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Sports
Assisting legend Steve Nash retires
This past weekend, the NBA waved goodbye to one of its truly unique players as virtuoso point guard Steve Nash announced his retirement after 18 seasons. Drafted by the Phoenix Suns out of West Coast Conference (WCC), from Santa Clara, Nash played sparingly his first few seasons before being traded to the Dallas Mavericks. After […]
Sports
UR varsity, club sports head to warmer climates around the nation and the world
Two weeks ago, UR students had the pleasure to pause our studies for a week of sleep, relaxation and family: Spring Break had arrived. Yet many athletes—both varsity and club—used their time off as season kick-starters and season-enders. Thankful to be out of the freezing weather for a week, UR athletes ventured from the colder […]
Sports
March Madness: Breaking down the Sweet Sixteen
March Madness is in full swing, people. One-seeds and two-seeds have gone down, controversial calls have been made and “One Shining Moment” is shaping up to be as wonderful as ever. In the meantime, let’s take a look at the sixteen remaining teams and reseed them. 16. UCLA—Everyone in Westwood should be thanking their lucky […]
Sports
Swimming and Diving excel at championships
The University of Rochester’s Women’s Swimming and Diving team competed in the NCAA Division III Championships held in Shenandoah, Texas this past weekend. The team was represented in the meet by five exemplary athletes: senior swimmer Lauren Bailey, junior swimmer Vicky Luan, sophomore diver Danielle Neu and sophomore swimmers Emily Simon and Khamai Simpson. Together, […]
Humor
Getting ready to conquer the cold in the chilly city of Rochester
This past week, I left my dorm in the early hours of the morning bundled up to find a strange phenomenon; a bright ball lighting the sky without any snow falling. Thankfully, since the University of Rochester is known for its optics, I was able to meet with a professor immediately. He had recently completed […]
Humor
Seligman makes judgement call not to cancel classes
As of 3 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, UR President Joel Seligman, , has decided not to cancel classes for the snowfall that is predicted to hit the Northeast in the next coming week. According to weather.com, snowfall is expected to hit on Mar. 6, but Seligman has no fear. “Bring it on!” said Seligman, when […]
Culture
‘I’ll Be Your Pilot Tonight’: ‘The Slap’
One must approach “The Slap” with an already boiling sense of dilemma. This is a show of misbehaving kids, breastfeeding beyond infancy, and, of course, one well-placed smack across a brat’s face. It’s hard to imagine where this show is heading after the first episode as the titular event occurs and seems to be swept […]
CT Recommends
CT Recommends: schoolboy Q – “Oxymoron”
“Hello? Hello? F--- rap, my daddy a gangsta,” a girl calls out, her voice echoing in the silence. A split-second later, she’s drowned out; a thunderous bassline crashes down, pierced by a wicked snare, while a nocturnal guitar riff lurks amid high-hats in the background. A guttural voice creeping along within it, murmuring ad-libs left […]
Editorial Boards
Douglass renovations: keep them distinct from Danforth
At about 10 a.m. Monday morning, the student body received an email from Dining Services. The email, titled “Did you miss it?,” described the latest iterations of proposed changes to Douglass Dining Center, currently located on the second floor of the Frederick Douglass Building (FDB). Fewer than ten students attended the meeting. To imply that […]
Editorial Boards
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As we approach spring break, the halfway point in the semester for students, faculty and staff alike, it seems apt to reflect on the progress so far of the Editorial Board and, more generally, the Campus Times itself. Coming into this year’s iteration of the CT, we looked around at our new staff, took note […]
