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The halls of Strong Auditorium have been filled with music, speakers and cultural events since its construction in 1930. Unfortunately, not enough has been done in the past 72 years to keep the now-dilapidated building up to par as a performance space or even a lecture hall. Student performers were not surprised to hear of […]

Houses on the Fraternity Quad may be prevented from allowing new residents into their houses until the security is satisfied with the matter, in accordance with a memorandum sent out by Dean of The College William Green and Interim Dean of Students Jody Asbury. The letter follows an incident on Dec. 2, where a cat […]

Last week, The Washington Post reported that the U.S. government, technology companies and two major airline carriers would begin testing a radical, innovative airline security screening system. This new computer network will utilize vast quantities of passengers' personal information, and will link government and private databases to every reservation system in the country. Federal aviation […]

To the Editor:The Campus Times coverage of Janet Reno's speech on January 30 missed one very important point. While Reno has a history of fainting during public appearances, I have no doubt that her recent spell was exacerbated by the chronically deteriorating conditions of Strong Auditorium. The following morning she told reporters outside of Strong […]

The men's basketball team stayed in second place in the University Athletic Association by splitting a pair of road games against Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Chicago.UR lost to Washington 65-48 Friday and then defeated Chicago 54-51 Sunday to move to 6-1 in the league and 15-3 overall."To lose both out […]

The body of the mutilated cat found at the door of Sigma Chi Dec. 2 was first passed among several Fraternity Quad houses, Director of UR security Walter Mauldin said. Disciplinary Action Three fraternities were placed on summary disciplinary probation following the incident, according to administrators. Sources close to the investigation have named SC, Alpha […]

A UR graduate participated in the Olympic torch relay as the flame passed through Buffalo on New Year's Eve on its way to Salt Lake City. Lois Watts, Class of 1951, was chosen as an official torchbearer.In eight days, the Olympic cauldron in Salt Lake City's Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium will be lit as part of […]

Class of 1995 graduate Zhe "Zack" Zeng helped rescue people from the World Trade Center towers, sacrificing his own life when the buildings collapsed.In his Jan. 2 State of the State Address, Gov. George Pataki commended Zeng's heroism on Sept. 11."For on that day, thousands of New Yorkers ? firefighters, police officers, EMTs, Port Authority […]

The UR debate team has been ranked first in the nation at the end of the fall semester, beating out 230 colleges and universities from all over the country. This first-place ranking comes from all three major debate organizations ? the Cross Examination Debate Association, the National Debate Tournament and the American Debate Association. This […]

Abandoned truck found down embankmentShortly after 2 a.m. on Jan. 25, a security supervisor patrolling campus observed a road sign at the curve of Alumni Road Circle bent over. Checking further, a pick up truck was found to have driven over the curbing and gone partially down the embankment towards the river. According to security,no […]