News
Kidnapping
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
Kidnapping
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
Campus
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
Campus
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
Campus
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
Campus
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
URMC
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
Sexual Assault
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
Race
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
BSU
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
