Campus
Halloween
Solve the frights: UR River Campus Libraries’ Annual Scare Festival combines spooky scavenger hunt and a tower tour
The River Campus Libraries host their Scare Festival the weekend before Halloween every year. This year’s pirate theme has students follow the “x” marked on the map to collect enough stamps to climb the infamous Rush Rhees bell tower.
Class Council
Students’ Association releases Fall 2024 election results
With new additions to the 2028 Class Council and Senate, UR’s Students Association has welcomed new members as a result of the Fall 2024 Elections.
coffee
Pit introduces new coffee machine
Frequent visitors to Wilson Commons’ Pit might have noticed a new addition: a self-service coffee machine.
Dining
Sustainability at UR has changed: What you should know
This summer, Dining Team Green and Facilities Team Green merged into one, now called the Sustainability Office. Although the two separate teams no longer exist, many of their familiar projects and initiatives will remain, as will the ability for student staff members to propose ideas and hold leadership roles.
Admissions
Admissions tours relocate to Wilson Commons
"Just as students have the right to live and study in a non-threatening environment, staff also have the right to perform their work and feel safe,” Alexander said.
Israel-Palestine
SJP stages pro-Palestine demonstration during Meliora Weekend
Outfitted with shirts showing killed Palestinian civilians, student demonstrators took to Wilson Quad on Sept. 28 amidst the neighboring celebrations and events of Meliora Weekend to protest the war in Gaza.
Aerospace
Mechanical Engineering Department adds new minor in aerospace
The introduction of the minor comes as a response to a growing interest in aerospace engineering from prospective students.
Gaza
Students protest for Gaza and Lebanon
This was the largest protest held on campus since the latest updated protest policies released on Aug. 24.
Alumni
Students look their best after Meliora Weekend hair styling event
This event was a product of ClipDart, a nonprofit created by UR alumnus Kyle Parker that offers free, on-site hair care for individuals who might lack access to the service.
apartheid
What is meant by “never again?” Omer Bartov, an Israeli-American Holocaust scholar, tells us
Bartov claimed that the Holocaust is what sparked Israel’s justification of establishment with self-determination and right of return.
