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The College Town project is currently preparing for its opening next fall. A list of vendors, including Corner Bakery Café, Insomnia Cookies, and The Beer Market, was released last Wednesday. According to Senior Economic Development Specialist for the city of Rochester Matthew McCarthy, further updates will be made available “in early 2014.” Although students have […]

Biology professor Vera Gorbunova received the Associations de Prevoyance Sante (ADPS) Longevity Research Award for her contribution to the study of aging. Her project focuses on the science of aging in naked mole rats. “I have been working on this study for nine years,” Gorbunova said. “The study focuses around the science of aging and […]

The UR Office of Technology Transfer is pushing for innovation, starting with their title. Read More

This Monday was Veterans’ Day. Amidst busy schedules and other currents of debate on campus, the holiday went largely unacknowledged. A number of students were unaware, in fact, that it was a special day at all. Veteran’s Day began as Armistice Day on Nov. 11, 1919 when President Woodrow Wilson declared a day of solemnity […]

UR students constantly brag about how proud they are of the diversity on campus, and it’s mostly warranted. We are fortunate to be a part of such a culturally diverse student body. Even so, it appears segregation is again rearing its ugly head. Choosing to live with someone based on race can quickly relegate students […]

For millions of high school seniors across the country, navigating the college admissions maze proves challenging enough. An acceptance into their dream university, however, can unravel a larger obstacle: funding a four-year education. Catherine Benavidez has encountered these challenges first-hand at the University of Texas at Austin. She is the president of an on-campus organization […]

            The men’s club volleyball team hosted the Meliora Invitational, a preseason tournament, on Saturday, November 2 at the Goergen Athletic Center.  UR competitors were divided into two teams, both of which did well in the event. The UR blue team defeated teams from Canisius College, SUNY Brockport, and Pennsylvania […]

In 2010, Campus Times ran an article about the early stages of the Brooks Landing land development process. The slow economy was making it difficult for Minneapolis-based Christensen Development Corporation to attract retailers to fill the empty storefronts. It was both the developer’s and the University’s hope, along with the Sector 4 Community Development Corporation, […]

This Saturday, Nov. 2, the Campus Times orchestrated an Halloween rager in Wilson Commons after hours. “It was really just a great opportunity to let loose after the stress of midterms,” Features Editor Doug Brady, who was dressed as the gingerbread man for the festivities, said. Brady was entrusted with gathering $17.50 from every attendee […]

Student rock groups shake up the Eastman music scene. Read More