Recent letters to the editor received by the Campus Times have been particularly critical of members of the Editorial Board and the editorials published in recent issues.
We appreciate and even welcome criticism, feedback, corrections, and suggestions for improvement.
Unfortunately, we find some of the claims of shoddy journalistic work leveled against us recently to be deeply troubling.
Multiple letters submitted in the past week frequently allude to purported last minute correspondence, or attempted correspondence, by an unnamed member of the editorial board. These claims are categorically false.
The only members of staff at the Campus Times who have any influence or input into the editorial boards published are the five individuals listed below.
Any correspondence or contact with junior staff outside of those listed should not be expected to reach the editorial board.
Community
Check your facts, we’ll check ours
A heated debate erupted amongst Student Association (SA) members and the gallery last Monday, Feb. 2, as senators discussed a new proposal regarding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on campus. Read More
Biology
Check your facts, we’ll check ours
URochester Evolutionary Biologist Dr. Justin Fay conducted an investigation into how yeasts tolerate higher temperatures due to global warming in fall of 2025. The Fay Lab is a culmination of undergraduate and graduate students comparing the genomes of two different species of yeasts in the genus Saccharomyces — S. cerevisiae and S. uvarum. Saccharomyces is known […]
Climate Change
Check your facts, we’ll check ours
This creates a dilemma. If we only mandate what is easy for companies to implement, emissions keep rising. If we pretend everything can be decarbonized quickly, climate policy collapses under its obvious failures. A serious approach has to accept two tenets at once: we need full decarbonization everywhere that it is possible, and we need honest promises from sectors where it is not. Read More
