Campus
Basic Needs Hub
Following the funds: The origins and purpose of the Basic Needs Hub
Since COVID-19 has put so many students into extenuating circumstances, the Hub has drastically changed how it operates.
COVID-19
Furloughs, merit-raise cancellations for faculty and staff
The combination of new expenses incurred by the Medical Center and the loss of revenue from students living on campus has resulted in a significant drop in finances for UR, said a letter from administrators.
Registration
UR Student rolled out for class registration
According to Krager, UR Student was created to streamline and unify the processes that are unnecessarily complicated under the systems already in place.
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Grading
Petitions call for change to S/F system
The first petition garnered 1,181 student signatures to date, and called for the University to adopt a Double-A model for the 2020 spring semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
SA Elections
Gorka wins SA presidency
Junior Justyna Gorka and running mate junior Marc Haddad garnered 636 votes, defeating the opposing ticket — sophomores Ian Krager and Izzy Murphy — by 108.
coronavirus
2020 summer courses and programs will be online
All summer 2020 courses and programs will be moved online or canceled. The news came in an email to students…
BCS
Reactions to UR’s $9.4M settlement
"It happened at a point in my career when normally you’d be ramping things down,” Richard Aslin said. “So for me it’s a relief to have it be over.”
SA
2020 SA presidential debate highlights
In UR’s first-ever SA presidential debate over Zoom, juniors Justyna Gorka and Marc Haddad emphasized government reform and community outreach,…
coronavirus
5 at UR have coronavirus. Monroe County has 246 cases.
UR now has five confirmed cases of COVID-19, while Monroe County has reported 246 confirmed cases, six of which have…
coronavirus
Housing exemptions a safe haven for some, others feel overlooked
“I was just shocked that someone could read my [application] and say that I did not have reason enough to be given housing. I physically don’t have a home."
