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Porco indicted for murder
Former UR student Christopher Porco was indicted on Friday in the murder of his father, Peter Porco and the attempted murder of his mother, Joan Porco in their Delmar, N.Y., home on Nov. 15, 2004.The indictment came after a laptop computer that was stolen from the Delmar home two years prior to the attack was […]
Security Update
Four suspects were observed pouring beer and urinating on a UR Security vehicle parked on Fraternity Road at 12:42 a.m. on Saturday, according to UR Security Investigator Dan Lafferty. The suspects fled the area and entered Gilbert Hall, according to UR Security. UR Security officers eventually identified the suspects as Gilbert residents and three guests, […]
Union approves contract
After weeks of tense negotiations, members of UR's two largest service worker unions overwhelmingly approved a labor contract on Nov. 3. Workers have been without a contract since Oct. 1, and a strike vote was scheduled for just days after the agreement was reached. The contract secures health free, comprehensive health benefits and provides significant […]
Dialogue encouraged
As an important resource for UR, the Campus Times needs input from the community.The CT takes great strides to promote journalistic ideals. Editors and writers work hard to get balanced and correct information by seeking a variety of sources in their work. The condition of the newspaper hinges on the quality of the interchange between […]
Dining discussed
Dining Services, in partnership with Aramark, has made great improvements in response to student concerns, most notably by providing greater flexibility for the club meal plan. While these changes improve options of where to eat, they understate the need for fresh, nutritious food.Aramark, contracted by UR, orders food in mass quantities from wholesale suppliers. In […]
Rochester deserves respect
After interviewing students about UR's location, a classmate of mine heard the response, "it's located in the worst city in America." This opinion caused me to think more seriously about Rochester and what it has to offer residents and students.While doing some research with hopes of factually disproving this statement, I came across some interesting […]
Political participation needed
Recent events call for more than a standard "get out there and do something" statement. This is more of a "get out there and do something or else the people that are out there now are going to screw you over" message. Don't view politics as a corrupt and selfish game dominated by wealthy, right-wing […]
Fashion of politics entertains scholarly
I was supposed to be born on Halloween. This would have explained my strong affinity for sugar and people dressed up as pirates, but alas, I was content to remain in my mother's womb and not be an October baby. My mother, being the organized person that she is, decided that since I was being […]
GOP view of court shows hypocrisy
For almost his entire presidency, President Bush has been governing as if given a mandate, despite winning by one of the closest margins in electoral history. The nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court may have been Bush's first attempt to unite the country as promised five years ago. Of course, Republicans would not […]
College life will not shake student's faith in God
It's one of those trite things. "I've been soul-searching." "I've been getting in touch with the Lord." Honestly, I'm the epitome of spirituality. It's been four months since I last stood and sang with my congregation - I haven't turned the pages of my Bible in a while.As temporally distant as I've been with my […]