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Jodi Says: An alternate prescription for depression
Depression is huge. Not only are depression rates within the country – within the world – ridiculously high, but also, according to the American College Health Association’s National College Health Assessment, 30 percent of college students said that they felt “so depressed that it was difficult to function” at some point within the past year. […]
UR Tech
UR Tech: Password perils
Well, the numbers are in. The winner of this year’s most popular computer password is the incredibly secure and unguessable combination 123456. I wish I was kidding. I’m not. Everyone’s favorite six numbers are followed closely by “password,” “qwerty” and “1234678.” Slightly less popular favorites include “baseball” (no. 8) “letmein” (13) and relative newcomer “batman” […]
News
UR astronomers discover exoplanet
A team of astronomers at the University of Rochester has discovered a strange object in the sky. By observing an unusually long eclipse of a star in the southern constellation Centaurus, they have found a planet with a ring system 200 times as large as Saturn’s. The star, J1407 (a shortened of the much longer […]
News
Doctor to get Susan B. Anthony Award
Dr. Linda Chaudron, Senior Associate Dean for Diversity at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, will be honored at UR’s annual Susan B. Anthony Legacy Dinner. Chaudron has been chosen to receive the Susan B. Anthony Lifetime Achievement Award, an honor bestowed on those members of the University community who inspire other […]
Sports
Snubs and Subs: NBA All-Star Rosters
We’re living in quite the era of NBA basketball. There haven’t been this many big, marketable stars in this many cities since the ‘80s, a time that some still consider the heyday of the league. As far as All-Star games, this is both good and bad. On one hand, it’s great to see different players […]
From the Athlete's Perspective
UR Women’s Basketball: Down to the wire
The UR Women’s Basketball team is looking forward to a big weekend at home as they take on the New York University Violets and Brandeis University Judges. Both teams will present their share of challenges. But, after looking at the results from their most recent game, it seems that the Jackets thrive under these circumstances. […]
Sports
Djokovic, Williams thrive Down Under
The Australian Open came to a close on Sunday when top-ranked Novak Djokovic captured his fifth title in the land Down Under, beating Andy Murray in four sets in the men’s singles final. Also victorious was world number-one Serena Williams, who beat Maria Sharapova for the sixteenth straight time to claim her 19th grand slam […]
Sports
The 2020 Olympic Games
The 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo have sparked a great sense of patriotic pride in a country that has taken hit after hit in recent years. Still recovering from the 2011 tsunami and dealing with worrying economic stagnation. Tokyo won its bid to hold the Summer Games a little over a year ago. Currently, Japan […]
Humor
Diner, Drive-ins and Dives: UR Edition
Fieri: Hey everyone, I’m Guy Fieri and we’re rolling out looking for America’s greatest diners, drive-ins and dives. Today we’re in one of America’s most beautiful cities—Rochester, New York! It is home to the groovin’ University of Rochester, freezing weather, one of the highest murder rates in the country, and of course, delicious food! Radical! […]
Editorial Boards
The State of the Editorial Board
With winter in full swing and the Campus Times with a new editorial staff, it is time to look to the future—the future of this newspaper and the future of our Editorial Board. Officially, the Editorial Board’s role is to act as the voice of the Campus Times by expressing the paper’s beliefs on issues […]
