven't gone out into the real world in over a month because of the Siberia that awaited us outside, make your weekend a relaxing and fun-filled one. The Drama […]
Playoffs skate past men
The men's ice hockey team saw their season come to a close this past weekend. Despite a slow start to their season the Yellowjackets almost managed to make their conference tournament -- Eastern Collegiate Hockey League Championships.Going into their season, the men knew that this would be a rebuilding year. In the first semester, the […]
UR women drop ball on the road
The women's basketball team suffered two close road losses at the hands of conference opponents this weekend at New York University and Brandeis, pushing their record to 18-4 overall and 7-4 in the UAA.Despite a late comeback effort at NYU on Friday, the Yellowjackets fell 59-54. Assistant Coach Beth O'Boyle said the contest was a […]