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Response to Smoke-Free Logic Opinion Article
I'd like to respond to George Bruhn's article on Smoke-Free logic.You have said in your article on campus smoking policy exactly what I have been thinking since the changes went into effect. Why not have a smoking dorm? Why not have an indoor place where those who choose to live their life according their own […]
First ever Greek Week gears up
During the week of Nov. 14-22 UR's Greek Community will hold the first annual Greek Week. "This event is aimed at allowing non-Greeks on this campus to experience various aspects of Greek life," junior and Public Relations Chair of the Panhellenic Executive Board Jessica Marabella said.The week begins with a trip to a Buffalo Sabres […]
UR taking the home out of homecoming
Every year, once a year, UR takes the time out of its busy schedule to put on some makeup, clean up the house, and invite a whole bunch of people over for dinner. This of course is the vaunted Meliora weekend, and this year was no exception. The skies were clear, the sun was warm, […]
Spitzer speaks at Meliora Weekend
New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer spoke on accountability Friday as part of Meliora Weekend. Dubbed "The People's Lawyer," Spitzer discussed recent failures in accountability in government, business and nonprofit organizations.Member of the Board of Trustees Nancy Lieberman, class of 1977, introduced Spitzer, who spoke for about 40 minutes and answered questions for another […]
Editorial Observer
Ten minutes. That's how long it took for that little white slip to appear under my windshield wiper courtesy of Parking Services while I was inside Wilson Commons, unknowing. Somewhere I heard a straw breaking that proverbial camel's back. Ten minutes? What's wrong with the system when you can't temporarily park anywhere without being blasted […]
Ed Board
Communication is the key to college life. The efforts by the Computer Interest Floor, Information Technology Services and Wilson Commons staff to expand the ability of students to communicate by installing Internet terminals in Wilson Commons should be applauded. The partnership responsible for installing the computers exhibits what can be done when different organizations on […]
Lettes to the Editor
Closed-mindedness In a recent issue of the Campus Times, multicultural organizations drew sharp criticism from the Online Editor, Michael He - "Multiculturalism far from 'multi,'" Sept. 25, page 6. In it, he implicates groups such as the Korean American Students' Association and the Chinese Students' Association of self-segregation and selective exclusion based solely on the […]
Congressman Fattah charms in 'The Changing Face of Congress'
What began as a program surrounded by uncertainty throughout the past week ended with a standing ovation Saturday, as Congressman Chaka Fattah's largely policy-intensive speech elicited strong positive reactions from the crowd in a packed Hoyt Auditorium."The most important part of working in Congress is actually trying to change the conditions we live in," Fattah […]
Don't blame the model, blame the role
Well, the Kobe Bryant hearings have begun, and the media, when not gratuitously flashing pictures of ultra-sexy Vanessa Bryant and her carpal-crushing apology gift, are busy disclosing to the public all of the visceral details of Kobe's affair. Predictably, the moral critics have followed, citing Bryant's responsibilities as a worldwide role model and his subsequent […]
Campus Briefs
Rolling onto the stage in the Palestra on a Segway - the invention that he created in early 2001 - Dean Kamen discussed technology and innovation in his Meliora Weekend speech on Oct. 11."What's consistent in any project is failure," Kamen said. "Get used to it. Innovation is inexorably connected to failure."The U.S. Consumer Product […]