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Students required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 for upcoming academic year

All undergraduate and graduate students will be required to get COVID-19 vaccinations before they arrive on campus for the upcoming academic year. On April 23, the University announced that it will require all students who will set foot on campus “to have received an approved vaccine by August 1, 2021.”  “The decision was made in […]

CURT 2: Electric boogaloo

On Tuesday, March 23, UR replaced the Coronavirus University Restart Team (CURT) with a new committee called CURT420. Read More

URAC holds protest during Mangelsdorf event, demands action

On Thursday, the UR Abolition Coalition (URAC) staged a protest at the in-person Casual Conversations with President Mangelsdorf event. Read More

RPD Protest Images 2/23/21

On February twenty third, protestors took to the streets after a Grand Jury declined to indite officers involved in the death of Daniel Prude. To read the full article, click here.

Rochestarians take to the streets after Grand Jury exonerates officers involved in Daniel Prude’s death

Demonstrators spoke on perceived failures of the criminal justice system, but also on potential fixes, like Daniel’s Law, a piece of state-level legislation that calls for regional and state councils. Read More

RPD Protest Images 2/1/21

On February first, protestors took to the streets after the Rochester Police Department pepper sprayed a 9-year-old girl. To read the full article, click here.

City-Wide Tenant Union calls for mayor to sign executive order to halt evictions

Organizers were gathered outside of 405 Brown St. where Chris Green, a father of two daughters,  is currently fighting an eviction from his home of four years. Read More

Students occupy frigid DPS lot, Mangelsdorf and DPS chief promise discussion

Six hours into their Saturday occupation of the Department of Public Safety’s parking lot, student activists spoke with President Sarah Mangelsdorf and Commissioner Mark Fischer over issues surrounding DPS. Read More

Watch: Demetrious Dowdell, skating through UR

If you live on River Campus, it's likely you've seen him zooming around. Grad student Demetrious Dowdell reflects on rollerblading at UR in an interview with the Campus Times. Read More

Rochesterians come out in numbers for early voting

Countywide, over 84,000 people have cast their ballot in the first week of early voting in Monroe County, setting a new record.  Read More