Campus
joe biden
SA President signs debt cancellation advocacy letter to Biden
Last Monday, SA President Adrija Bhattacharjee announced that she joined 33 other student body politicians and activists in signing a letter urging Biden to cancel “at least $50,000 per person in federal student loan debt immediately. Read More
Class Council
Freshman SA members elected, confirmed
Eight newly-elected first-years were confirmed to the Students' Association Senate and Class Council on Monday. Read More
Dining
New Interim Dining Director speaks on fall dining expectations
Campus life is coming back into full-swing, and this new semester is bringing changes to the operational hours, options, and student expectations surrounding dining. Read More
app
CampusGroups and WCSA introduce new CCC mobile app
CampusGroups collaborated with Wilson Commons Student Activities over the past few weeks to build a dedicated University of Rochester CCC mobile app, called UR CCC. Read More
acting
Aubrey Plaza visits UR, speaks on pranks, acting, and Biden
Aubrey Plaza—known for her performances in widely-loved television shows and movies like Parks and Recreation and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World—was the headline event of this year’s Yellowjacket Weekend. Read More
classes
Wi-Fi outage hampers first day of classes
Beginning at 10 a.m. on the first day of classes, the River Campus’ Wi-Fi service was down for six hours as IT looked for a patch. Read More
activism
Wilson Day panelists give advice on getting engaged in the community
First-years packed Strong Auditorium Friday for a panel discussion about university resources that can help them engage with the Rochester community. The Center for Community Engagement organized the event as part of the Wilson Day of Engagement, which features programming and activities that push students beyond campus to get involved in the city. First held […]
covid
New semester brings new COVID-19 guidelines
The new semester comes with new COVID-19 guidelines as the University has adopted a more flexible approach to River Campus masking, is no longer guaranteeing isolation space, and has diminished Dr. Chatbot's role. On March 3, the CDC announced a new “Community Level” approach to masking and social distancing that roots recommendations in local data, […]
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D-Day
D-Day has improved significantly since last year, students say
"Editors note: These articles were originally published on Tuesday April 26, 2022 in the last print edition of the spring 2022. Due to a technological issue these were not published online at the time." UR’s Springfest tradition, Dandelion Day, or better known by students as D-Day, has improved since last year, according to students. Sophomore […]
Petition
Ukraine petition
"Editors note: These articles were originally published on Tuesday April 26, 2022 in the last print edition of the spring 2022. Due to a technological issue these were not published online at the time." Armed with signs, photo print-outs, a clipboard, and a desire to do more, a couple of graduate students took to Eastman […]
