Features
Douglass
What else did Frederick Douglass and MLK think?
Before their deaths, and in parallel with their direct efforts at social justice, both men pushed for thorough economic policy measures as well.
black barber
UR Alum’s app brings barbers to POC students at PWIs
“There was always someplace that we could go to and just congregate and get things off our chest. [...] That's how the barbershop [became] a cultural institution.”
SA
Students react to SA’s latest statement
The aim of this email, as stated in the opening paragraph, was to “clear up some misconceptions/share some important answers to [common] questions.”
nationals
Men and women’s Ultimate Frisbee qualify for nationals, raises funds within the week
Rarely can the words “Nationals Qualifying” and “UR sports” be said in the same sentence, but both the Men’s Ultimate Frisbee and Women’s Ultimate Frisbee teams have made the impossible happen. As soon as UR finals end, the EZs (women’s) and Piggies (men’s) will be traveling to Norco, California for the national USA Ultimate College Championships.
Boar's Head
From the Archives: Boar’s Head was once a men’s only festivity
The dinner originated in the Men’s College of UR almost 90 years ago and was exclusively for male students, even after River Campus became co-educational and the female students moved from the Prince Street Women’s College.
Animals
Orangutans and the One-Health Initiative in Borneo
In a recent webinar titled “One-Health Initiative in Borneo: Transforming Community Health and Saving Endangered Orangutans,” veterinarian Dr. Jeffery Wyatt gave a powerful presentation about his holistic work in Indonesian Borneo
Baja
UR Baja SAE challenges students to design and race off-road vehicles
UR Baja SAE is a student organization on campus that designs, manufactures, assembles, analyzes, and then races a single-seat off-road vehicle.
academics
Sitting down with SA president Sabeet Kazmi on SA updates
Sabeet Kazmi, SA President, reflects on the school year so far, current initiatives involving MERT and Aramark, and plans for the future.
Day in the Life
Day in the Life: A Mechanical Engineer major and Legal Studies minor
Junior Kimberly Heagerty is majoring in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Legal Studies.
MERT
How do we get MERT off pause?
MERT, UR’s student-run Medical Emergency Response Team, usually trains members and works on-call shifts to provide on-campus emergency care for students. Unfortunately, they’re going to have to wait to get back to that.
