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Athlete of the Week: Lauren Norton
Freshman Lauren Norton has battled against both herself and her opponents this season, and the result has been a dual victory.The chemical engineering major from Troy, Penn. placed seventh out of 76 runners at the University Athletic Association women's cross country championships and fifth out of 97 runners at the New York State Collegiate Track […]
?Zack and Miri make a porn?-a-licious film
If your goal is to see Elizabeth Banks naked this weekend, invest in Photoshop because that's the closest you're going to get. I know I'm disappointed too. But that's possibly one of the only letdowns of 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno," yet another hit to add to director Kevin Smith's already formidable repertoire of […]
Public support for Obama will lead to success
During the 1932 presidential election, in the midst of the Great Depression, the American people overwhelmingly turned to the Democratic candidate who embodied change and demonstrated leadership. Franklin Delano Roosevelt capitalized on the failed policies of the incumbent president, Herbert Hoover, and pledged 'a new deal for the American people."Seventy-six years later, America is faced […]
Letters to the Editor: Article attacking Obama holds no water
As I sat down with a cup of coffee and the Campus Times two weeks ago, I was excited to read each side's final argument for the election from students' perspectives.As I opened to the Election '08 feature, the first headline that caught my eye was 'McCain is no FDR, but he's better than Obama."Initially […]
Election analysis
College campuses are traditionally hot spots for political questioning and discussion, and UR should be no exception. The responsibility for fostering this activism rests primarily in the hands of politically minded student organizations. But while some student groups embraced their roles as political instigators at UR in the months leading up to the election last […]
Presenting a more balanced view of care centers
Over the past couple of weeks, efforts by Women's Caucus and VOX have brought Crisis Pregnancy Centers, or CPCs, to the attention of the campus community. These efforts, the groups allege, were to counter 'misleading flyers" posted around River Campus and to expose CPCs as fake pregnancy care providers masquerading as medical clinics. While we […]
Into the great wide open
Last spring, I decided to put my undesirably clean and unworn hiking boots to use. With a little financial help from a fellow outdoors enthusiast (thanks Gramps!), I ventured down to Asheville, N.C. to meet up with 10 strangers for an eight-day foray into the wilderness sponsored by an outdoor education school.In eight days, our […]
Appreciating UR originality
I got a call from my sister on Tuesday. She has begun her visits to various universities and, along with it, the treacherous search for just the right college experience. As I talked with her, all the not-so-great memories of applying to colleges and choosing one flooded back to me.I had a terrible time deciding […]
Security scares
The recent string of robberies on River Campus, most recently the strong-arm robbery on Oct. 31, has caused warranted concern among the student body and a necessary increase in security measures to deter any further crime. UR Security has responded admirably and will continue to adjust its protocol to best protect students.Part of the reason […]
Excitement over Obama belies difficult realities
Now that we've all recovered from our Election Day-party hangovers, it may be time to have a look at what we have actually been celebrating.As politicians go, President-elect Barack Obama is not too terrible or, at the very least, doesn't appear to be. By a fortuitous aberration in the electoral process, the man chosen this […]