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Farm
Undocumented farm workers talk discrimination and empowerment at panel
“[The bosses] give us housing but abuse us,” said panelist Biatriz Gatica, who has worked in agriculture for 12 years. Read More
global perspectives
Global citizenship workshop encourages border-less activism
Students and guests from local non-profit organizations discussed what it means to “think globally, act locally” at the iZone Forum on Thursday. A global citizen is “someone who strips themselves away from borders,” event organizer and sophomore Hager Elkhidi said. “Someone who is willing to grasp an idea and act on it.” Elkhidi’s inspiration for […]
death
Sophomore Joshua Luo found dead after going missing
Luo was found dead near his Pennsylvania hometown yesterday after being reported missing last Friday, March 22. Read More
Solidarity
Muslims and other faiths unite for New Zealand vigil
Held during Jumma — or Friday afternoon prayer — the event encouraged those of any or no faith to attend, observe, and mourn those killed in Christchurch. Read More
Failures
Screw up nights goes presidential
Screw Up Nights show everybody’s human, and at the fifth installment last Wednesday, so was the president. Read More
wildlife
Fox harmless, EH&S says, but not to be approached or fed
A fox seen around River Campus in past weeks is nothing to fear, but students shouldn’t feel free to approach or feed the beast. Read More
Crime
Parolee pleads guilty to sexually assaulting Eastman student last fall
Parolee Michael Sheppard, 31, pleaded guilty to second-degree aggravated sexual abuse for attacking the 20-year-old student at Eastman. Read More
Hate
Hodgman has parallels with white nationalist forum user who hit UR, Brighton, and more
Hodgman’s name doesn’t appear in the server, but Kolchak also claimed credit for putting up fliers in Brighton last fall. Read More
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Public Safety
Do more guns equal more campus security? Not all agree.
A mini-documentary on the ongoing heated debate over guns at the University of Rochester. Read More
activism
Angela Davis, famed prison abolitionist, challenges UR to stress critical thinking
Angela Davis — an activist and scholar known for her prison abolitionist work — championed critical thinking in her talk last Tuesday, beginning with a criticism of universities, including UR. “I was asked to talk about what the University can do to encourage engaged citizens, but first I want to talk about the University,” Davis […]