Campus
EEOC
UR’s motion to dismiss Jaeger suit denied
The University’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit from nine current and former employees and students was denied on Wednesday by a federal judge. The lawsuit, filed over 20 months ago, regards the University’s alleged retaliation against those who spoke out about the alleged sexual misconduct of professor T. Florian Jaeger. The outrage in response to […]
President
Mangelsdorf talks background and plans
For President Sarah Mangelsdorf, college life started before she enrolled. Her childhood home was close to Swarthmore College, where her father was a professor. Mangelsdorf took swim and dance lessons on the campus, and watched movies there. As a high schooler, she got a job in the college dining hall, serving “overcooked peas” from behind […]
Mangelsdorf
Sarah Mangelsdorf begins UR presidency
New University President Sarah Mangelsdorf officially began her role on Monday, according to a university-wide email sent from her office. In the email, Mangelsdorf said she is beginning her time at UR with a “listening and learning tour” of campus. On Facebook the same day, the University posted photos of Mangelsdorf touring places on campus […]
fraternity
Sigma Alpha Mu suspended three years for hazing violation
Sigma Alpha Mu is facing a three-year suspension from UR, effective immediately, due to hazing charges made in the spring. According to the University’s press release last Thursday, SAM “will not be recognized by the University, and all membership rights at the University will be revoked until June 1, 2022.” SAM's housing will be open […]
Admissions
Burdick, dean of admissions and financial aid, leaving for Cornell
Jonathan Burdick, UR’s admissions and financial aid dean and vice provost for enrollment initiatives, is leaving for a position at Cornell University. According to a Wednesday release from Cornell, Burdick will begin working as their vice provost for enrollment on August 19, overseeing their registrar and — like at UR — financial aid and admissions. […]
analysis
Study Abroad or America Abroad?
America has reached an all-time high for the amount of college students sent abroad. In 2001, the government-sponsored Open Doors Report estimated that there were 154,168 students who went abroad, and in 2016, that figure rose to 332,727. Despite this increase, the amount of time actually spent abroad is shrinking. In 2006, 4.3 percent of […]
architecture
I.M. Pei, Wilson Commons architect, is dead at 102
I.M. Pei, the famed architect who designed the Louvre’s glass pyramid, the John F. Kennedy Library, and the University’s Wilson Commons, died on Thursday. He was 102. Pei was known for his use of simple shapes. The trapezoidal Wilson Commons was opened in 1976. The walls of windows surrounding Hirst Lounge are consistent with Pei’s […]
incarceration
Nothing but sky: Decarceration initiative debuts symposium
“If Frederick Douglass were alive today, we think that [he] would be trying to take on mass incarceration, and decarcerate the city of Rochester.” Read More
Senior Week
Half-day Senior Week ticket wait times are improvement, says WCSA
Seniors queued up early on Friday, April 19 for Senior Week tickets — only to spend half their day waiting in a line that barely moved. With over 1,000 students in the class of 2019, long waits were to be expected, but many expressed frustration at the line’s slow pace. "I got in line with […]
Gun proposal
Feldman’s decision: No new armed DPS shifts, but freedom for armed supervisors
The decision took six months, a sit-in demonstration, a public forum, and a new 27-person committee. Read More