Campus

Financial aid ambassadors try for transparency

Part of the ambassadors’ stated mission includes advocating for students in the Financial Aid Office and promoting “positive and meaningful” change in the aid process. Read More

Douglass upstairs unveiled

The newly renovated Frederick Douglass Building was officially dedicated as the Burgett Intercultural Center last Friday. Read More

Gun talks still alive

Students, faculty, and staff sparred over evidence for and against arming Public Safety officers at the Medical Center. Read More

New Douglass lacks food labels

The many food stations at the newly renovated Douglass Dining Hall are devoid of nutritional information labels, leaving students with allergies in the dark about their options. Read More

Kitchen construction adds insult to injury for Sig Ep

Some of the twenty-six brothers living there are worried about exhausting their University meal plans—they had planned to rely on the kitchen and taken lower-value meal plans as a result. Read More

UR community talks privilege

The Paul J. Burgett Intercultural Center held a community discussion on privilege last Wednesday, giving students an opportunity to discuss the effects of their and others’ privileges. Read More

Turnout high as freshmen elect four new senators

The 53 percent voter turnout rate far exceeds the approximately 32 percent rate from the spring SA elections, considered by SA members as one of the most successful election turnouts in recent years. Read More

Minority student groups vote to oppose arming DPS

“I don’t feel comfortable with the University of Rochester pairing with any of the surrounding police departments,” said junior Daniel Southwell. Read More

Emotions and argument fill town halls on arming Public Safety

Perturbed by the prospect of arming Public Safety officers, UR students and employees worried at two recent town halls that officers with guns could heighten racial tensions and make UR feel less safe. University President Joel Seligman held two hour-long town hall meetings on Monday afternoon, the first at the River Campus and the second […]

Blackout event showcases minority groups

Former BSU president Shelly Clements '88 delivered the keynote address to the audience. Read More