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CHEERS to the Facilities workers who cleared our walkways of snow this semester. They have done an incredible job keeping the paths around campus clean and safe for everyone despite the volatile Rochester weather.JEERS to those involved in the Varsity Club Cards program. This was touted as a way to boost student attendance at UR […]

Since I became Editor-in-Chief of the Campus Times in January, I have found the job to be quite rewarding. One of these rewards is observing the large amount of discourse, both between readers and CT staff and reader-to-reader.In the past two weeks, a majority of this discourse has been focused on the CT's coverage of […]

When I came to UR, I was very excited to hear of all the theatrical productions that take place throughout the year. To have so many opportunities to see a good show was great. However, I was extremely disappointed when I found out that, though we have multiple plays, there is no musical theater production.I […]

Next week, the online music service Ruckus will be launched at UR. This partnership with Ruckus will provide all students with free and legal music downloads. In a Feb. 28 press release, Ruckus CEO Mike Bebel stated that one of Ruckus' main goals is to combat the increasing rates of media piracy on college campuses […]

Pending final approval from the full Board of Trustees, ground will be broken for a new University Health Services building following Commencement. "This project has been under consideration for several years," Director of UHS Ralph Manchester, M.D. said. "The primary reason for it is to bring together the University Health Service facilities, including the University […]

The Students' Association Senate chose its new leaders this past Monday. Senator and sophomore Harrell Kirstein was appointed Speaker of the SA Senate, with former Elections Chair and freshman Jennifer Principio being named Deputy Speaker.Kirstein has several plans for the Students' Association, although they are generally aimed at internal management.According to Kirstein, one major goal […]

Twenty-two UR students have recently received pre-litigation letters from the Recording Industry Association of America due to their high amounts of illegally downloaded music. Despite being ranked in the top 25 schools to illegally download movies by the Motion Picture Association of America, UR is not alone in the list of 22 schools that now […]

Next year the student government will begin the "ROC tckts" program which will provide students with subsidized tickets for events in the city of Rochester. The goal of the program is help improve the connection between students and the city, which has been helped by the URos system and student government-organized trips to events and […]

A student was treated for a bloody lip after being attacked on the bus ride home from Senior Night early Friday morning, according to UR Security Investigator Dan Lafferty.The victim stated that another person had punched him on the bus after an unidentified person called the attacker's girlfriend a derogatory name.The suspect evidently believed that […]

Arun Gandhi, the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and an advocate for nonviolence, is moving his Institute for Nonviolence to the UR campus. Gandhi lived with his grandfather as a child and lives by the same ideals of nonviolence. He has worked all his life to carry on the lessons that his grandfather taught to him […]