Archive: Dec 2006
Get brief insecurity
Blender accidents shouldn't be a laughing matter. In fact, they are usually moments of tragedy. Still, the life of a Campus Times news editor is a bizarre one - especially if you write the weekly Security Update.When I think about it in more depth, the blender headline - "Student hospitalized after blender accident" - wasn't […]
Security Update
A student walking along Wilson Boulevard near McLean Street on Sunday reported being harassed by a man hiding in bushes, according to UR Security Investigator Dan Lafferty.The victim said that the man emerged from the bushes and attempted to initiate a conversation with her.Immediately after this, the man touched himself inappropriately, according to Lafferty. The […]
Campus Briefs
Researchers from the UR Medical Center received a $7 million grant on Wednesday to be utilized in confirming the effectiveness of two new drug classes thought to protect the brain from Human Immunodeficiency Virus-related nerve damage, also known as neuroAIDS.Patients suffering from neuroAIDS currently undergo treatments that reduce the effect of the disease, but as […]
Security reports crime statistics
UR Security released its yearly Think Safe report last week, providing required disclosure of crime statistics from all University properties for the last year. The University is required by federal and state law to inform members of the community about campus security policies, victim rights and services and crime statistics reported to campus and local […]
Celibacy Now
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Fact or Flower: The Truth Behind UR's Dandelion
Between Dandelion Square, the Dandelions or D'lions - who welcome in anxious freshmen - and Dandelion Day in the springtime, there's an undeniable connection between UR and this copious yellow weed. Looking around campus and seeing the large role that the dandelion plays, many may ask why this is so significant. Why is the yellow […]
Horoscopes
Aries (March 21-April 19) - This week all your dreams will come true! Unfortunately, so will your worst nightmares.Taurus (April 20-May 20) - After three lonely weekends, you will realize the Axe advertisements are obvious dramatizations.Gemini (May 21-June 21) - After listening to the radio you will do some serious soul-searching and ask, do my […]
The Funyun
Last Tuesday, the UR Laboratory for Laser Energetics held a press conference unveiling a product that will revolutionize the way we point at things. Once the Omega 3 Laser Pointer hits the assembly line, it will be the world's most powerful laser pointer in production."As people grew ever more aggravated by pointing at things with […]