compost
Lomi, first ever automated compost system, to be on campus in GreenSpace
“I feel that no one is exempt from taking responsibility for taking care of the environment. We all as living beings who live off the Earth have a responsibility to take care of the environment.”
Environment
Alexandra Cousteau makes waves in contemporary ocean conservation
In her presentation this past week, Alexandra Cousteau, a world-renowned environmental advocate, offered a glimmer of hope in an age of overwhelming nihilism.
racism
It’s been a year; we need to stop AAPI hate
This atrocity was not the effective trigger to anti-racism and the end of Asian hate at UR that I had hoped it would be.
Dining
Why it is our duty to steal from Hillside Market
If you wanted to make a plate of nachos, you would have to shell out over $55. If any readers decide to make them, I would be interested to know if you instantly attained enlightenment, transcended this mortal plane, and reached nirvana.
Environment
Alexandra Cousteau: Sincere or disingenuous?
She recognizes that pollution can be both a universal truth and something to be stopped, so why does she turn a blind eye to the displacement of people?
News
COVID-19
Indoor masking mandate reinstated on University campuses
This morning, students woke to an email announcing that UR has reinstated an indoor mask mandate following a surge in on campus cases.
SA Elections
Bhattacharjee wins SA presidency
Bhattacharjee and running mate sophomore Sybilla Moore garnered 689 votes, defeating the next-highest opposing ticket by 421 votes.
cultural holidays
Cultural holidays resolution passed by SA
At its March 28 meeting, the SA Senate formally passed its resolution concerning cultural holiday accommodations.
Features
rochester
A look inside Senior Week 2022
With canoeing, beer tastings, and a Senior Ball not held since 2019, the seniors have an exciting and uniquely tailored list of events to mark the end of their undergraduate years. CT spoke to Senior Week organizers Grace Di Leo and Lea Thome about their planning efforts.
costumes
Senior Sophia Chima talks about designing costumes for UR performances
Senior Sophia Chima is a Microbiology major and Studio Arts minor who designs costumes for recitals and performances at UR. Staff Writer Xinxin (Ariel) Wang interviewed Chima about some of her costume design projects.
sustainability
Inside the planning process behind UR’s first sustainability plan
In 2019, Murphy and a small group of other students formed UR Students for a Climate Action Plan (URCAP) to push UR to follow its peers’ lead and adopt an urgently needed climate plan. Though student-driven, URCAP wasn’t affiliated with the University in any official capacity.
