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UR students protest decisions in Ferguson and New York
UR students, faculty, and community members have engaged in a series of protests against recent decisions by grand juries in St. Louis County, Missouri and Staten Island, New York not to indict police officers Darren Wilson and Daniel Pantaleo for, respectively, the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner. Most recently, on Friday, Dec. 5, […]
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World news recap: Nov. 20 – Dec. 11, 2014
CIA torture report: On Tuesday, Dec. 9, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence released a report on the CIA’s “enhanced interrogation techniques.” Detailed in the report is information about the agency’s extensive use of torture methods such as waterboarding, forced hypothermia, rectal feeding, rectal rehydration, food deprivation, sleep deprivation, nonstop interrogations, and threats of physical […]
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Mock Trial team places second at Yale meet
The UR Mock Trial team placed second in a tournament at Yale University last weekend in which they competed against 22 other teams in their division. “I was really impressed by the way everyone performed,” Mock Trial President and junior Abby Ritter said. “They went above and beyond… I have no complaints. Everyone did exactly […]
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ROTC wins first place at Cornell University Drill Competition
The Rochester NROTC took first place at the Cornell University Invitational Drill Competition (CUIDC) in mid-November for the second year in a row. Made up of students from UR, RIT, St. John Fisher, and SUNY Brockport, the Rochester Battalion won overall in both the drill and Military Excellence (MEC) portions of the event. Although not […]
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Former student tries to get into Drama House
1. On Dec. 7 at 2:52pm, residents of Drama House called and reported a suspicious male trying to gain access into the house. Responding Public Safety officers located a male entering a car on Fraternity Road. The male asked officers if they were looking for him. The male was asked if he was trying to […]
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ResLife switches cable providers, adds HBO
UR will no longer subscribe to Time Warner Cable after the current semester, partnering instead with Campus Televideo, a cable provider that caters to universities and colleges. The switch will occur on Dec. 29 across River Campus, affecting residence halls, fraternity houses, and all other buildings with cable television. Campus Televideo’s website describes the company […]
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Public Safety investigates safe robbery
Public Safety is continuing an investigation into the Nov. 16 theft of the contents of a Dining Services office safe. According to Assistant Director of Public Safety Dana Perrin, investigators are nearing the conclusion of their inquiry. The theft occurred between the hours of 3am and 4am. According to Perrin, the safe was removed from […]
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Students join ‘Fight for $15’ protests
UR students joined striking fast-food workers from major chains including Wendy’s, Burger King, and Tim Horton’s in a show of solidarity on Thursday, Dec. 4, as the workers protested for union rights and a minimum wage of $15 an hour. The workers gathered at the intersection of Mt. Hope and Elmwood Avenues at 6am, a […]
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Ferguson protests on campus continue into second night
UR students and Rochester community members gathered on Tuesday, Nov. 25 for a second time to protest the decision by a St. Louis County grand jury not to indict officer Darren Wilson in the August shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown. Immediately after the jury’s decision on Monday night, UR students had gathered and marched through […]
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UR ranks in top ten life science universities
“Nature Biotechnology,” a leading scientific journal published by Nature Publishing Group, recognized UR as one of the top ten universities for life sciences in 2013 in its November 2014 issue. Universities were recognized for their life science commercialization activities and were ranked based on the number of licenses or options they executed. They were listed, […]
