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Facebook and the future of democracy

On Oct. 5, the Politics and Markets Project hosted the “Facebook and the Future of Democracy” event as part of their initiative to encourage dialogue within the UR community about controversial topics. David Primo, associate professor of political science and business administration at UR and organizer of the event, opened with welcoming remarks and introduced […]

CSA president drops appeal against College Republicans

The move effectively ends the student government conflict between College Republicans and CSA. Read More

Senate Summary: Intro to UR Student

UR Student accounts will keep track of each student’s major, minor, and cluster requirements. Students will be able to use this to register for classes. Read More

Video highlights from Mangelsdorf’s inauguration

President Sarah Mangelsdorf was officially inaugurated over Meliora Weekend. Here are our highlights from the ceremony. Read More

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

Unpacking Starbucks: Identities behind the Tibet-event fallout

Students — Tibetan, Chinese and others — were beginning to feel unsafe and targeted. Some had stopped going to class. Others were having nightmares.  Read More

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

Mangelsdorf inaugurated in historic ceremony

“This was a beautiful traditional ceremony,” alumni Bill Robinson ‘72 said. “The intrinsic joy to something like this is that there is always the prospect under another leader of continuing to move forward⁠. ” Read More

Senate Summary: New improvements to library spaces

Senator Lea Thome updated SA on her efforts to increase access to the Humanities Center on the second floor of Rush Rhees Library. The Center will now be open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. every weekday, an hour more than before. She is working to further expand hours during finals. Read More

‘50 Years Since Stonewall’ panel highlights LGBTQ+ history

“I would love to say that this won’t be a panel,” Perry said to laughter. “Instead, it’ll just be a little mimosa brunch, because there won’t be much to talk about other than just to celebrate.” Read More