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Two winter athletes do well at Nationals
On Friday, March 10, junior Mike Burgstrom traveled to Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre-Haute, Ind. for the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field championships, where he earned himself a fifth-place finish in the weight throw.Burgstrom was incredibly happy with his performance and the experience of the entire weekend."The best part of the trip […]
Men's tennis splits singles, drops doubles
The men's tennis team took on Hobart College last Tuesday, March 20, in hopes of gaining their first win of the spring season. While they were able to split their singles matches, they had trouble taking any of their doubles matches, leading to a 3-6 loss and leaving them to go elsewhere to find their […]
Eastman band NeoCollage fuses genres to create their own
The Eastman School of Music boasts a distinguished reputation of educating the finest and most creative minds in the world of music. One such notable group, NeoCollage, prides itself on its artistic fusion of classical and pop music. The talented group members, all juniors at Eastman, are Rick Williams, Curtis Stewart, Megan Bledsoe, Nick Revel […]
Artists hope to end conflict with the "Piece Process"
There hasn't been a lack of bad news coming out of the Middle East for a couple of millennia. Unless you have been in a complete news blackout for your entire life, this section of the globe instantly spurs images of unending war, hate, fanaticism and atrocities. With each faction seeking to secure sovereignty, safety […]
Primaries should occasion change in game plans
Now that the off-season is in full swing, NFL general managers have had plenty of time to take a critical look at their rosters and prepare for the coming season. Many times, they cut veteran players that either have outlived their usefulness or who never really fit into the team. Similarly, the Republican National Committee […]
Half-pointless
The Office of Residential Life decided that this year's freshmen in crowded housing would not be granted a half-point for their next housing lottery. This isn't fair to the students who had to put up with undesirable living situations due to a mistake - given, an unforeseeable one - made by UR in admitting an […]
Logo lesson: Alumnus shares expert analysis
No doubt due to my standing as a distinguished alumnus - or an alumnus, period - I recently received an online poll soliciting my thoughts on a quintet of potential Rochester logos. I've always taken University logo politics very seriously and assign no small amount of credit to Rochester's logo for convincing me to enroll […]
Biel encounter brings reminiscing
At about 5:32 a.m. of last Wednesday, March 21st, I was hanging out at the hottest Los Angeles club. Encircling me at my table were the three judges of the show "American Idol" (Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell). I turned to Simon, who was sitting next to me, and quietly whispered, "Paula's looking […]
Nash speech advises on success principles
Where are you going in life? Do you want to be successful? Do you have goals in life? Do you want to be a technosexual? (Yes, I did just borrow a word from Urban Dictionary). Do you want to have enough money to keep up with the Jones's? You probably just answered yes to most […]
Letters to the Editor
Apologies for newsletter inconsistencyIn the March 8, 2007 issue of the Campus Times, the March issue of the Monthly InSTALLment, a publication of the UHS Health Promotion Office, was criticized for promoting sexism. Please accept our sincere apologies. It was not our intent to promote a double standard with regard to male and female sexuality. […]
