June 30 marks the retirement of UR’s resident graphic designer and one-time official (and always unofficial) CT faculty advisor Ray MacConnell. His retirement is certainly bittersweet, as he was a true asset to the University and its students. As CT editors, we were fortunate enough to enjoy both a working and personal relationship with Ray. …
Entries from April 2009
Thank You, Ray!
Posted under "The Alumni Blog" on April 30th, 2009 by Kim Gorode and Jamie Sokol
What we have here
Posted under "Call To Question" on April 28th, 2009 by Ross Brenneman
With three hits of the gavel, Deputy Speaker Dan Cohn brought the new SA Senate to order. Speaker Kierstin Hughes, abroad in London, rang in via Internet video to greet the new senators.
FLACK ATTACK! New SA Treasurer Andrew Flack took the floor to report some unspent funds, which isn’t very noteworthy, except FLACK ATTACK just …
Team banquet
Posted under "Balls Inside Walls" on April 23rd, 2009 by Hameed Ahmed
As we do after every season, the UR men’s squash team had a season ending dinner and banquet last week. This was actually my first one ever as I couldn’t attend last year’s banquet due to a tournament.
I was expecting it to be a nice and memorable event but it turned out to be even …
It’s some what you know, and all who you know
Posted under "The Alumni Blog" on April 23rd, 2009 by Kim Gorode and Jamie Sokol
To say that 2009 college graduates are entering an uncertain job market would be stating the obvious. According to a survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, unemployment is at a 25-year high and employers expect to hire 22 percent fewer graduates this year than they hired last year. Graduates will quickly …
Put your two cents in
Posted under "River Campus Life" on April 21st, 2009 by John G. Roman III
With another semester coming to an end and a new class of seniors about to embark on that journey we refer to as life, I can’t help but think of the mark that they will leave on this University. I myself know that I would like to leave some sort of impression by the …
The Outlet #7
Posted under "The Outlet" on April 20th, 2009 by Administrator
This week’s question: Do you think that there is a lack of queer studies courses at the U of R and what role do you think queer studies should play in the Rochester curriculum?
It Comes Double Standard
Posted under "Women's Weekly" on April 17th, 2009 by Julia Glantz
If you make a racist remark, you’ll lose friends fast. But if you make a sexist remark — have you ever told someone they throw like a girl, or that they’re a sissy? — nobody thinks twice. Racism is prejudice against people because of their race. Sexism is prejudice against people because of their sex. …
The machine that inspired a campus
Posted under "The Alumni Blog" on April 16th, 2009 by Kim Gorode and Jamie Sokol
This week marks a very important day in UR history: the six year anniversary of the disappearance of the McDonald’s french fry machine from the Rush Rhees tunnel. Anyone who was around campus in 2003 remembers this machine, probably for its smell and the sauna-like environment it created by the Art and Music Library. …
ALL’S WELLES THAT ENDS WELLES
Posted under "Call To Question" on April 14th, 2009 by Ross Brenneman
It’s the last meeting of the current Senate, it’s 9 p.m. and in a preemptive strike against getting thrown out of the regular meeting place in Wilson Commons, Speaker Harrell Kirstein moved the Senate meeting to the Welles-Brown room in the library. Turn up Beethoven’s Fifth and gird your loins — today, the Senate elects …
Student Government, Part II
Posted under "River Campus Life" on April 14th, 2009 by John G. Roman III
Does anyone feel like there are so many people representing the thoughts of students, yet no one really know s what is going on? After the past week of elections and campaigning, I hope that everyone got to truly look into each and every person they voted for. It just feels like there are so …