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Welcoming transfers
In a September 2008 editorial, Campus Times wrote about the lack of adequate attention paid to new transfer students at UR. At the time of the editorial, transfers lacked tools for creating social connections with one another — including an orientation longer than a day or adequate on-campus housing. Today, it is heartening to see […]
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Thoughts on a prolific CT career
This being my final article that I'll ever write for the Campus Times, permit me a few extraneous thoughts. Since I started writing sports in early 2006, I've seen my hometown teams continue a tradition of excellence. The Red Sox won in 2007, the Celtics followed by beating Kobe and his mistresses ... I mean […]
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The importance of faith in everyday life
Faith is one human characteristic that does not allow for compromise. That is, either one possesses it or does not. Those that do possess faith generally lead blessed, fun-filled lives, despite the various trials and tribulations encountered along the way. They are usually extremely successful yet grounded in the principles of life, and generally inspire […]
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GOP faces long-term demographic challenge
If you are watching the news, you would think that the Republican Party is about to enjoy a huge victory in November. Seemingly, the backlash against Obama's policies will be so powerful that American liberalism will die for a generation.In reality, that prospect is absurd and unrealistic. Yes, the Republican Party is likely to do […]
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Financial reform debate fraught with deception
The recent passage of health care legislation has opened up the door for 'reform" of the financial industry. Once again, the Obama administration is adamant in impressing its ideology on the banking industry. Like it 'punished" the evil insurance companies with billions of dollars in subsidies, the bankers and big CEOs will surely be incensed […]
Sex and the CT
Look for a D-Day get away? Don't worry, it's covered
Ah, D-Day: a day of vices. The emptied beer bottles littering the grass, the rampant chain smoking and the barely-coherent communication of two horny lovers whispered in the dark of ... the midafternoon. If you're looking to get your morally questionable decision-making on this D-Day, here's a list of appealing places to have some XXX […]
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So this school is finally getting rid of me
Everything, everywhere, could be better.The University, the College, the students within the College would all be better. You know the phrase.It certainly applies to the Campus Times as well, but just as certainly, we've been getting better. Before I started as opinions editor in 2006 back in the days of the real Meliora Express, back […]
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Why McDonald?s will reach the moon first
For those with an eye on science and technology news, this week's stories have featured mission highlights for the space shuttle Discovery, which ferried instrumentation and spare parts for the International Space Station (ISS). The mission proceeded with only minor hiccups, and even the Twitter updates were livelier than usual ('We had the first voice […]
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C. Dale Young in second person
As the editor of the New England Review, C. Dale Young sifts through 65,000 submissions of poetry per year. Of those 65,000, 65 of them will dawn the quarterly's table of contents. 'Rejection is your friend," Young said in a discussion with English professor Jennifer Grotz's Advanced Poetry Workshop. 'It doesn't take long before you're […]
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Importance of listening to others? perspectives
With the spring semester now ending, students across campuses worldwide are clearing their brains. It is important, however, to continue gaining knowledge, or at least pondering its value while we have the free time over the summer. This pursuit of knowledge is what leads minds to new discoveries, philosophies and inventions. The basis of such […]