Graduate Student Union
UR graduate students hold protest for unionization
Graduate student organizers are ready to do “whatever it takes” to form a union. “We feel like there's an extreme need here to get it done as quickly as possible,” said organizer Katie Gregory, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. “Up to and including a strike, everything's on the table.”
cancellations
UHS introduces new cancellation and no-show policy
UHS recently introduced a $25 “no-show” fee for students that didn't cancel or reschedule at least 24 hours in advance of their appointments.
food
Laila El-Haddad discusses food as a means of resistance
“During the past 15 months, we have seen even in times of war and genocide […] Palestinians, like anyone else, must eat, must survive."
economics
Banning sweatshops won’t fix poverty, says visiting professor
“Welfare of the workers is the goal,” Powell said. “... We [must] have a means-end discussion about what policies deliver on that."
Code of Conduct
Students’ Association condemns University’s handling of ‘wanted’ poster case
Three out of the four arrested students have been suspended from the University for two years and the other was expelled.
News
artificial intelligence
New UR chatbot released with more features expected in coming weeks.
Despite the University's initial seemingly skittish response to the use of AI, UR has now started embracing this advancing technology…
grants
Title IX Office unveils mini grants for student programming
The program will provide financial awards of $200 designated to fund programming related to sex and gender-based misconduct, boundary-setting, and healthy communication on campus.
pre-trial
New pre-trial date set for expelled students charged for the ‘wanted’ posters
At the hearing, the prosecution asked for an extension until the next pre-trial date, which was granted. The next date is set for April 1 — eight weeks from this most recent hearing.
Features
majors
An expanding major: A spotlight on Politics, Philosophy and Economics
Senior Michael Hazard, one of the inaugural students of the University's PPE major, attended a national conference for his research in early February.
comedy
UR Pet Rock is growing
Pet Rock is young, scrappy, and hungry. As the club is entering its fourth semester since its launch, they’re looking for new members.
Research Rochester
What lurks behind video games: A look into senior Kendal Jordan’s research
Senior Kendal Jordan has been involved with research on campus since her freshman year, working on several projects almost all centered on the same topic: video games.
