Archives - CT Staff
Campus Brief: Software will bring ease to online library sources
UR students and faculty will have easier and broader access to library sources with the development of a new software called eXtensible Catalog (XC). A second grant of $749,000 from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and additional funding from other sources now complete the $2.8 million needed to develop and implement the software, which is […]
Letter to the Editor: Transportation problems are being addressed
The new campus bus service has attracted more riders than last year - which is good - but the increasing numbers have made for more than the typical start-up problems. Despite an optimistic beginning with a fleet of new buses, our partner in the bus service, First Transit Inc., has experienced difficulties.We agree with the […]
Civil disservice
Last year, when we selected Alvin Lomibao and Janna Gewirtz to be our Students' Association President and Vice President, we had high hopes. We hoped for two people to carry on not only what former SA President Alexander Pearlman had done, but expand upon it. We believed we had found two people capable of doing […]
UR could use 'animal house'
Recently, UR was asked to consider the case of a student who requested that she be allowed to have a dog live and attend classes with her for emotional support. This is an important question, and one that will not be answered here. However, this case led me to the conclusion that there should be […]
Modest acts still have effect
Sometimes I look around myself and I feel completely useless. I work hard in my classes and am thoroughly enjoying the life I have created for myself at UR, but a lot of the time I begin to doubt my life and how I choose to use my time. As I look at and interact […]
Time to pay up
It has been six weeks since the Campus Times reported that the Parking Office had been illegally booting cars on the River Campus since September 2006. Since then, CT staff members have made numerous attempts to contact the Parking Office, all of which have resulted in unreturned calls or office members declining comment on the […]
Correcting voter attitudes is critical for elections
As the 2008 election approaches, there are some disturbing trends that emerge. These are issues that show up when looking at election statistics. The first of the disturbing issues is the lack of participation in the electoral process. The problem: many people who want to vote do not. The question: why does this happen?The answer […]
Awareness shouldn't end with the passing month
There is a joke I heard once that goes, "If February is Black History Month and March is Women's History Month, what happens the other 10 months of the year?" The answer: "discrimination." Yet it seems that almost anything has its own awareness month - it just happens that most of them occur in October.October […]
Myths concerning male genitalia dispelled
There are endless misconceptions about penises and far too many unknown facts. For the sake of both men and women, I must set the record straight. First of all, I think you all need to know that throughout a single day in the life of the average young man, he will get seven erections. And, […]
Get To Know Me: Dawn Marshall-Hosier
She is known as the most famous employee on UR's campus. Students claim that in their four years at UR, they see and speak to her more than their very own professors. Students can always count on being greeted with her warm smile and presence every weekend at the Pit. Rumors are even circulating that […]