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Student dining plans released
Brochures for the next year's dining plans will soon arrive in students' mailboxes after months of collaboration between ARAMARK, the College, Dining Services and various consultants."We're trying to cater to your lifestyles," Senior Manager of Contracts and Project Management Jack Noon said. "It's going to be neat."The new dining plan will replace the "block" plans […]
Campus Briefs
UR Security sent out its first Security Notice through a new e-mail system on April 9. The list will send timely notices to students about serious incidents affecting members of the UR community."Several of us knew of various approaches on our campus and on other campuses for posting notices on Web sites or transmitting messages […]
Security Update
On Thursday, April 10, an unidentified male suspect looked into the shower stalls of two female students around 7 p.m. On the way out of the third floor restroom in Hoeing Hall, a third female student had her buttocks grabbed by the same suspect.The suspect left the area via a nearby stairway before security officers […]
Staffer hit by car
A staff worker was struck by a car in front of the ITS Center Friday afternoon around 1 p.m. The woman, who is employed in the International Services Office was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance and was later discharged.The accident occurred as an undergraduate student drove up the hill on Intercampus Drive. Witnesses […]
Senate plans next year's SA budget
After an unscheduled hiatus that lasted several weeks, the Students' Association Senate is back at work. Following last week's successful elections, the Senate began to tackle some of the remaining issues for this year, including budgeting, at Monday's usual meeting."The Senate's back in business - finally!" Deputy Speaker of the Senate Steve Duszlak exclaimed when […]
Project Believe drives forward
Determined to make Rochester the healthiest community by 2020, UR's Strong Memorial Hospital implemented Project Believe - a health initiative aimed at inner city neighborhoods. Introduced in October of 2000, the program addresses health concerns ranging from obesity to immunizations.The programs change annually for Project Believe. Each year, the Medical Center faculty and staff submits […]
Iraq – 'This is the day you have been waiting for'
Supposedly, that was what Special Forces troops said once they seized control of Iraqi radio on day one of operation Iraqi Freedom. However, I would like to say the day that so many Iraqis have waited for was April 9, the day the statue fell. Seeing that statue attacked with hammers, reminding me of Berliners […]
Defining moment' dictated by response
I recently wrote an article in the Campus Times calling for public, widespread campus debate on the war in Iraq, and in that article I claimed that the war is the defining moment of our generation. That claim was refuted by Colin Brown in the last issue, who argued that the war doesn't define us […]
Striking out at the Hall
You will be free to build a better life, instead of building more palaces for Sadaam and his sons, free to pursue economic prosperity without the hardship of economic sanctions, free to travel and speak your mind, and free to join in the political affairs of Iraq."This message was part of a speech delivered by […]
Letters to the Editor
War deserves protestJonathan Rettinger's article from April 3 perfectly encapsulates my frustration with the current action in Iraq. Whether you endorse or oppose this war, it represents a true crossroads for the globe that will have profound repercussions.The question of whether this war will be fought is now moot, and yet, the larger ethical backdrop […]