Archives - Melissa Goldin

UR addressing rise in mice, roaches

The River Campus has seen an increase in mice and American roaches in the past semester--a rise which may be connected to recent construction. Read More

Student-led initiative questions smoking policy

A student led initiative is discussing the feasibility of creating a smoke-free campus after a UR student survey indicated that a majority of students believe that smoking policies need to be reformed. Read More

UR's Forgotten Hours: An exploration of campus between 3 and 6 a.m.

What goes on during those forgotten hours of the early morning on campus? This is a rarely asked question, but one that not many people will truly know the answer to. Maybe you’ve pulled an all-nighter or two, come home late on a Saturday night or just don’t sleep, but I’ll bet my bonnet that […]

Peeping Tom arrested for trespassing

Your weekly dose of repeat offenders and disappearing cell phones. Read More

The party could be barred: Misconduct prompts discussion on policy, future status of bar nights at UR

Due to the increasingly disruptive tendency of bar nights, UR is considering revising its policies. Read More

The underdogs of UR a cappella show their scary skills

If you told me earlier in the week that I’d soon be seeing a quidditch player and a Pokémon trainer singing at the Interfaith Chapel, I might have been slightly intrigued, but I probably wouldn’t have believed you. Yet both of these fictional characters were present at Trebellious’ Halloween show — appropriately entitled “Spookapella” — […]

Seligman launches historic $1.2 billion campaign

UR has made public plans for its most extensive capital campaign to date, which will launch the four tenets of UR's new mission statement: learn, discover, heal and create. Read More

Which seat should they take?

Your weekly dose of missing electronics, food allergies and car trouble. Read More

Same-sex partner benefits revised

After this summer's monumental passage of legislation legalizing same-sex marriage in New York, UR has responded with reformed benefit packages in an attempt to treat all employees equally. Read More

Amid scandal, views on standardized tests vary

UR faculty and students react to the the recent SAT cheating crime of Emory University sophomore Samuel Eshaghoff. Read More