Archives - CT Staff

At the Women's Caucus Table at the Activities Fair during Yellowjacket Weekend, we were teasing a member of ours who was saying to those passing by, "Come join Women's Caucus, we're really nice." So we all had a good laugh about that - but when I went home it occurred to me that maybe Women's […]

Would you really rather have Saddam Hussein in power?Of course not! Who would?This justification for the war in Iraq is the Bush administration's most recent, using the brutality of Hussein and his purported support of terrorism to bolster support for a war that is experiencing increased criticism throughout the United States, a critical issue in […]

When I am awake in the middle of the night, I always seem to find the most interesting infomercials on TV. I am especially fond of all the car dealers who assure me that I am bound to get a lot for what I pay. From low Suzuki payments to "huge" Hyundai deals, it seems […]

Graduate congratulates undergraduates graciouslyAs an astoundingly well-informed recent alumnus, I too noted the Newsweek article proclaiming Rochester's status as a "new ivy." And, upon reading the editorial board's concise yet brief ode to Enid Arbelo, the woman who inspired us to reach the lofty heights of nouveau elitedom, I had but one thought: I want […]

Starting last week, the HPV vaccine called Gardasil became available at University Health Services.Human papilloma virus, better known as HPV, is the most common sexually transmitted virus in the United States. There are four types that are most prevalent: strains 6, 11, 16 and 18. Strains 16 and 18 account for about 70 percent of […]

A post imported by CoPress Convert.

A post imported by CoPress Convert.

The Students' Association conducted elections this week, resulting in the election of new Senators-at-large, Class of 2010 Senators and members of the 2010 Class Council. All results available now are preliminary and will not be official until ITS certifies the results this weekend.According to the unofficial results, Eric Sansky, Alvin Lomibao, Jackie Borchardt, Brian Clancy, […]

Three local residents between the ages of 13 and 15 were caught tampering with bicycles locked to a rack outside of Dewey Hall on Saturday, according to UR Security Investigator Dan Lafferty.A UR staff member called Security after seeing the suspects tampering with the bicycles. When UR Security arrived on the scene, the three ran […]

Hip-hop mogul and entrepreneur Russell Simmons addressed a packed Strong Auditorium Wed., Sept. 13 in an interview forum hosted by Vice President Paul Burgett. Among the attendees were UR students, Rochester-area residents and a group from the Thomas Jefferson High School for Entrepreneurship.The 48-year-old Simmons surprised the audience by unexpectedly running up on stage and […]