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A coffee shop on campus is a place where people should be able to hang out with friends, a place to congregate and a place to have fun. Unfortunately, the Common Ground Caf is not one of these places. The key to a coffee shop is its atmosphere, and the Common Ground does very little […]

I found the Sept. 9, 2002 front page headline on the "Currents" newspaper (published by the University), reading: "Convocation christens academic year", to be quite insulting. As a student and member of the UR community I was deeply offended by this headline. To the best of my knowledge, "christen" is a clearly Christian word, applied […]

This letter is in response to "Inappropriate Advice", a Letter To The Editor in Sept. 19 of Campus Times. Further scientific research is needed in all fields of women's health, including reproductive health, and each individual must make decisions about sexual health based on personal beliefs. I would like to offer additional websites for cutting […]

Thank you for the article concerning the cat massacre. I am a member of Animal Rights Advocates of Upstate New York, and as you might know, we havehad several candlelight vigils on campus concerning this crime and we have also been trying to keep up with the progress that the university officials have been dealing […]

How unfortunate it is that the Campus Times has sunk to an all-time low with the publication of the recent article concerning the so-called 'cat incident.' Not only were those individuals punished not identified by the university, but the university made no determination that anyone involved in the incident had anything to do with the […]

UR students will not yet be able to enjoy the local coffee shop Java's on campus as hoped. It was slated this semester to possibly replace Java City, the ARAMARK-run coffee shop currently operating in Wilson Commons.Various problems arose with this undertaking, leading to the present delay in action. Java's presented their ideas over the […]

Bringing the area closer to realizing Medical Center CEO Jay H. Stein's vision of Rochester as a Mecca for biotechnology, Governor George E. Pataki granted the URMC $30 million for biomedical research.The funds are intended for developing lab space and venture capital for biotech startup companies to transition discoveries from research to viable private-sector businesses. […]

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Those UR students in search of parking permits may be relieved to learn that extra parking spaces will soon be available. Construction began Monday, Sept. 16 on a new parking lot south of Park Lot that will contain 52 new spaces.Director of Parking Services Glen Sicard explained that the new spaces are being added to […]

As the noon bell tolled last Friday, the ceremony officially ushering in the 2002-2003 academic year got underway on Dandelion Square. The 153rd College Convocation, was, as Convocation traditionally is, a time to honor faculty members and prepare the university community for another year committed to education. Originally planned for two weeks earlier, the event […]