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Dean Burns,In the October 16 Campus Times article "Unreasonable Expectations," Associate Dean of Students Burns seems to belittle the notion that students should not face disciplinary action if treated for possible alcohol poisoning. Dean Burns seems to believe that discplinary action is necessary when students are sent to the hospital and that inaction encourages students […]

In the midst of already existing problems, cocaine, marijuana and other prohibited materials were confiscated from the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity house during a regular weekend patrol by UR Security on Oct. 4.UR Security officers were alerted by a suspicious odor inside the ADP house."We were on a routine random patrol of the houses on […]

I'd like to respond to George Bruhn's article on Smoke-Free logic.You have said in your article on campus smoking policy exactly what I have been thinking since the changes went into effect. Why not have a smoking dorm? Why not have an indoor place where those who choose to live their life according their own […]

During the week of Nov. 14-22 UR's Greek Community will hold the first annual Greek Week. "This event is aimed at allowing non-Greeks on this campus to experience various aspects of Greek life," junior and Public Relations Chair of the Panhellenic Executive Board Jessica Marabella said.The week begins with a trip to a Buffalo Sabres […]

Every year, once a year, UR takes the time out of its busy schedule to put on some makeup, clean up the house, and invite a whole bunch of people over for dinner. This of course is the vaunted Meliora weekend, and this year was no exception. The skies were clear, the sun was warm, […]

New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer spoke on accountability Friday as part of Meliora Weekend. Dubbed "The People's Lawyer," Spitzer discussed recent failures in accountability in government, business and nonprofit organizations.Member of the Board of Trustees Nancy Lieberman, class of 1977, introduced Spitzer, who spoke for about 40 minutes and answered questions for another […]

Ten minutes. That's how long it took for that little white slip to appear under my windshield wiper courtesy of Parking Services while I was inside Wilson Commons, unknowing. Somewhere I heard a straw breaking that proverbial camel's back. Ten minutes? What's wrong with the system when you can't temporarily park anywhere without being blasted […]

Communication is the key to college life. The efforts by the Computer Interest Floor, Information Technology Services and Wilson Commons staff to expand the ability of students to communicate by installing Internet terminals in Wilson Commons should be applauded. The partnership responsible for installing the computers exhibits what can be done when different organizations on […]

Closed-mindedness In a recent issue of the Campus Times, multicultural organizations drew sharp criticism from the Online Editor, Michael He - "Multiculturalism far from 'multi,'" Sept. 25, page 6. In it, he implicates groups such as the Korean American Students' Association and the Chinese Students' Association of self-segregation and selective exclusion based solely on the […]

What began as a program surrounded by uncertainty throughout the past week ended with a standing ovation Saturday, as Congressman Chaka Fattah's largely policy-intensive speech elicited strong positive reactions from the crowd in a packed Hoyt Auditorium."The most important part of working in Congress is actually trying to change the conditions we live in," Fattah […]