Archives - Wil Aiken
arrest
UR grad student arrested, charged with sexual abuse
The offenses, which include two felony counts, took place beginning around October 2018, police said. Read More
scary story
CT Recommends: ‘Click-clack the Rattlebag’
My favorite thing about Halloween is the mood and atmosphere. I like it so much, that I try to stretch it out for a whole month, like people do with Christmas. I used to prolong the holiday by watching only horror movies during October, but I don’t have time for that anymore. This month, I’ve […]
ACJC
CSA president drops appeal against College Republicans
The move effectively ends the student government conflict between College Republicans and CSA. Read More
jaeger
Students call for Jaeger’s firing at Mel Weekend protest
As the protesters marched, Meliora Weekend attendees streamed around them. On several occasions, someone would give the protesters a hi-five or a shout of support. Read More
ACJC
College Republicans steps back, Tibet-event instigator pursues investigation
A day before the withdrawal, sophomore Yifan Xu submitted a letter of intent calling for a Student Code of Conduct investigation of College Republicans. Read More
Television
Bayer performs, boredom prevails
I should be fair. There was good stuff there. But the performance felt non-committal, like Bayer was afraid to stick to a theme. Read More
ACJC
CSA and College Republicans go to SA over Tibet and Uighur dispute
The president of UR’s Chinese Students’ Association (CSA) submitted a letter of intent to student government 's All-Campus Judicial Council (ACJC) on Tuesday, asking that a UR College Republicans’ event on the mass incarceration of Turkic Muslims (Uighurs) in China be cancelled. Less than two hours later, the president of College Republicans released his own […]
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BCS
UR lawyers violate witness confidentiality, echoing past breaches
UR’s law team violated confidentiality of 23 witnesses in the federal lawsuit pitting UR against former students and employees who say they were retaliated against for coming forward with sexual harassment allegations. This is the third time UR has faced criticism relating to confidentiality in the fallout of accusations against professor T. Florian Jaeger. On […]
japan
Hiroshima survivor testifies in Interfaith Chapel
On September 20, 2019, Sadae Kasaoka turned 87. The next day, she gave a testimony on the bomb that killed her parents. When Kasaoka was 12, a plane dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, killing tens of thousands.Speaking to students, faculty, and community members in the Interfaith Chapel, Kasaoka described the moment of the explosion […]
hate crime
Racist vandalism sparks reaction across campus
On the morning of Sept. 12, Environmental Services Worker Ursula McNair went into the men’s restroom of the Hollister wing of Susan B. Anthony Hall’s third floor to clean. There, she found a racial slur written on the mirror. “‘What the f--k?’ That was basically my thought process,” McNair said, describing her reaction. “And who. […]
