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Security Update
On Monday, March 24, students alerted Medical Emergency Response Team and emergency services when they assessed that their professor was experiencing medical problems. The professor was transported to Strong Memorial Hospital for treatment, according to UR Security Investigator Daniel Lafferty.Laptop stolen in Gleason HallUniversity Information Technology staff reported that a University laptop was stolen from […]
Arun Gandhi fails as a credible source on peace
Let me preface my diatribe by saying that I have not written an article for the Campus Times in three years, for I have not felt the dire urge to speak out publicly against any parochial qualms. With that said, Arun Gandhi's relatively recent statement in the Washington Post's blog and his defense on campus […]
Mainstream media neglects War in Iraq tribute
To coincide with the upcoming fifth anniversary of the occupation of Iraq, veteran and active-duty members of Iraq Veterans Against the War gave testimony to the atrocities of the invasion and occupation of Iraq from March 13-16 in Washington, D.C. With the exception of the Washington Post, none of the mainstream media outlets mentioned it.The […]
China proves a poor choice for the 2008 Olympics
Everyone has the same image stored away somewhere in their head: a multitude of bright and unknown flags ring a stadium packed to half capacity and focused on some mid-level functionary who gives a less-than-impassioned speech about unity and humanity dubbed into English (for me, at least), all while packs of svelte, toned and spandex […]
Follow-up forum fails to forgive for past remarks
When I first read Arun Gandhi's words on Washington Post's "On Faith" blog, I hoped that he was ignorant. I hoped that, for his sake, for the sake of his grandfather's legacy, for the sake of the field of the theory of nonviolence and for the sake of my University with whom he was associated, […]
Letter to the Editor: Nye brings an issue that should be on all politicians' plates
We are writing in regard to the Feb. 28 article on Bill Nye's lecture in Strong Auditorium. It was reported that "Nye ended his speech with the suggestion that each person present reduce his or her greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050."While it is certainly true that every person should try to reduce […]
Rochester to NYC and back
What do you do when your best friend is told that the only way he can get a visa to study abroad is to drive 10 hours from his home in northern New York State to New York City? You go with him, of course. Over break, my friend Kevin received a call from the […]
Triple the pleasure, triple the fun: try a third
When you think of a threesome, what pops into mind? I know a lot of us have seen the plethora of porn where two heterosexual women with long nails lick each other's tongues before they both go down on and then have intercourse with a very willing, slightly unattractive man with a big dick. When […]
Class of 2012 data available
Only a few weeks remain until members of the UR Class of 2012 will be receiving their letters, telling them whether or not they have been accepted to the University. This year, UR received about 11,500 applications for freshman admission."As of today [March 3], UR has attracted 236 enrollment deposits from Early Decision offers," Dean […]
Vagina Monologues stimulate in Strong
I walked into the crowded Strong Auditorium last Friday and somehow managed to snag a seat in the fourth row. It was five minutes before the show, the room was packed with both sexes and there was a definite buzz in the air. All of a sudden, without warning, the house lights shut off and […]
