Articles by Jennifer

CIA torture report: On Tuesday, Dec. 9, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence released a report on the CIA’s “enhanced interrogation techniques.” Detailed in the report is information about the agency’s extensive use of torture methods such as waterboarding, forced hypothermia, rectal feeding, rectal rehydration, food deprivation, sleep deprivation, nonstop interrogations, and threats of physical […]

Jerusalem killings: Four rabbis and a police officer were killed in an attack on a Jerusalem synagogue on Tuesday, Nov. 18. Three of the rabbis were American citizens, one was British. The assailants, two Palestinian cousins, were killed at the scene.  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed a severe response to the attack.   Homelessness […]

Mexican protests:  Outrage at the alleged massacre of 43 Mexican students as country-wide demonstrations continued this week. Amid growing demand for the resignation of Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, demonstrators in Mexico City set fire to the door of the National Palace. Three gang members have confessed to the students’ murder. Iguala Mayor José Luis […]

GOP sweeps:  The midterm elections were an overwhelming victory for the Republican Party. They gained seven seats in the Senate, putting them in the majority with 52 seats overall. Mitch McConnell is poised to take control of the Senate as majority leader. The number of Republican representatives in the House is projected to reach levels […]

Massive protests sweep Hong Kong:  In what is being called the Umbrella Revolution, thousands have taken to the streets of Hong Kong to demand democracy. The initial spark for the protest came from Beijing’s announcement at the end of August that it would vet candidates for Hong Kong’s 2017 election, rather than allowing a free […]

“We used to do this with flour back in Africa,” the wiry girl squatting in the sandbox says. She feeds scoops of sand through a small plastic mill, her brown eyes fixed on the apparatus. Without looking up from her work, she tells me about her life in Zambia. Nadine is a refugee: a person […]

It began as a hopeful experiment. Eighteen months ago, the Campus Times featured a story about a new, little-known event promotion company called BDubD Enterprises started by two graduates of the Simon School of Business, Ben Witten ‘11 and Rob Chen ‘11, who wanted to add a bit of silliness to the typically serious event […]

The 2012 Municipality Index study gave Rochester 89 out of 100 points for LGBT equality, which can also be seen on UR's campus. Read More

CT Recommends: "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," the movie adaptation of the iconic coming-of-age novel. Read More

All manner of students participated in a week-long Veg Challenge sponsored by SAVVY. Read More