Archives - CT Staff

The Rochester Police Department and UR Security apprehended a 16-year-old Rochester resident for his involvement in an attempted robbery and at least two burglaries on the River Campus early on the morning of Jan. 31. "I was pretty scared," Freshman Brian Hanson,who was the victim, said. "He probably said 'give me your wallet' about 10 […]

Following a heated discussion Monday night on whether to make some Students' Association funds available for Greek groups, the senate approved the measure only to have it vetoed by senior and SA President Pete Nabozny.The proposal, put forward by senior Senator and Alpha Delta Phi member Alex Brody, requested that up to $5,000 of the […]

UR recently hired Stan Byrd as Human Resources Manager in charge of organizational development."Organizational development [means] that I take a look at everything, from recruitment to training to discipline," Byrd said. "I have an oversight to look at all those things, specifically as they relate to diversity inclusiveness."He is one of 12 human resources managers […]

Dear Editor, Did you know that Meliora Hall has the fewest number of windows per occupant on campus? I counted. In case you didn't know, Meliora Hall is where they put all the psychologists and psychology students on campus. As it turns out, psychologists have long since documented the fact that working in windowless environments […]

Has anyone else noticed the excessive amount of bird droppings that collect on the short path between Rivercampus and Park Lot every winter? After a good snow thaw the layer of bird droppings can virtually blanket the entire sidewalk. The smell is nauseating. Clearly, this is not the result of natural events uninflenced by human […]

The UR women's track and field team had another solid showing at Saturday's Rochester Institute of Technology Tiger Invitational. In the third non-scoring meet of the season, the team had two first-place finishers, as well as many other very strong performances. Senior Effuah Alleyne placed fifth in the 55-meter dash with a time of 7.89 […]

The spring semester rush for fraternities and sororities on campus kicked off this last Thursday,with an average turnout and a successful series of open rushes. "The turnout this semester was just about average, although the Panhellenic Association did get a better turnout than the Multicultural Greek Association," Director of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs Monica Smalls […]

University Facilities and Services deserve recognition for their extensive efforts in creating a safe environment during this past week's storm. Many students complain about the condition of the campus' pathways, blaming Facilities for the excess snow. However, according to Facilities Manager Dan Schied, not one student has contacted Facilities with concerns.While facilities has done a […]

Seduced by the cheap promise of a briefly fashionable t-shirt, I signed away my soul, a week after my 18th birthday, to Citibank. I received the card, a plastic promise of "platinum select" status and a four-digit spending limit a month later. I looked forward to getting my first credit card. I'm not the typical […]

Strong Memorial Hospital received a $1.35 million grant from the Department of Health and Human Services last week. The grant will last for five years. Strong was among 38 institutions selected from over 336 applicant hospitals and nursing schools nationwide. Money from the grant, which is the largest ever received by the hospital, will be […]