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Wi-Fi outage hampers first day of classes

Beginning at 10 a.m. on the first day of classes, the River Campus’ Wi-Fi service was down for six hours as IT looked for a patch.

Wilson Day panelists give advice on getting engaged in the community

First-years packed Strong Auditorium Friday for a panel discussion about university resources that can help them engage with the Rochester…

Call to action against crisis pregnancy centers caps off summer of abortion-rights protests

The public announcement of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade in early May kicked off a summer of abortion-rights…

Rochester summer news round-up

No matter what that patented collegiate-student sense of self-importance may tell us, Rochester keeps bustling even when we go home…

New semester brings new COVID-19 guidelines

The new semester comes with new COVID-19 guidelines as the University has adopted a more flexible approach to River Campus…
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Cultural holidays resolution passed by SA

At its March 28 meeting, the SA Senate formally passed its resolution concerning cultural holiday accommodations.

Student submissions for flag lounge display replacement opening soon

The Hirst Lounge flags are gone for good. What will take their place is up for students to design — with administrative approval, of course.

SA Summary: Hillside overpricing, MERT returning this semester, cultural holiday resolution updates

Senior Senator Ezra Kruger whipped out two garlic cloves at the SA Senate’s Feb. 21 meeting. One was from Walmart, the other from Hillside.

SA website receives makeover, new functionality

The redesign was centered on making the site more accessible, bug-fixing, increasing SA’s outreach capabilities, and cleaning up the back-end to make future updates easier.

SA Summary: Flag display alternatives meetings start, cultural holiday legislation

During their Feb. 7  meeting, SA Senate discussed committee updates, scheduling their town hall, the new SA website, and a procedural change that would put students before senators in their speaker’s list order, among other topics.