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Rewarding scholars
This fall, The College announced that it will extend full-tuition scholarship offers to graduates of the International Baccalaureate Programme in the Rochester City School District. The district has the 11th highest per capita child poverty rate in the nation. In many of its schools, 99 percent of the students qualify for free or reduced-cost lunch […]
Dining services now take credit
Under the newly-appointed director of campus dining services and auxiliary operations Cameron Schauf, several major changes are being made in the dining halls across campus to ensure that students, faculty and staff will be satisfied. The changes include the use of credit cards in any of the dining areas, meal choices being expanded to appeal […]
Panel discusses health care
With the presidential election next week, five UR professors in the fields of economics, political science and preventive medicine shared their views toward President George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry's health care platforms in the Gowen Room on Oct. 26.The panel discussion titled, "A Presidential Health Care Platform," was sponsored by the Charles Drew […]
Supreme Court future perilous
This past week, Chief Justice of the United States William Rehnquist was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. Even if Rehnquist, who is 80, will be able to recover, it is widely believed that the justice will retire during the next presidential term. With eight justices of the nine-member Supreme Court at least 65 years of age, […]
Letters to the Editor
New dining services repMy name is Cam Schauf and I am the new Director of Campus Dining Services and Auxiliary Operations at the University of Rochester. In the Oct. 14th issue of Campus Times the headline in Campus Briefs incorrectly reported that I was hired by ARAMARK, when in actuality I am a university employee, […]
Presidential Election 2004
Unlike the "lesser of two evils" mentality that governs his opposition's support, a clear majority of those going to the polls for President George W. Bush actually believe in him. Be one of them.The causes of increased tuition range from crumbling state budgets to bizarre, enigmatic dining plans - OK, maybe just at UR. However, […]
Facebook brings community
First, with the somewhat exclusive RochesterFacebook in July, and with our more recent acceptance into the widely shared TheFacebook in August, the UR community has discovered a stalking and procrastination device.I must admit, when I discovered that RochesterFacebook was Rochester-only, I grew upset, longing for something more. A friend even called me, confused about the […]
Polls showing tight race to the finish
By the time you read this, the presidential elections will be a mere five days away. So with that fast approaching, I figured I'd give a recap of some polls and an idea of how I think things will turn out.As of Oct. 25, it seems that the race is pretty close. The best way […]
Students voice opinions about election
With the election four days away, many students seem ready to make their opinions known regarding the presidential race. As the Harvard Institute of Politics noted in their Oct. 17 survey of more than 1,200 undergraduates across the country, a growing number of college students favor Senator John Kerry over incumbent President George W. Bush […]
Third party presidential candidates
Green Party, David CobbDavid CobbGreen Partyhttp://www.gp.org/Abortion - Women's rights must be protected and expanded to guarantee each woman's right as a full participant in society, free from sexual harassment, job discrimination or interference in the intensely personal choice about whether to have a child.Women's right to control their bodies is non-negotiable. It is essential that […]