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Public Safety reports armed robbery attempt near Hill Court Footbridge
DPS commended the victim for their reaction. “You never know what’s in a person’s mind,” Assistant DPS Director Commander Dana Perrin said. “I think the victim just reacted very quickly and made an almost unconscious [choice] that they wanted to separate from the suspect.” Read More
COVID-19
Rochesterians come out in numbers for early voting
Countywide, over 84,000 people have cast their ballot in the first week of early voting in Monroe County, setting a new record. Read More
Administration
Title IX Coordinator Morgan Levy resigns
In an interview with Campus Times, Levy said that two of the main reasons for her resignation back in September were massive cuts made to the Title IX budget, and administration refusing to let her see student complaints against UR faculty and staff. Read More
day off
Election Day confirmed as a day off in response to student push
The planned ‘day off’ was announced on Wednesday, Oct. 28 in an email by Runner responding to student complaints about an accelerated and stressful mostly online semester. Read More
COVID-19
UR community explores COVID-19 misinformation in talk
“We’re also biased ourselves, we have our own values and worldview [...] — and of course it’s good to have these, you don’t want to give them up,” he said. “But we don’t [necessarily want] our feelings to interfere with our ability to accept credible information, especially about health.” Read More
black lives matter
Students explore the phrase “Defund the Police” in panel: what it means and what it entails
“Defunding the police essentially means the police will be funded but will not be overfund[ed],” she said. “The city budget will be redistributed [...] [meaning] everyone [will get] a fair share in terms of the funding." Read More
women's march
Women’s March organizer urges UR students to vote
Last Saturday, another nationwide march was organized in local communities across the country — but this time, this march was to honor former Associate Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and to support women’s voting rights. Read More
COVID-19
UR students petition for new fall break
On Tuesday, an SA Impact petition asking the administration for a new fall break on Nov. 3 and 4 garnered nearly 600 signatures within an hour of its release. Read More
SADACA
SADACA talks mass killings of Armenians in Artsakh
Last Friday, the Student Association for the Development of Arab Cultural Awareness (SADACA) hosted an event for organizers and attendees alike to discuss events currently happening in Artsakh and how people could get involved in helping Armenians and the people of Artsakh. Read More
Abolition
UR community group proposes expanded, empowered Public Safety Review Board
One of those expanded powers would be approval over the Department of Public Safety’s budget. The reformed PSRB would also have around 40 members, while the current PSRB has nine. Read More
