News

Indictment released in kidnapping case, sexual assault alleged

Six suspects arrested in the Dec. 5 kidnapping of two UR seniors have been charged with a litany of crimes—including predatory sexual assault. Read More

Students safe after kidnapping; six suspects in custody

UR seniors Ani Okeke Ewo and Nicholas Kollias were rescued by a SWAT team on Sunday, Dec. 6 after being held captive for more than 30 hours in northeast Rochester. Read More

SA cuts funding for yearbook, future uncertain

SA Government defunded Interpres, a UR organization established in 1850 and the only one that designs and publishes an annual yearbook. Read More

Hoeing, Gilbert evacuated in pre-dawn fire

A cigarette thrown in a trash can on the first floor of Hoeing caused a small fire to break out there on Nov. 20 at around 2:30 a.m. Read More

SA, Transportation collaborate to improve shuttle service

The Gold and Silver Line shuttle routes now stop at Towers, and SA will survey students about the Green Line. Read More

Drug dealer robbery in Brooks Crossing lands UR student in jail

A UR student who allegedly orchestrated the robbery of four drug dealers in Brooks Crossing was arrested and charged with six felonies. Read More

Au Bon Pain cafes close

The two Au Bon Pain cafes in the URMC closed their doors as the result of a mutual decision following a dispute in contract between the University and Healthy Choice. Read More

UR holds town hall meeting on sexual misconduct

UR President Joel Seligman heard from the UR community at a town hall meeting as a follow-up to his Sept. 24 statement on the results of the Association of American Universities (AAU)’s Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault. Read More

President Seligman responds to student petition on race relations

“I cannot ignore evidence that our campus climate can be improved,” Seligman stated in an email following Friday's student protest, in which protesters gave him a list of demands. Read More

Students protest ‘systematic racism and oppression’

At noon on Friday, Nov. 20, leaders of the Douglass Leadership House (DLH) , Minority Student Advisory Board (MSAB), Spanish and Latino Students’ Association (SALSA) and the Black Students’ Union (BSU) held a protest to express solidarity with the students at Mizzou and other universities “in their plight against systematic racism and oppression." Read More