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UR Tech: Globalizaing internet
Getting internet to a country that barely has running water can be a tough problem. Cell phones have proven to be less of one – even in the most underdeveloped nations, cell ownership is rapidly expanding for communications and basic networking tasks. A similar expansion of internet access to poor regions has been targeted by […]
Features
Tiernan Project, living and serving together
When Tiernan Project was founded in 1974, it began as a student group composed entirely of residents living in Tiernan Hall. According to Tiernan Project alumnus and director of the Rochester Center for Community Leadership Glenn Cerosaletti, everybody who lived in Tiernan Hall at that time joined the Tiernan Project and was dedicated to community […]
Features
Fraternity member leads fight against rape culture
In the past year and a half, the controversy surrounding Robin Thicke and his song, “Blurred Lines,” has infiltrated social media and discussions of feminism across the country. Many protested the song for trivializing sexual consent and being utterly misogynistic. The song was used as “Exhibit A” in showing the prevalence of rape culture in […]
Features
Thanksgiving, how times have changed
Most Americans are familiar with the story of a fall day in 1621, the day of the first ever Thanksgiving, when the colonists celebrated their first harvest with the Wampanoag Native American tribe. But, according to the History Channel, it wasn’t until 1863 that President Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving an official holiday to be held […]
Sports
Jackets’ season ends after shootout loss in NCAA’s
The season for Men’s Soccer came to an end this past weekend, falling to Franklin and Marshall College on Saturday, Nov. 15 in the second round of the NCAA Division III tournament. UR advanced by defeating Salisbury College 4-0 on Friday, November 14. Both games took place in Lancaster, PA. on the campus of Franklin […]
Sports
UR Men’s Basketball takes down Nazareth
After blowing a 15-point lead built in the first half, the Yellowjackets pulled together and made sure that the season opener on home court was a sweet one, squeaking out a 61-56 victory over the visiting Golden Flyers of Nazareth College. Jared Seltzer led Rochester with 12 points, while Nazareth forward Mitch Ford led all […]
Sports
NFL Week 12 Predictons
Howdy, folks. Hope you’re all enjoying the frigid weather before you scramble back to your (hopefully) much warmer homes for Thanksgiving. A great many of this week’s games appear one-sided upon first examination, but as we learned with the Rams and Broncos last week, every game is a trap game. Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland […]
Security Update
Plundering perp pilfers panties
1. On Saturday, Nov. 8 at 10:15pm, Department of Public Safety officers observed an individual on a bicycle entering the campus from the footbridge over the Genesee River. The suspect matched the description of someone who had twice entered Goler House that evening and was seen looking at individuals’ laundry on the ground floor of […]
News
Veteran and Military Family Service Office opens on Veterans’ Day
President Joel Seligman, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Jonathan Burdick, and UR Medical Center Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director Peter Robinson, welcomed veteran students, faculty, and staff to celebrate the opening of the new Veteran and Military Family Service Office in Wallis Hall on Tuesday Nov. 11. The main goal […]
Editorial Boards
Engineers without bedtimes
It’s 3:30am by the time I get back to my dorm, another night of Campus Times behind me. Desperate to get as much sleep as I can before my 9:40 class, I bound up the steps and slide the keycard into my door… ...only to discover my suitemate lying prostrate on the floor, his winter […]
