Campus
New Dean
Hall gets acquainted with UR as new dean
Hall’s goals as the new dean of faculty are to truly understand the campus and create a deeper connection with individuals around the University.
iZone
Newly renovated iZone hopes to foster creativity with opening
With hanging-globe light fixtures, movable tables and chairs, blue and yellow diner booths, and whiteboards and outlets everywhere, iZone Director Julia Maddox hoped the “playful and quirky” space will emphasize their mission for inspiring creative problem-solving and thinking.
Sexual Assault
Students spray-paint Frat Quad with anti-rape message
They meant it as “a symbol for all of the stories that go unheard to have their moment or even stories that potentially haven’t happened yet.”
Public Safety
Despite dropped charges and a policy rewrite, student set to leave UR
Mohammed Rifat was arrested by DPS on the Residential Quad on May 26 and spent a few hours in RPD custody before being bailed out by friends.
Sexual Assault
‘She didn’t say no’
After a December 2016 night of heavy drinking and smoking, Morena Heyden ‘17 awoke in her bed to find her friend from RIT standing over her.
Commencement
Who sets up Commencement? A team of 22 plans for months
Twenty-two staff members from Event and Classroom Management spend October to June planning the ceremony, with four of them working full-time on the event. Facilities and Meliora Catering also play a role in getting everything in place and the food for the different ceremonies across campus.
Rocky
Graduating senior revealed as Rocky
Senior Mahir Khan will be the only Rocky graduating this year. Khan said that his experience as Rocky the Yellowjacket has not only allowed him to channel his school spirit but also to better his experience at UR.
Dining
Longtime Dining worker fired for what she says was a punch-in mistake
McKnight said that being fired for allegedly being six minutes late does not outweigh her 17 years of service to UR, which she said lacks serious conduct issues.
Genocide
Rwandan genocide event lands with students
The genocide, which killed over a million Tutsis in 100 days, struck 24 years ago. Although many students were not directly affected the genocide, the intergenerational trauma Rwanda’s current youth feels was discussed at length at the ensuing panel discussion in Dewey Hall.
Celebrity
Miss Israel winner speaks on identity
For Aynaw, her experiences as an Ethiopian-Jewish immigrant distinguished her from from the other contestants. When asked by the judges why she was there, she recalled saying: “We have already chosen an Arabic Miss Israel, a Russian Miss Israel, Yemen. This is the time to choose a black Miss Israel, me.”
