Archives - Melanie Earle

The founding of Justice For Asian Americans

One of JFAA’s main goals is to build solidarity between the different Asian and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities on campus. Read More

Student community reacts to SA election results

Rising juniors Sabeet Kazmi and Rusama Haque will be the Students’ Association (SA) president and vice president next year, garnering twice as many votes as their competition. Read More

An interview with new Title IX coordinator Kate Nearpass

The Campus Times recently talked to Nearpass about her new position and goals for Title IX and the Office of Equity and Inclusion at UR.  Read More

First-year engineers hazed by Hajim school

Alumni Jacobs Rotz, who graduated from Chemical Engineering in 2012, commented, “Most first-years have taken MATH 162 by the time the trials start, so nothing can really hurt them anymore.”  Read More

‘Strip for Scholarship’ work-study program announced

The “Strip for Scholarship” program application will open on April 12, and will be available to all undergraduate students. Read More

Yellowjackets need a 24-hour hive

A student should always have a place to study, and the library should be that place. Read More

How UR students celebrate the return of spring

If the loud music from the baseball field making its humble return this past week didn’t clue you in to the fact that spring has sprung, then the amazing weather Rochester has had the past two weeks should do the trick. Read More

WandaVision (nearly) knocks it out of the park

Despite some slight shortcomings, “WandaVision” delivers a captivating story and showcases an excellent cast. Read More

Intimidating yellowjackets and copyright legality: The surprising history of UR’s latest mascot

Rocky has a doppelganger: Meet Buzz, Georgia Institute of Technology’s mascot, who debuted in 1980. Buzz is also a yellowjacket. Buzz is also a very intimidating yellowjacket. To some, Buzz may look very similar to UR’s own intimidating yellowjacket, Rocky.  Read More

COVID-19 forces UR’s study spaces to innovate

In the face of COVID-19, the River Campus Library staff has been able to see COVID-19 not as a roadblock, but as a call for innovation. Read More