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Students’ Association forms new Academic Committee
The Students’ Association (SA) formed the new Academics Committee in a motion on Monday, March 24, in an effort to promote greater student participation in academic planning and provide a more consolidated focus on academically relevant goals. Junior and current SA senator Mehr Kashyap will serve as the chair of the Academics Committee. SA President […]
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Hearing results in Sigma Alpha Mu’s probation
Sigma Alpha Mu was placed on probation after an internal hearing held on Friday but will be allowed to keep their on-campus house. There were hazing allegations against the fraternity earlier in the semester after pledges required medical attention due to alcohol consumption at a pledging event. According to UR Communications, the fraternity was given […]
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Students and Faculty wear hijabs to raise awareness about Islam
To raise awareness and foster dialogue about the hijab and Islam, students and faculty from across religious and cultural backgrounds wore hijabs and stickers in support of “Hijab for a Day” on Wednesday, April 2. The event was organized by the Students’ Association for Interfaith Cooperation (SAIC) and the Muslim Students’ Association (MSA). It was […]
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Wegman Family Charitable Foundation donates $17 million
On Tuesday, April 1, UR President Joel Seligman announced The Wegman Family Charitable Foundation made a $10 million gift to the University’s Institute for Data Science and a $7 million gift to support the Golisano Children’s Hospital. This represents the fourth largest contribution to the University’s Meliora Challenge Campaign and the second largest gift to […]
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A Day for Change fights back against animal testing
Last Thursday, March 27 the Student Association of Vegan and Vegetarian Youth (SAVVY) hosted A Day for Change. The event was designed to raise awareness of animal testing, encourage people to try vegan and vegetarian foods, and consider how animal testing impacts individual dietary choices. Justin Goodman presented the keynote address at this year’s event. […]
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University mourns the loss Juliette Richard
UR freshman Juliette Richard was found dead in her room in Hoeing Hall this past Saturday, March 29. Amanda Van Auken, who originally found Richard around 10am Saturday morning when going to wake her friend up for breakfast, said she and her friends were not with Juliette the night of her death. An active investigation […]
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New student loan policy promotes non-profit schools
The Obama Administration is considering new policies which would target for-profit colleges and protect students from amassing unpayable amounts of debt. Currently, the average student debt after graduating college is $23,000. This number is realistically higher, since roughly 1/3rd of students take no loans at all. With a number of students taking low-paying jobs or […]
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Kiplinger rates UR as one of best college values in the Mid-Atlantic
UR was ranked eigth in Kiplinger’s 30 Best College Values in the Mid-Atlantic for Private Colleges for 2014. Kiplinger uses two basic criteria to assign a rank to a college or university: academic quality and affordability. “Quality accounts for 56.25% and cost factors account for 43.75%,” reads Kiplinger’s website. For quality, the subcategories include competitiveness […]
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Professor wins inaugural history professorship in honor of UR alumnus
Professor of American Cultural History Joan Rubin accepted the inaugural Dexter Perkins Professorship in History on Thursday, March 6. The purpose of the Professorship is to honor the memory of Dexter Perkins, a well-known historian and UR alumnus, and to emphasize the importance of teaching the next generation. The Professorship was funded mostly by two […]
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UR completes self-study
UR reached a major milestone this past week in its successful review for reaccreditation. Every ten years, UR, along with many other colleges and universities, must undergo a reaccreditation process in order to maintain good standing as an institution of higher education. The completion of the University’s Middle States Self-Study, titled The Meliora Imperative, is […]
