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Despite student pushback over her past comments about trans women, Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie headlined Meliora Weekend on Oct. 7.

Concerns about a Meliora Weekened speaker's past allegedly transphobic comments led to the formation of a student-run coalition against her.

Aubrey Plaza—known for her performances in widely-loved television shows and movies like Parks and Recreation and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World—was the headline event of this year’s Yellowjacket Weekend.

Ocean conservationist and environmental activist Alexandra Cousteau will be the featured speaker in the next installment of the University of Rochester’s Difficult Conversations as a Catalyst for Change series. The granddaughter of famed French explorer Jacques Cousteau will speak at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 3 in Strong Auditorium on the River Campus. Cousteau advocates ...February 18, 2022

Email from admin: Students must get positive COVID-19 test for the fall Courtesy Alyssa Koh May 03, 2021 The following text is copied and pasted from a University-wide email sent out at 4:20 a.m. on this past D-Day (Friday, Apr. 30).  Dear University Community, It has come to the administration’s attention that many University students are distraught about the COVID-19 vaccine requirement for the upcoming fall 2021 semester. While this policy was agreed upon and implemented with the goal of keeping our community and our students safe, it is becoming increasingly clear th...