Archive: Apr 2003
Staffer hit by car
A staff worker was struck by a car in front of the ITS Center Friday afternoon around 1 p.m. The woman, who is employed in the International Services Office was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance and was later discharged.The accident occurred as an undergraduate student drove up the hill on Intercampus Drive. Witnesses […]
Senate plans next year's SA budget
After an unscheduled hiatus that lasted several weeks, the Students' Association Senate is back at work. Following last week's successful elections, the Senate began to tackle some of the remaining issues for this year, including budgeting, at Monday's usual meeting."The Senate's back in business - finally!" Deputy Speaker of the Senate Steve Duszlak exclaimed when […]
Project Believe drives forward
Determined to make Rochester the healthiest community by 2020, UR's Strong Memorial Hospital implemented Project Believe - a health initiative aimed at inner city neighborhoods. Introduced in October of 2000, the program addresses health concerns ranging from obesity to immunizations.The programs change annually for Project Believe. Each year, the Medical Center faculty and staff submits […]
Iraq – 'This is the day you have been waiting for'
Supposedly, that was what Special Forces troops said once they seized control of Iraqi radio on day one of operation Iraqi Freedom. However, I would like to say the day that so many Iraqis have waited for was April 9, the day the statue fell. Seeing that statue attacked with hammers, reminding me of Berliners […]
Defining moment' dictated by response
I recently wrote an article in the Campus Times calling for public, widespread campus debate on the war in Iraq, and in that article I claimed that the war is the defining moment of our generation. That claim was refuted by Colin Brown in the last issue, who argued that the war doesn't define us […]
Striking out at the Hall
You will be free to build a better life, instead of building more palaces for Sadaam and his sons, free to pursue economic prosperity without the hardship of economic sanctions, free to travel and speak your mind, and free to join in the political affairs of Iraq."This message was part of a speech delivered by […]
Letters to the Editor
War deserves protestJonathan Rettinger's article from April 3 perfectly encapsulates my frustration with the current action in Iraq. Whether you endorse or oppose this war, it represents a true crossroads for the globe that will have profound repercussions.The question of whether this war will be fought is now moot, and yet, the larger ethical backdrop […]
The Campus Times Endorses Chris Calo for SA President
The Students' Association president is, above all, the conduit through which student ideas reach university administration. The SA president should be one who has shown a vested interest in representing the ideas of students across campus. The primary role of the executive branch of government should be advocacy. While it is good for the SA […]
Cleaning out our mailbox
One of the greatest things about being an editor at the Campus Times is the extraordinary amount of free things we receive. For instance, every band that wants their CD advertised will send us a cheap version to review instead of buying advertising space. Putting one of these CDs in to listen to is a […]
State of stability
There's one thing in the student government that our elected representatives all agree on - the Students' Association is in shambles. In his state of the SA speech yesterday, SA president Lonny Mallach focused much of his time to discussing how to restructure student government in order to make it run more effectively.As of late, […]