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UR could use 'animal house'
Recently, UR was asked to consider the case of a student who requested that she be allowed to have a dog live and attend classes with her for emotional support. This is an important question, and one that will not be answered here. However, this case led me to the conclusion that there should be […]
Modest acts still have effect
Sometimes I look around myself and I feel completely useless. I work hard in my classes and am thoroughly enjoying the life I have created for myself at UR, but a lot of the time I begin to doubt my life and how I choose to use my time. As I look at and interact […]
Time to pay up
It has been six weeks since the Campus Times reported that the Parking Office had been illegally booting cars on the River Campus since September 2006. Since then, CT staff members have made numerous attempts to contact the Parking Office, all of which have resulted in unreturned calls or office members declining comment on the […]
Correcting voter attitudes is critical for elections
As the 2008 election approaches, there are some disturbing trends that emerge. These are issues that show up when looking at election statistics. The first of the disturbing issues is the lack of participation in the electoral process. The problem: many people who want to vote do not. The question: why does this happen?The answer […]
Awareness shouldn't end with the passing month
There is a joke I heard once that goes, "If February is Black History Month and March is Women's History Month, what happens the other 10 months of the year?" The answer: "discrimination." Yet it seems that almost anything has its own awareness month - it just happens that most of them occur in October.October […]
Myths concerning male genitalia dispelled
There are endless misconceptions about penises and far too many unknown facts. For the sake of both men and women, I must set the record straight. First of all, I think you all need to know that throughout a single day in the life of the average young man, he will get seven erections. And, […]
Get To Know Me: Dawn Marshall-Hosier
She is known as the most famous employee on UR's campus. Students claim that in their four years at UR, they see and speak to her more than their very own professors. Students can always count on being greeted with her warm smile and presence every weekend at the Pit. Rumors are even circulating that […]
To shell and back
"Why the hell can't the novice men's team learn to pick up their oars?"It's just about 7 a.m. and Liz Wilson, the crew team's novice women's coach, is not entirely happy. It's a brisk 31 degrees. Today's journey to Elmwood Ave., home of the Genesee Waterways Center boathouse, was one to be cheerful about: there's […]
Horoscope
Aries (March 21-April 19) - All work and no play makes Jack a typical University of Rochester student.Taurus (April 20-May 20) - After the explosive news expos on UR's rampant disregard for the open container policy, opaque Nalgene sales rose significantly. Gemini (May 21-June 21) - When your drug dealer continues to randomly fall asleep […]
Birthday invite leads to Mitz-stake
A month into seventh grade, I got a letter in the mail that changed my life. Until that point, the only letters I had ever received were from my grandparents or my Ethiopian pen pal from sixth grade (who also happened to be my best friend at the time). My parents were quite excited by […]
