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Letter to the Editor
Update on the cat incidentThis notice is to update to our community on the investigation of events that led to the report, on Dec. 2, 2001, of a mutilated dead cat on campus. While the investigators have met with and continue to answer questions, this update is an attempt to address some issues.Three experienced UR […]
Words and Actions
In journalism, how you say it is as important as what you mean.Two weeks ago, the Campus Times editorial board took a position in an attempt to advance the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. here at UR. We criticized UR administration for taking what we viewed as a haphazard approach to recognizing his birthday […]
Helpful Speech
A police officer, new to the force, is concerned that his colleagues can't communicate effectively with the residents of their section. The residents speak the same language as the police, but in a different way.The officer sends his colleagues an e-mail message with a list of words used in the community with which the officers […]
Porn reaches climax
It's that time of year again. Birds are singing again, the grass is casting off its shroud of snow ? not in Rochester of course ? and the chocolate hearts are selling like, well, hotcakes. Valentine's Day is here, and that means that the illustrious UR Cinema Group will once again mark this occasion by […]
Porn misses target
"Goddamn, poke my ass." I think that pretty much covers this year's campus porn, "Thighs Wide Open." There was no uncharted territory. This film gets around the human body like white on rice ? exactly what a porn should do.Without giving away too much, I will let you in on a little secret ? the […]
Fall in rankings for Simon
The William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration fell from 29th to 42nd in a ranking of business schools by the Financial Times this year. The recent drop in ranking has left the school's administration largely unconcerned because they believe the overall quality of the school has been maintained. A place in the Financial […]
Debating funds
Recently, the Students' Association Appropriations Committee gave the debate team an additional $2,600 to cover the extra costs they have accrued this year, due to both their increased numbers and the possible chance to achieve a national championship. The decision was the correct one in the context of the situation. However, this decision did not […]
Show Respect
Recently posters have appeared around campus blaming the cat incident on Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. The posters are an unnecessary attack against a group that has already been put in a bad light by recent events. Perpetrators of this attack are denying DKE of the benefit of being presumed innocent before being proven guilty.Although there […]
Campus Briefs
College Bowl dominates tournamentLast weekend, the Quiz Bowl team participated in the Great Lakes Regional and Cornell University, taking first place in both events."It was the first time that we've swept like that," Business Manager Brendan Vaughn said. UR had two teams in a field of seven, and each team was played twice for a […]
BSU revisits 1999 protest
On Feb. 22, 1999, students gathered in Wallis Hall to demand recognition of diversity at UR. To preserve the memory of this protest, the Black Students Union held a meeting Monday titled "Revisiting of the Protest."The meeting stressed the need to pass on the spirit of that protest to current underclassmen who may not be […]