Archive: Sep 2004
Campus Briefs
On Monday evening, the Students' Association Senate met for the first time this school year. There were four open positions that had to be filled - Public Relations Committee chair, Policy Committee chair, Projects and Services Committee chair and chief of staff. The candidate for the PR Committee chair was senior Alex Brody. He mentioned […]
Solicitors breaching security
Ah, morning. The sun is shining, the birds are singing and - there are about five Chinese food menus shoved under my door. I like Chinese food as much as the next guy, but do I have to be accosted with Chinese food menus every time I open up the door to my room? It […]
Security Update
William Campbell, 23, of Rochester was arrested by police after they received information that the individual may be carrying weapons. Responding police located the suspect in his vehicle in the parking lot outside the emergency department, according to UR Security.Upon seeing the officers approaching, the suspect fled the area on foot. Following a brief foot […]
Spirit showing
UR is not known for its school spirit - especially when that spirit is directed toward sporting events. Bleachers are usually empty, even when our athletes are matched against our rivals Washington University in St. Louis and St. John Fisher. However, anyone who was walking in the vicinity of Fauver Stadium experienced a glimpse of […]
Playing a role in politics
Imagine a world without iPods, TiVos, CD burners or VCRs. This harsh Luddite world - where technological innovation is stifled - could easily become reality if Utah's Senator Orrin Hatch has his way. Senator Hatch has proposed a bill which will allow copyright owners such as the RIAA to sue manufacturers for any infringement, or […]
Kerry focus should be himself
In the New York Times a couple weeks ago, I noticed that Senator John Kerry began the post-Labor Day rush with a slew of predictable, infantile anti-Bush slang best reserved for the goose-steppers over at MoveOn.org. The cracks on the "W stands for wrong" and a blow to the coalition in Iraq are about as […]
Attempted burglar seen on campus
An unidentified man was spotted peeking through the curtained windows of a Whipple Park apartment at 10:39 p.m. on Sept. 10. A UR student saw the suspect and confronted him, at which time the man fled the scene in a vehicle parked nearby. UR Security and Brighton Police arrived on the scene a few minutes […]
UR the Vote helps students register
Paradoxically, college-age Americans are well known for both high political activism and low voter turnout. But one group at UR is trying to change that. UR the Vote, a group of students organized under the Dean of Students office, has been running a campus-wide campaign to encourage voter registration and voter turnout in the UR […]
Student shows limited
This year, the Drama House, a popular venue for UR performers and actors, is forced to limit occupancy of the main room to 49 people for fire safety reasons.The Fire Marshal's office requires that the maximum number of both performers and guests in the main room be under 50 people at any performance. "After a […]
Biased Media
Dear Campus Times:It is likely that being in the field of journalism that you have at least heard of "Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War On Journalism." I just watched it and our situation seems to be a lot worse than I thought it was. I think it is both appalling and terrifying what Fox News has […]