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Mel Weekend
Amid whistleblower case, Mark Zaid enjoys Mel Weekend
Zaid, a 1989 UR grad who works as a national security attorney, may have just signed onto one of the biggest cases in his career.
jaeger
Students call for Jaeger’s firing at Mel Weekend protest
As the protesters marched, Meliora Weekend attendees streamed around them. On several occasions, someone would give the protesters a hi-five or a shout of support.
Theatre
The magic of “The Grown-Up”
Aging terrifies me. So, naturally, I decided to see the Todd performance of Jordan Harrison’s “The Grown-Up,” a play with getting older as a central theme.
BCS
UR lawyers violate witness confidentiality, echoing past breaches
UR’s law team violated confidentiality of 23 witnesses in the federal lawsuit pitting UR against former students and employees who…
DPS
DPS to form student advisory board
The Department of Public Safety is forming a student advisory board, giving UR students a voice in the University’s law…
BCS
Judge’s decision gives retaliation claims new weight
Nearly all of the claims presented in a lawsuit have a legal basis to proceed, a judge ruled, setting the stage for a showdown in court over allegations that UR retaliated against and defamed nine former students and faculty affiliated with complaints against professor T. Florian Jaeger.
Fox
Letter: Quad Fox pushes back against scathing murder allegations
Anyone can edit a video to make it seem like a fox is eating a squirrel. In the video posted online, Quad Fox is actually eating tofu.
Football
Yellowjackets blow out Patriots in Super Bowl surprise
UR Football’s 76–3 victory over the New England Patriots at Super Bowl LIII last Sunday left everyone reeling from the improbable result.
Political Comedy
University shutdown continues
Debate over funding for the proposed campus border wall prolongs the ongoing University shutdown.
DPS
UR announces ad hoc committee for gun proposal
If passed, the proposal, initially presented in an Oct. 22 SA Senate meeting, would see the creation of two armed Public Safety officers on the River Campus and one at the Eastman School of Music. It has since been met with opposition from students and student groups.
