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.”
