I was delighted to see McGruff the Crime Dog in Joan Knihnicki’s cartoon in your Sept. 12 issue. You may be interested to know that the creator of McGruff is none other than UR alum Jack Keil, Class of ’44. Jack dreamed up McGruff as a public service when he worked for Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising Agency. He’s now retired and is a life trustee of the University. Hey, when you’re good, you’re good.

?Nancy Martin

UR Archivist and Rochester Collections Librarian



The NBA’s MVP candidates

Against the Cleveland Cavaliers, center Nikola Jokić posted 26 points, 18 rebounds, and 16 assists in 35 minutes. That same…

5 students banned from campus for Gaza solidarity encampment

UR has been banning community members from campus since November for on-campus protests, but the first bans for current students were issued this weekend.

An open letter to all members of any university community

I strongly oppose the proposed divestment resolution. This resolution is nothing more than another ugly manifestation of antisemitism at the University.