Archives - Melanie Earle
Profiles
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
SA Elections
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
Office of Equity and Inclusion
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
Satire
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
Satire
‘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
academics
Yellowjackets need a 24-hour hive
A student should always have a place to study, and the library should be that place. Read More
student life
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
Television
WandaVision (nearly) knocks it out of the park
Despite some slight shortcomings, “WandaVision” delivers a captivating story and showcases an excellent cast. Read More
mascots
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
library
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
