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After nearly six days, Wrobel off hunger strike
After nearly six days, senior Lindsay Wrobel has ended her hunger strike. Wrobel broke her strike after Public Safety Chief Mark Fisher hand-delivered to Wrobel the statement the Board of Trustees emailed to the UR community. Wrobel was given the statement before the email was sent out to the rest of the University. Wrobel celebrated […]
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Jaeger placed on leave as investigation commissioned by UR
Professor T. Florian Jaeger has been put on administrative leave as a newly-formed committee investigates "all matters involving the EEOC complaint," according to a Board of Trustees email Tuesday. The investigation will be led by Mary Jo White, a former chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission and a former U.S. attorney for the Southern […]
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Lindsay Wrobel, protest organizer, in fifth day of hunger strike
Wrobel has no plans to stop until University President Joel Seligman fires Professor T. Florian Jaeger or resigns himself. Read More
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At town hall, some students quietly fear protesters
Although they felt that protesting students had treated the president unfairly during the town hall, they did not want to be hounded for speaking in his defense. Read More
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Nationwide, professors concerned by UR’s handling of Jaeger
One professor said that, based on the results of similar situations, she’d be surprised if President Seligman doesn’t resign. Read More
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‘UR Failing Us’
Hundreds of protesters railed against the UR administration last Wednesday in a defiant, pleading, and sometimes tearful demonstration, which traveled from the steps of Rush Rhees Library to the steps of Wallis Hall. “It’s really upsetting. When the speaker said ‘I should be enjoying my first semester,’ it’s true.” - Madeleine Fordham Activists lambasted University […]
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Protesters find hidden writings on Jaeger’s school site
Jaeger said the page originated from his pre-grad school and grad-school days and was a place for him and friends to exchanged poetry and other writings. Read More
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Seligman faces hundreds as campus outrage peaks
Seligman told the audience that the pain and frustration he feels over this situation “is as acute as anything I’ve felt in my 12-plus years here,” but many called this — and the entire forum — just lip service. Read More
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Jaeger to cease teaching undergraduate class
T. Florian Jaeger, the professor accused in the sexual harassment complaint against UR that has consumed campus, will no longer teach his undergraduate class. Jaeger told his students in an email Tuesday that he had spoken to the University about "how to best proceed" and that another instructor would be taking over his BCS 152 […]
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Rocky the Yellowjacket sports new look
The mascot’s costume now features pointier wings, darker blues and brighter yellows, rejuvenated antennae, a rounder header, and smaller shoes. Read More
