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February 4, 2016 | 03:57 pm

Students gather in response to Yik Yak decision

Students assembled in front of Rush Rhees Library just before noon after staging a walkout to protest University President Joel Seligman’s decision to not ban the social media app Yik Yak.

topics: Presidential Commission on Race and Diversity,
Campus Life
January 19, 2016 | 04:41 pm

Digital media team reaches round of 32 in Student Startup Madness tournament

A company run by four seniors has reached the final 32 of Student Startup Madness, a national collegiate competition for digital media startups. More than 100 teams applied.
The company is called “thinc.” and features a website that displays the front pages of college newspapers across the country.

topics: awards, School of Arts and Sciences,
Campus Life
November 20, 2015 | 03:51 pm

Students demand better racial climate at the University

About 150 students and supporters marched peacefully across the River Campus on Friday to demand that “the University of Rochester’s administration implement immediate and lasting changes that will reduce intolerable acts of racism that students of color endure at our University.”

topics: black students union, douglass leadership house, Joel Seligman, Minority Student Advisory Board, spanish and latino students association,
Campus Life
November 10, 2015 | 02:20 pm

Supporting veterans at Rochester

Many veteran students and their families face unique challenges when navigating both the educational and governmental systems. The University’s Veterans Alliance and Veteran and Military Family Services Office work to provide the support that veteran students, staff, faculty, and families need.

topics: Veteran and Military Family Services Office, Veterans Alliance,
Campus Life
August 28, 2015 | 04:18 pm

PHOTO GALLERY: Wilson Day and George Eastman Day of Service

This year nearly 1,500 freshmen went out into the community to bond as a class, learn about the important work being done by organizations in their new home town, and volunteer to help.

topics: Class of 2019, Eastman Day of Service, events, Rochester Center for Community Leadership, Wilson Day,
Campus Life
August 25, 2015 | 05:37 pm

PHOTO GALLERY: Move-In Day 2015

Nearly 1,300 freshmen forming the Class of 2019 moved in to their new homes on the University’s River Campus and Eastman School of Music this week. The incoming class comes from 47 states and 83 countries. At both Eastman and River Campus, current students were on hand to welcome and assist their new classmates as they got their first taste of their new home. Welcome to Rochester, Class of 2019!

topics: Class of 2019, events, Move-In Day,