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Security Update
UR Security Officers, as well as Medical Emergency Response Team members, responded to an ill student in Gilbert Hall at 1:14 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 2, according to UR Security Investigator Dan Lafferty. The student complained of ailments including vomiting and a tingling sensation in one of his arms.The student was examined and evaluated by […]
Student continues to push for service dog
Sophomore Deborah Stamm continued her fight against the University's decision to not allow her service dog, Sid, to accompany her to class or live in her dormitory. Stamm began her fight in early summer and it has continued through this semester, culminating in a legal suit.Stamm won a temporary victory on Oct. 11, when U.S. […]
Construction sites take new form
UR has been busy with construction projects both on and off campus. On-campus projects this semester include Gleason Library's opening in November, a recently completed Learning Workshop and Connections Caf, which is planned to open during finals week. Currently, the largest River Campus development is the new University Health Service building, an $11 million project. […]
Standout officials recognized
Popular opinion among students here seems to be that many administrators do not have students' interests at the top of their priority list. I believe there is some truth to this idea. There are those within this institution who have demonstrated that fairness and respect to the student body takes a backseat to any number […]
CT is here to serve
A little over a week ago, I was standing in the back of the Boar's Head Dinner taking in the scene, interested to see to whom MERT was about to pass the Boar's Head. To my complete surprise, they named the Campus Times, and somewhere during the handshaking, someone told me to go to the […]
MERT receives higher call volume
The end of the semester marks an important milestone for the Medical Emergency Response Team as this was their first full semester using a vehicle as part of their operations. However, it has also been a particularly busy year for them with the amount of calls increasing from last year.MERT responded to 282 calls in […]
Graduate student passes away Tuesday
Shortly after noon yesterday, the UR community was informed of the death of first-year graduate student Erik Maceira. An e-mail, sent out by UR President Joel Seligman to the UR Community, stated that Maceira was found dead on Tuesday in his apartment in the town of Brighton and that the cause of death had not […]
Campus Brief: Eastman senior receives prestigious scholarship
Senior Rachel Kincaid was recently awarded a Marshall Scholarship to pursue two master's degrees in the United Kingdom. Kincaid is a trumpet player and composer at the Eastman School of Music. She is one of 37 recipients of the 2008 Marshall Scholarships from across the United States and the first winner from the UR since […]
Ramblers CD sells out UR bookstore in two days
In case anyone on campus missed the Midnight Ramblers' fall concert, Midnight Ramblers of the Caribbean," then they are in luck.This self-described "all-male contemporary a cappella group" certainly maintains this contemporary formula in its newest release, entitled "Manifesto." This album is the seventh for the Midnight Ramblers and attempts to exceed the lofty expectations created […]
From the Pressbox
We've all heard of them, admired them, dreamed about being them (well, at least I have) and cringed at the thought of joining them. Exerting the utmost energy from their bodies just to finish their endeavor, pushing their bodies to the absolute limit, they return to their activity day after day. And they do all […]
