Tagged - Zoom

REJI Towards a World Without Prisons zoom a success

At 3 p.m. on Martin Luther King Junior Day, the Rochester Education Justice Initiative (REJI) hosted the “Towards a World Without Prisons” Zoom panel, featuring representatives of eight organizations working to decarcerate New York. Read More

Muskaan’s Musings: Getting back in the game

I dislike syllabus week as much as the next student, but I’d rather have that than five weekend deadlines sitting on my Blackboard. Read More

Students’ complicated relationship with WiFi

Students often joke about renaming the University’s WiFi network from “UR_Connected” to “UR_Not_Connected,” and I’m beginning to understand why. Read More

Online courses don’t have to be a pain

In a hybrid world, technological aptitude is an important aspect of teaching, and we need Zoom courses to work in order to get our money’s worth. Read More

Zoom meditation: The new normal of mindfulness?

No matter your experience level, I highly recommend tuning into any of the weekly meetings. Read More
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Student t-shirt sales raise hundreds for coronavirus relief

Like many organizations that are creating programs, or modifying existing ones, UTees is helping fight the pandemic through donations. Now, we all attend the same school, and have the tee shirts to prove it. Read More

UR Snapshots Vol.11: Zooming in on first-years’ online classes

After the first two weeks of Zoom classes, we reached out to first-year students to ask how they’ve been adjusting to online college so far.  Read More

2020 SA presidential debate highlights

In UR’s first-ever SA presidential debate over Zoom, juniors Justyna Gorka and Marc Haddad emphasized government reform and community outreach, while sophomores Ian Krager and Isabel Murphy made promises to crunch data and unite campus efforts. The debate pitting Gorka and Haddad against Krager and Murphy (presidential and vice-presidential candidates, respectively) began at 7:30 p.m. […]

SA and Class Council campaigns kick off online, voting begins Sunday

The voting period for all open positions starts April 5 at noon on CCC, and runs till April 7. Campaigns began online on Sunday. Read More