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analysis
Study Abroad or America Abroad?
America has reached an all-time high for the amount of college students sent abroad. In 2001, the government-sponsored Open Doors Report estimated that there were 154,168 students who went abroad, and in 2016, that figure rose to 332,727. Despite this increase, the amount of time actually spent abroad is shrinking. In 2006, 4.3 percent of […]
architecture
I.M. Pei, Wilson Commons architect, is dead at 102
I.M. Pei, the famed architect who designed the Louvre’s glass pyramid, the John F. Kennedy Library, and the University’s Wilson Commons, died on Thursday. He was 102. Pei was known for his use of simple shapes. The trapezoidal Wilson Commons was opened in 1976. The walls of windows surrounding Hirst Lounge are consistent with Pei’s […]
activism
Inside Rochester’s police accountability struggle
In front of Rochester’s City Council on April 16, Phyllis Harmon tearfully opened her neck brace, showing what she says are the remnants of eight screws and a plate that had to be put in. “If you all don’t do nothing else today, think about me,” she shouted. “Me! And get this right.” Harmon sustained […]
incarceration
Nothing but sky: Decarceration initiative debuts symposium
“If Frederick Douglass were alive today, we think that [he] would be trying to take on mass incarceration, and decarcerate the city of Rochester.” Read More
world
Second Africa business conference explores continent’s potential
Undergraduates, business students, and professionals from UR and RIT gathered on Saturday at the second annual Rochester Africa Business Conference for an afternoon of talks, panel discussions, and an entrepreneurial pitch competition. The conference, titled “Africa, the Next Frontier,” was jointly organized by the Pan-African Students Association (PASA) and the Simon Africa Business Club. The […]
world
Egyptian multimedia journalist tells of reporting under censorship
“Once governments learn to harness social media, it can be used against citizens,” Paine said. Read More
Senior Week
Half-day Senior Week ticket wait times are improvement, says WCSA
Seniors queued up early on Friday, April 19 for Senior Week tickets — only to spend half their day waiting in a line that barely moved. With over 1,000 students in the class of 2019, long waits were to be expected, but many expressed frustration at the line’s slow pace. "I got in line with […]
Gun proposal
Feldman’s decision: No new armed DPS shifts, but freedom for armed supervisors
The decision took six months, a sit-in demonstration, a public forum, and a new 27-person committee. Read More
Climate Change
At CR event, a call for action on climate change
College Republicans hosted a panel discussion on climate change solutions this past Thursday with politicians and climate change lobbyists. “We need fresh ideas [on] this campus,” junior and vice president of College Republicans Anthony Pericolo said. The club surveyed students on campus at random and found climate change was the most requested discussion topic from […]
Club
Senate Summary: SA eliminates club committees, confirms new members
SA passed resolutions that signify major changes ahead for student organizations, as well as SA Government’s own processes last Monday when the 2018–19 Senate met for the last time. Senate voted on a series of motions, passing one that will change student organization procedures and structure. One of its more drastic changes is to discontinue […]
