Maya Brosnick
Managing Editor
Class of 2027
mbrosnic@u.rochester.edu
Maya Brosnick is currently the managing editor for the news, features, and data sections of the Campus Times. She started writing for the CT at the beginning of her first semester in 2023, and then became News Editor in 2024. Outside of the CT, she loves reading, playing tennis, and the Mets.
announcement
University concedes: Alumni promised Gmail access until 2029
University alumni will retain access to their Gmail accounts through 2029, the University announced in an email Oct. 30 after receiving criticism from alumni over the decision to terminate access to email accounts.
emails
Alumni set to lose access to their UR emails, graduates displeased
All alumni University of Rochester Google Gmail accounts will be deactivated effective Nov. 4 2025, as announced in an email sent out to alumni Oct. 8.
Federal Government
Impacts of Government Shutdown on UR
Highly funded universities such as UR can use their own resources to manage a shorter shutdown, but as the shutdown continues, the University will have to prioritize about what to fund.
Department of Transportation and Logistics
TripShot launches to largely positive reviews
The University instituted TripShot on the recommendation of both UR’s new shuttle service provider WeDriveU and the positive results from the Department of Transportation and Logistics’ use of it for Safe Ride.
ICE
U.S. Customs and Border Protection raid downtown sparks unrest amongst Rochesterians
A roof-top showdown between U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and immigrant construction workers went down Tuesday, Sept. 9, on Westminster Road near the corner of East Avenue.
Fill Fauver
“Fill Fauver” fills Fauver for the semester’s first football game
The tailgate, which featured face painting stations, bubbles, food trucks, and plenty of school spirit, took place from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the bottom of the hill near Susan B. Anthony and Genesee Halls.
garbage plate
Things to do around Rochester
Starting to get bored around campus? Turn your attention to the City of Rochester, which offers plenty to explore.
Class Action
UR settles lawsuit: partial tuition reimbursement offered to some students
Carstairs alleged that the University failed to provide its promised thirty additional hours of out-of-class student work per credit hour to students taking online classes during the pandemic.
Barnes and Noble
UR Essentials to provide textbooks for free
Undergraduate students will be automatically enrolled in the program, though they can choose to opt out. Opting out will not reduce fees, as the cost of the program is wrapped into tuition.
Administration
UR Graduate students begin strike for unionization
At the corners of Wilson Boulevard and Elmwood Avenue, one of two main entrances to UR’s River Campus, a crowd…
