Tagged - tunnels

The origins of UR’s underground self-expression

The iconic stretch of tunnel underneath Eastman Quad used to constantly change, with new colors and messages from students, for students. Since the 60s, political messages, club promotions, and even sexual innuendos filled the walls, until this past year.

Painted tunnels to be fully reset, still a no-go for student work

The tunnels underneath the academic quad are getting a full white-out before the start of the fall semester, after a year and a half of no new paint. 

Avenues for student expression are dwindling

When things get hard, the University simply removes the source of the problem, with little discussion or debate around the issue. 

Eighty years ago we left the Jews behind. Who are we forgetting now?

I see the same pain of my Jewish peers at Michigan in my Tibetan and Hong Kong peers at UR. 

Mangelsdorf announces new tunnel for Naruto running

The new tunnel opens following several pedestrian collisions, as well as an uptick in Naruto-shaped holes in the fences of Mt. Hope Cemetary.

A history of UR’s tunnels

UR’s tunnel system has a history as long as it stretches across campus and between buildings.