Archives - Natalie Opdahl

SA endorsed a report March 4 pushing the University administration to make its Latin honors system more “equitable.”  Latin honors are distinctions given by many universities to graduating students with strong academic records. At UR, the top level is summa cum laude, which encompasses the top two percent of the graduating class. The other two […]

Feb. 10 marked the first day of the Year of the Dragon. The University held several events to celebrate the Lunar New Year, the first of which was the Lunar New Year Kickoff Festival which took place Friday, Feb. 9. The event took place in the May Room, which was decorated for the occasion with […]

Using AI without permission may be considered receiving unauthorized aid under the Academic Honesty Policy, ACJC's chief justice said. Read More

When five University of Maryland (UMD) students saw the amount of food going to waste on their campus in 2011, they decided to create a program to redistribute the extra food to people in need around their community. Since then, the Food Recovery Network (FRN) has grown to become a nationwide organization with over 200 […]

Some women are going to choose to have children. Some won’t. Some will choose to focus on their careers, and others won’t. Read More

RocLab, a student-run organization granting members opportunities to develop and implement their own software, released its newest project, Unicycle, Monday. Unicycle is an online platform where UR students can buy and sell a variety of items to other students. Originally called “Ushop,” RocLab’s eboard decided to change the name to “Unicycle” earlier this semester, according […]

Two Credentialed Recovery Peer Advocates from Strong Recovery came to Wilson Commons to educate the University community on treatment for opioid overdoses. Read More

The end of the semester is always packed with performances by student organizations and academic departments alike. Due to the lack of campus space available, performers sometimes resort to desperate measures to book the space that they need. “I got so desperate one time that I was like, hmm, maybe I’ll try booking like the […]

The student-run drama group The Opposite of People (TOOP) was told in late November that there was a shortage of performing space on campus. Read More

“Sure, it can be once in 10 years, or it can happen the next year,” Osayi said. “But do we want to be in the same position we are today, we are tomorrow? I think not.” Read More