News

Hydrophobic paint offers pick-me-ups

Students should start seeing encouraging messages painted on the ground around campus. Read More

Ken Burns takes on race in America

Filmmaker Ken Burns sat down with University Dean Paul Burgett last Friday to discuss race in America at the Meliora Weekend Presidential Symposium. Read More

Review board considers body cameras for armed officers

Seligman accepted in full the UR Security Commission’s recommendation to arm officers two Thursdays ago. Read More

Financial aid ambassadors try for transparency

Part of the ambassadors’ stated mission includes advocating for students in the Financial Aid Office and promoting “positive and meaningful” change in the aid process. Read More

Douglass upstairs unveiled

The newly renovated Frederick Douglass Building was officially dedicated as the Burgett Intercultural Center last Friday. Read More

Freshman elected as new senate deputy speaker

Marco Ramos, a first-year international student from Mexico, was elected deputy speaker of the Senate Monday night at the branch’s Gowen Room meeting. Read More

Gun talks still alive

Students, faculty, and staff sparred over evidence for and against arming Public Safety officers at the Medical Center. Read More

New Douglass lacks food labels

The many food stations at the newly renovated Douglass Dining Hall are devoid of nutritional information labels, leaving students with allergies in the dark about their options. Read More

Kitchen construction adds insult to injury for Sig Ep

Some of the twenty-six brothers living there are worried about exhausting their University meal plans—they had planned to rely on the kitchen and taken lower-value meal plans as a result. Read More

UR community talks privilege

The Paul J. Burgett Intercultural Center held a community discussion on privilege last Wednesday, giving students an opportunity to discuss the effects of their and others’ privileges. Read More