Editor’s note: In this new feature, you can find interesting events that happened this week in past editions of the Campus Times.

Feb. 14, 1979

The Student Activities Office installed the first computer in the country used to keep track of room reservations in Wilson Commons. The computer included an ISMAI 8080 processor.

Feb. 16, 1981

UR Medical School doctors were reported to have approved of unsafe exposure levels to uranium in the 1940s with relation to development of the atomic bomb.

Feb. 18, 1993

The New York Court of Appeals rejected an appeal by former UR student William Griffin to overturn his murder conviction. As a freshman in 1987, Griffin stabbed three students while drunk in the Susan B. Anthony Residence Halls. One of the students later died as a result.

Feb. 17, 2000

The Men’s Track team set two new UR records at the York University Open. The 4×400 relay team beat the previous record of 3:24.68. The 4×200 relay team set a new record of 1:33.83, beating its old record by 0.12 seconds.

Feb 13, 2014

UR is nominated by PETA for 2014 “Favorite Vegan Friendly College.”



This week in the Campus Times: Feb. 12

We teach the Dust Bowl as a cautionary tale. In every American history class, we learn how farmers in the 1920s and 1930s tore up millions of acres of native grassland across the Great Plains to plant wheat, how the deep-rooted prairie grasses that held the soil and trapped moisture were replaced by shallow crops and bare fields, and, when drought came in 1930, how the exposed topsoil turned to dust. Read More

This week in the Campus Times: Feb. 12

Despite all of the surprising conversations about previously unknown connections between friends, the deep sense of community and connection I feel within URochester’s “just right” campus size really makes me feel at home. Read More

This week in the Campus Times: Feb. 12

In colder climates where spring means warmer weather and more sunshine, the first days of spring include getting to say goodbye to heavy layers, spending more time outside, and enjoying the flora and fauna. But, other than the weather, how do you actually define the first day of spring? Read More