UR Security responded to an alarm failure in Hutchison Hall at 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday, according to Director of UR Security Walter Mauldin. Officers discovered that most of the south half of the building was without power. Facilities staff were in the building on a work project at the time, according to Mauldin. Temporary power service was restored to the building around 4 p.m. Further repairs were made yesterday.Fight ensues outside Sigma Alpha Mu Officers responded to a report of an undergraduate being assaulted by other students at 1:50 a.m. at the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity house on Sunday, according to UR Security. Security learned that the student had been playing pong when he was hit in the face with a table tennis ball by a female student. The two began to argue and the student victim was asked to leave. While leaving, he reported being pushed and punched by one of the people escorting him, according to Mauldin. The victim reported that he attempted to defend himself when several other males began to punch him, according to UR Security. The undergraduate sustained a small cut inside his upper lip and a swollen cheek, but could not identify anyone who had struck him.MERT called to Gilbert twiceSecurity and the Medical Emergency Response Team responded to a medical call in Gilbert at 1:10 a.m. for an undergraduate who was intoxicated on Saturday. The student reported drinking mixed drinks on the Fraternity Quad and was taken to the Strong Memorial Hospital for treatment, according to Mauldin.Later, officers responded to Gilbert again for an undergraduate student from another university who had multiple shots at an unknown fraternity and was taken to Strong for treatment, according to UR Security.Student intoxicated in Susan B. AnthonyUR Security and MERT responded to a medical call in the Susan B. Anthony Residence Halls at 1:40 a.m. on Sunday for an underage local student college who was intoxicated on Sunday, according to Mauldin. The visitor was evaluated and it was determined that they could be attended to by friends, according to Mauldin.Student sent to hospital for drinking Officers responded to the Sigma Chi fraternity house at 2:28 a.m. on Saturday in response to a student who had consumed seven drinks at various locations around campus and become ill at the fraternity, according to UR Security. The student was examined and taken to Strong where she was treated for intoxication, according to Mauldin.Information provided by UR Security.
Lacrosse
Security Update
The Yellowjackets scored a near victory against the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Engineers in women’s lacrosse April 18. The game ended in a very close 10–9 win that was entertaining to all watching. Read More
Commencement
Security Update
For graduated senior Helen Jackson, who hadn’t been able to go home for breaks for the past two years, these last few months have been a much-needed break. “I’m moving halfway across the country in July for my PhD program, so I probably won’t be able to come home very often after this,” she said. Read More
medication
Security Update
As recently as the early 2010s, it was standard practice for surgeons to provide 30 to 40 or more opioid pills for common, minimally invasive procedures. Most of these pills, however, would remain untouched, left over in the patient’s medical cabinet or kitchen pantries for potential misuse. A team of researchers led by URMC’s Dr. Jacob Moalem set out to reduce these opioid overprescriptions. Read More