Archives - Corey Miller-Williams
Burgett Intercultural Center
At event on ‘Hands up’ photo, calls for action and healing
Group Three said that there should be racial sensitivity training in the UR curriculum. “It can’t just be an optional program,” said a staff member. Read More
Art and Music Library
Student mimicking ‘Hands up’ pose sparks online outrage
The painting depicts a man in a “Hands up, don’t shoot” position, surrounded by text from the 2018 proposal to arm some Public Safety officers. Read More
all-gender restroom
Senate Summary Feb. 24 2020: Education ROC, housing lottery
The SA meeting for Feb. 24, 2020 included a presentation on Education ROC, updates on the housing lottery, and a discussion of the initiative to make SAD lamps available to the UR community. Read More
hug
Spider-Men brighten up Valentine’s Day with free hugs
Free hugs, as it turns out, are a great power that comes with great responsibility. Read More
capitalism
GSW presentation tackles drawbacks of capitalism
“I think the biggest challenge, honestly, for nonprofits, and for leaders and managers, even in the most progressive spaces, is capitalism,” Rich said. Read More
humor
Humor doesn’t exist in a bubble
We need to be sure we bring this attitude into other conversations as well. Read More
coronavirus
Far from home, Chinese students shaken by coronavirus outbreak
“I don’t know anybody who is infected, but I know basically every one of my friends, every one of my family members, they are affected by the virus,” one first-year said. Read More
accommodations
SA Summary: Student retention and accessibility
The Jan. 27 SA senate meeting included a presentation on retaining students struggling due to a lack of accommodations and updates on UR Student. Read More
earthquakes
Puerto Rican Student Organization speaks on earthquakes
“We’re talking about 3.5 million American citizens that in a matter of minutes were left in the dark,” junior and PRSO president Brian Basu Perez said. Read More
Movies
‘Cats’ convinced me of the power of friendship
But even if it’s not good in the traditional sense, the “Cats” movie cannot be viewed in a traditional context. It must be viewed as an exercise in free-spirited, unabashed strangeness. Read More
