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By Byron Au-Yeung

A rash of bigotry and vandalism incidents struck campus in the spring semester.The words ?Phase phags? were painted in the tunnel that runs under the Academic Quad in early February, beginning a string of vandalism in that tunnel.Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity had been the last group to paint the tunnel before the phrase appeared.Members of […]

Four cars parked in UR lots were broken into on three separate occasions between Monday, March 5 and Tuesday, March 13.UR Security dispatchers observed two individuals checking cars in Wilson North Lot Monday, March 5, Security Investigator Dan Lafferty said.As a dispatcher was summoning officers, he saw one of the individuals breaking the window of […]

The No-Sweat Coalition, which protests UR?s possible connection to sweatshop labor, ended the 2000-2001 academic year without much to show for its work.In November, UR President Thomas Jackson ruled that UR would not join the Worker Rights Consortium, the Fair Labor Association or any other sweatshop-monitoring organization.His ruling agreed with that of the University Apparel […]

The Office of Residential Life had its hands full with last spring?s room draw as dissatisfied students threatened to protest, on-campus housing demand skyrocketed, 150 were not assigned rooms and de facto class housing loomed on the horizon.Forced to undergo major changes in anticipation of freshman housing, this year?s lottery was originally designed to prevent […]

The university?s landmark decision to implement freshman housing on the Residential Quad has left many special interest housing groups struggling. For all the freshmen to fit on the quad, the special interest groups that were housed there have had to move elsewhere. Freshmen will no longer be able to live in special interest housing, a […]

UR has announced a new meal plan structure ths spring that will vastly redistribute meal costs across the campus community.It eliminates the fixed cost fee built into the former plan. Students are also no longer required to buy specific plans based on housing location.Sophomore Lonny Mallach, co-chair of the student dining committee, approves of the […]

The university alcohol policy faces major changes, as administrators have proposed restricting kegs at parties, reducing the number of drinks each guest is allowed and defining standard punishments for offenses.The changes aim to clarify the current vagueness of the alcohol policy, Associate Dean of Students Ken Rockensies said. ?There is no move or proposal to […]

June 11, 2001The Campus Times Editorial StaffUniversity of Rochester Dear Editors:I am writing to you to request permission to include the following titles published in your paper in a forthcoming collection of American college student writings:"Dressed to Impress: Men's Spring Fashion" Mansi Desai (4/5/2001)"Dressed to Impress: Women's Spring Fashion" Mansi Desai (4/5/2001)"Taking Responsibility" Todd Hildebrandt […]

The 4/26 issue of the CT arrived a few weeks after it was published in my Chicago mailbox with a hand-written note from Ray MacConnell on the back. "Check out pages 16 & 17 -- a total surprise! - Ray"Surely, had the CT contacted all former editors and staffers who in some way has had […]