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Take a second to clean up
It's the little things that count. But not in the way you'd expect. This campus is full of neglect. No, I am not talking about the stray Geny Lite cans that float like tumbleweeds across the quad when it's 2 p.m. on Sunday and there are only three conscious people on campus. I'm talking about […]
We were so young…
In October, the University dedicated a statue to commemorate George Eastman, whom history remembers as a champion of higher education. It's hard to tell how Eastman would have felt about his overlooking the Eastman Quadrangle, though. Although his name appears everywhere in the University (with good reason he donated over $50 million), he resisted the […]
Burton fire endangers students
At 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 1987, unidentified persons set fire to a garbage can in Burton Hall. It was a time when the deafening drone of the fire alarm had to be taken seriously. The fire endangered the lives of 120 UR students.Then-freshmen and resident of Burton Hall, Mike Westerman, saw the fire […]
"Forty Hands" of fun
Over the weekend, I received a suggestion from a few good friends of mine about a classic alcohol tradition. While it wasn't an alcohol to review or a viewpoint to discuss, it was important enough to merit its own column.I am a prolific drinker of high class spirits and beer. As I've said before, it's […]
When it comes to love, it?s best to reveal the truth
Should I say something? I wondered, breath paused as to not relay I was actually immediately awake, still tightly bundled in my pleasantly grey coat, trying not to stiffen, praying that hand, that gorgeous blonde-furred arm, wasn't, as I so sadly knew it was, working its assuming, stalker-like way up my still-clothed crotch. The poor, […]
Dear Senator
Dear New York State Senator James Alesi of the 55th District, As constituents of yours, we the members of the Campus Times Editorial Board at the University of Rochester urge you to support the same-sex marriage bill that Governor David Paterson has fervently pushed to bring to a vote and has placed on the schedule […]
Enjoying boredom
Just this week, I completed one of my favorite annual traditions, which is watching 'Arrested Development" from the first episode of season one to the last of season three.Such a tradition is just one of many I've developed since freshman year at school to help me spice up what is sometimes the monotony of school […]
Security fix
At 8:40 p.m. last Friday, a robbery occurred in the bathroom on the tunnel level of Hoyt Hall. This attack has demonstrated a need to better protect students in the hard-to-patrol, secluded tunnel system. While UR Security's response to the incident was appropriately thorough, it should look into more preventative measures for the future. Additionally, […]
The fall of the Wall: Religion is a friend in the end
BY Anna DumontThis past Monday, Nov. 9, marks the 20th year since East Berliners and West Berliners came together to tear down the Berlin Wall. The anniversary was difficult to miss an opportunity to reflect on the optimism of newly freed people and the hope of a world in which the dark cloud of nuclear […]
In Hip-Hop I trust
Hip-hop isn't a genre of music it's a movement, a culture of freedom and community. Yet, it's often associated with violence and misogyny. It seems as if our morally satiated society is simply too pure for a rebellious culture like hip-hop. But, any rational person should be able to decipher that the hip-hop culture that's […]