Archives - Justin O'Connor
Basketball
UR men’s, women’s basketball fall to highly-ranked NYU
Despite a late rally by the women's team and a strong first-half showing by the men’s, UR’s basketball teams couldn't best NYU this week.
Public Safety
Student arrested at pro-Palestine gathering pleads not guilty
A senior student pled not guilty to charges after she struck a Public Safety officer who grabbed her wrist at a pro-Palestine gathering on Dec. 11.
academic probation
266 students sent false academic probation letters by CCAS
266 students received false academic probation letters on Jan. 11 due to a technical issue. CCAS spoke with the Campus Times about the issue.
healthcare
URMC labor unions vote overwhelmingly to strike
The unions representing URMC caregivers and service workers issued on Nov. 30 a 10-day notice for a strike after a nearly-unanimous vote.
Administration
War in Gaza hits UR campus
Amid the release of several administrative statements about the war in Gaza, vigils, protests, and counseling sessions have hit UR’s campus.
Campus Times
Note on the Israel-Palestine Special Edition
Free and open discourse is the bedrock of a vibrant society, and we aimed to help contributors feel empowered to speak their minds with confidence.
Heikki Rantakari
Missing professor Rantakari’s body recovered from Genesee River Tuesday
RPD recovered missing professor Heikki Rantakari's body from the Genesee River midday Tuesday.
Administration
Missing professor Rantakari fell into Genesee River, police say. UR still hasn’t notified students, faculty
Professor Heikki Rantakari has been missing since Oct. 21. Police said Friday they found video of him falling from a bridge into the Genesee River. UR didn't notify the full student and faculty body of the situation until Oct 30.
Journalism
America is divided, but Judy Woodruff remains optimistic
Television news pioneer Judy Woodruff dove into the good, the bad, the ugly — and the future — of U.S. politics at Meliora Weekend on Oct. 7.
Frederick Douglass Institute
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie headlines Mel Weekend amid transphobia controversy
Despite student pushback over her past comments about trans women, Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie headlined Meliora Weekend on Oct. 7.
