Campus
academic affairs
Report backing financial aid for summer courses endorsed by SA
SA’s Academic Affairs Committee concluded that there is an “urgent need” for UR to expand financial support for students taking summer courses in a report finalized last week, which benchmarked the summer financial aid options offered at universities similar to UR. According to the report, UR currently only offers summer course-takers loans, which have to […]
clubs
RASA’s struggles highlight troublesome new club formation process
SA and Wilson Commons Student Activities (WCSA) endeavor to uphold the values of diversity and inclusion and to support students’ interests, but proposals for some new clubs have encountered difficulties on campus. Read More
Conspiracy Theories
Spies with occult ties? Russian professor stirs controversy amongst colleagues
Visiting Assistant Professor Dmitry Bykov made controversial claims concerning purported occultism amongst Russian secret service members during his April 2 talk that perturbed various professors present. Bykov is the first speaker of UR’s “Scholars in Exile” program, which hosts academics and intellectuals driven from their home countries due to political persecution. Bykov is a man […]
Alcohol and Other Drug Education Program
Panel clears the air on cannabis topics
So, what’s going on with weed? The Alcohol and Other Drug Education Program (AOD) hosted a cannabis Q&A panel on Friday to help clear the air. The panel covered a large variety of topics, including the idea of changing cannabis from a Schedule 1 drug, serving sizes, whether cannabis is a gateway drug, the history […]
Administration
Ceasefire and Divestment Resolution Passes SA
The SA Senate passed a resolution calling for the University’s Ethical Investment Advisory Committee (EIAC) to advocate for UR to end all investments in “war, violence, and occupation” and for the administration to publish a statement “explicitly recognizing the need” for an immediate, permanent ceasefire in Gaza. “This bill does not only affect the violence […]
academics
Latin honors restructuring approved after SA push
SA endorsed a report March 4 pushing the University administration to make its Latin honors system more “equitable.” Latin honors are distinctions given by many universities to graduating students with strong academic records. At UR, the top level is summa cum laude, which encompasses the top two percent of the graduating class. The other two […]
black history month
Mane Event: Loving hair to celebrate Black History Month
The Kearns Center's Mane Event, part of UR's Black History Month programming, intended to help students understand more about hair care. Read More
Department of Transportation and Logistics
Plan to rename shuttle lines gets SA support
The SA senate unanimously passed a statement of support for the renaming of several University shuttle lines Feb. 12. The proposal came from e5 students Henry Litsky (who is a managing editor for the Campus Times) and Aaron Weiner, whose joint project focuses on transportation at the University of Rochester. The proposal is intended to […]
New York State Suicide Prevention Act
SA passes resolution supporting New York State Student Suicide Prevention Act
Pushing for university suicide intervention policies, the SA joined 26 college governments supporting the bill to safeguard student mental health. Read More
Asian American Alliance
Lunar New Year kicks off with cultural showcases, dance show
Feb. 10 marked the first day of the Year of the Dragon. The University held several events to celebrate the Lunar New Year, the first of which was the Lunar New Year Kickoff Festival which took place Friday, Feb. 9. The event took place in the May Room, which was decorated for the occasion with […]
