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Audit suggests wasteful spending by Rochester School BoardYesterday, an audit of the Rochester School Board's financial spending between July 2002 and September 2008 leaked to the Democrat ' Chronicle. The audit, conducted by the Office of State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, suggests that the Rochester School Board has been irresponsible in its financial spending and contractual […]

Panhellenic Association last expanded its sorority community in 1991, adding two sororities. Eighteen years later, as interest and popular demand continued to grow, the Panhellenic Association agreed to expand and seek additional sororities to add to the six existing chapters in the University.With the collection of data and the support of the Fraternity and Sorority […]

The general consensus around campus seems to be that we all think that campus food and Dining Services suck. I would like to say that I wildly disagree and I think everyone needs to get some serious perspective around here. I will begin by listing three of the most frequent complaints that I hear about […]

Recently, a report from the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force blew the minds of doctors and patients alike. They reported that the current recommendations on mammograms from the American Cancer Society (ACS) are not sensible. The report has several sections that cause extreme concern. First of all, the new guidelines recommend that women do not […]

It was three-and-a-half years ago when I first joined the Campus Times, only a week into my tenure at UR. A lot has changed since that point. Starbucks and Rocky have entered our realm while the Mel Express and URBee have faded into mere memories. Goergen Hall and Pura Vida have revitalized the southern portion […]

The 2008-09 fact sheet that students can download off the UR Admissions homepage notes that the University has a 9:1 ratio of students to faculty. In addition, it states that 534 classes have less than 20 students that's more classes than the 20-39, 40-99 and 100-plus ranges combined. Taken together, the faculty-student ratio and the […]

CHEERS to the Office of the Registrar for integrating URAccess into Blackboard. The integration of this service is a huge step toward making Blackboard a hub for all student activity.JEERS to Dining Services for taking away half the menu options at the Meliora. The Mel is the only dining venue that offers sit-down-style eating and […]

BY Andrea SobolewskiThis past summer, I had the opportunity to spend two weeks in the West African country of Cameroon. It has always been a dream of mine to go to Africa, and when my good friend, Melissa Hewson, asked if I would be interested in coming on a medical mission trip, I immediately agreed. […]

A college campus is often associated with political correctness and liberalism. We are told that prejudging people based on their ethnicity, gender, socio-economic class or other categories is immoral, narrow-minded and ignorant. When you need help with a math problem, is it your first instinct to go to the sorority girl or the football player […]

When President Obama vowed to reform the health care system, he promised that no American would lose the coverage that they currently have. If HR 3962 passes as is, Congress will have broken his promise. The Stupak Amendment, which restricts public funding for abortions, was proposed to obtain bipartisan support for the health care bill […]