Archives - Wil Aiken
COVID-19
Employee furloughs and pay cuts spur calls for equity
Several groups have been calling for administration to take a second look at these decisions. Read More
Commencement
UR graduates seniors online
For the Class of 2020, graduation was delivered through videos, written messages, Zoom meetings, and social media filters. The speeches, messages, and ceremonial readings were made available at 12:00 p.m. EST on May 15, on a website created for virtual commencement. UR President Sarah Mangelsdorf, United States Senator of New York Chuck Schumer, and New […]
COVID-19
Mangelsdorf and administrators plan for an uncertain semester
The town hall — which lasted around an hour — covered a variety of topics, like staff furloughs and the UR Medical Center’s (URMC) work facing the pandemic. Read More
from the archives
From the Archives: The pig and the dropout
When Walter R. Brooks started at UR for college in 1904, it seemed like he was unhappily on track to go from there to medical school, and then become a doctor. But he’d never graduate UR and, in a few years he’d drop out of medical school altogether. Brooks would not become a doctor. Instead, […]
SA Elections
Gorka wins SA presidency
Junior Justyna Gorka and running mate junior Marc Haddad garnered 636 votes, defeating the opposing ticket — sophomores Ian Krager and Izzy Murphy — by 108. Read More
BCS
Reactions to UR’s $9.4M settlement
"It happened at a point in my career when normally you’d be ramping things down,” Richard Aslin said. “So for me it’s a relief to have it be over.” Read More
coronavirus
5 at UR have coronavirus. Monroe County has 246 cases.
UR now has five confirmed cases of COVID-19, while Monroe County has reported 246 confirmed cases, six of which have resulted in deaths. The sixth death occurred on Sunday, according to the Monroe County Department of Public Health. According to UR, three students and two staff members have self-reported to University Health Service as testing […]
coronavirus
Housing exemptions a safe haven for some, others feel overlooked
“I was just shocked that someone could read my [application] and say that I did not have reason enough to be given housing. I physically don’t have a home." Read More
BCS
UR settles Jaeger retaliation suit with $9.4 million
The uproar over the allegations spurred a federal lawsuit, an investigation, and the resignation of then-president Joel Seligman. Read More
coronavirus
UR student and staff member have coronavirus. Monroe County has 81 cases, 2 fatalities.
As of 4 p.m. Monday there are 81 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the county. Read More
