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Miss Israel winner speaks on identity

For Aynaw, her experiences as an Ethiopian-Jewish immigrant distinguished her from from the other contestants. When asked by the judges why she was there, she recalled saying: “We have already chosen an Arabic Miss Israel, a Russian Miss Israel, Yemen. This is the time to choose a black Miss Israel, me.” Read More

Gil and Holtz win uncontested SA election

Gil and Holtz plan to spend the rest of the semester laying the groundwork for their return in the fall. And once that comes around, one of their first goals will be to meet with a representative of every group on campus “to express their concerns and to see what they want to get out of SA,” said Holtz. Read More

UR Mock Trial sending team to nationals

UR’s teams started prepping back in August, and now the A team — the only team that has survived eliminations  — is headed to Minneapolis for the tournament. Last year, both A team and B team went to nationals at UCLA. Read More

Feldman talks Jaeger and moving on

Feldman added that since the UR-commissioned investigation released earlier this semester found Jaeger had violated no school policy, and since the Faculty Senate censured his behaviour but not called for any sanctions, “we thought it would be okay for us to try and move on. We think this is part of the next phase.” Read More

Amendment support shows at Pride meeting, despite lingering concern

The amendment will appear on the ballot of the SA elections, which run today and tomorrow. Read More

SA approves amendment addressing gendered groups

The amendment, proposed by a task force late last month, came in light of last year’s All-Campus Judicial Council ruling that SA was violating its non-discrimination policy by remaining affiliated with single-gender organizations. Read More

Students and faculty upset at Jaeger teaching this fall

Students said they shouldn’t have to consider whether their professor has been accused of sexual misconduct when picking classes. Read More

UR artist raises public health awareness through project

In an attempt to put a face to those living with HIV or mental illness, Wheatley converses with various mental illness and HIV patients and then translates their image, thoughts, fears, and lives into small painted portraits. Read More

After Slaughter’s passing, local female leaders discuss careers in politics

When discussing their inspirations for taking a step into politics, some of panelists acknowledged the long legacy of female leadership in Monroe County. Mayor Warren alluded to the fact that the city has a history of being “progressive” and “forward thinking.” Read More

Investigative journalist warns students of Trump’s era

“There is serious attempt by Trump’s administration to quash the American investigative journalism,” said Johnston, who came to public attention last year for releasing the partial 2005 tax returns of President Trump. Read More