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Meliora Challenge meets $1.2 billion goal
The University announced this week that fundraising efforts had surpassed the Meliora Challenge campaign’s initial goal of $1.2 million. President Seligman and chair of the Board of Trustees Edmund A. Hajim made the announcement at the Board of Trustees’ annual retreat last week. The Meliora Challenge is the largest fundraising campaign in UR history and […]
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Eastman professor wins second Grammy Award
Eastman Professor Paul O’Dette was awarded his second Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording. The awards were announced Sunday, Feb. 8, in Los Angeles. O’Dette won his first Grammy in 1996 for his work with classical singer Sylvia McNair on a series of song by composer Henry Purcell. But O’Dette calls this award especially rewarding. […]
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UR ranks among most active on Yik Yak
UR was recently ranked one of the most active users of the new social app Yik Yak for the state of New York. The app, which was designed to target college students, is used by over 55% of UR students, according to the app’s developers. Yik Yak allows students to create anonymous posts that appear […]
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Collaboration with East High progresses
Students at East High School presented five science projects to their families, friends, and other community members as part of the Students Tackling Authentic and Relevant Science (STARS) program on Friday, Oct. 31. This program is run in conjunction with graduate students at the Warner School of Education whose studies are focused on science education. […]
Culture
TOOP’s ‘Earnest’ brings timeless humor to Fringe
The First Niagra Fringe Festival was, once again, a huge success. It brought hundreds of performers to venues all over downtown Rochester and presented shows to thousands of audience members over the course of two weeks. “The Importance of Being Earnest”, presented by The Opposite of People (TOOP) theatre group fit right in with the […]
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Fraternity jungle rumbles, public safety investigates
A fight broke out between brothers representing two fraternities early Sunday, Sept. 20 at approximately 12:30am. The fight, which included at least three members from each of the fraternities, occurred on the fraternity quad and lasted approximately one minute. Public Safety and Rochester Police Department responded to the scene to break up the fight. Public […]
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Policy revised
UR adopted a new policy regarding sexual assault on campus on June 1, 2014. The new policy attempts to clearly define terms such as harassment, sexual harassment, and sexual assault and defines the procedures that are to be followed in the case of a reported case of misconduct. The policy change, according to Title IX […]
Ed Observers
It just gets better and better
Campus Times' Rachael Sanguinetti sends off the class of 2014. Read More
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Public Safety’s proactive stance
UR Public Safety has begun to take a proactive approach in the last few weeks following recent incidents and in preparation for Dandelion Day this week. A team of two officers was assigned to proactive duty last weekend and will continue proactive duty for the next few weekends. Brothers of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity […]
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Seligman addresses heroin allegations
UR President Joel Seligman sent out an email announcement to all students last Friday, addressing the use of heroin on the UR campus. He later held a press conference on campus at on Friday afternoon at 3:30 for the local Rochester news stations, publicly begging students to get the help they need. Seligman began his […]
