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Justin O'Connor

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Bossier City, Rochester
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Covers:  Labor, housing, politics, data, public safety — a bit of everything.
government reporter for @sbcadvocate via @report4america. formerly: @rochesterbeacon & @buffalonews
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War in Gaza hits UR campus

War in Gaza hits UR campus

Amid the release of several administrative statements about the war in Gaza, vigils, protests, and counseling…

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Cease-fire now

Cease-fire now

Israel's war in Gaza is fraught with crimes, has unclear end conditions, and isn't supported by the U.S. publ…

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Note on the Israel-Palestine Special Edition

Note on the Israel-Palestine Special Edition

Free and open discourse is the bedrock of a vibrant society, and we aimed to help contributors feel empowered…

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Missing professor Rantakari's body recovered from Genesee River Tuesday

Missing professor Rantakari's body recovered from Genesee River Tuesday

RPD recovered missing professor Heikki Rantakari's body from the Genesee River midday Tuesday.

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Missing professor Rantakari fell into Genesee River, police say. UR still hasn't notified student...

Missing professor Rantakari fell into Genesee River, police say. UR still hasn't notified student...

Professor Heikki Rantakari has been missing since Oct. 21. Police said Friday they found video of him falling…

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie headlines Mel Weekend amid transphobia controversy

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie headlines Mel Weekend amid transphobia controversy

Despite student pushback over her past comments about trans women, Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie…

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America is divided, but Judy Woodruff remains optimistic

America is divided, but Judy Woodruff remains optimistic

Television news pioneer Judy Woodruff dove into the good, the bad, the ugly — and the future — of U.S. politi…

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Man shot by RPD officer during skirmish

Man shot by RPD officer during skirmish

A Rochester police officer shot a man after an alleged skirmish, prompting responses from City Councilmembers…

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Meet UR's furriest therapist

Meet UR's furriest therapist

Sasha - UR's first therapy dog - helps comfort students during her office hours in the Interfaith Chapel, and…

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Council approves housing law changes

Council approves housing law changes

The three measures Rochester City Council recently passed include changes in code enforcement that empower th…

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NLRB dismisses local petition against Starbucks Workers United

NLRB dismisses local petition against Starbucks Workers United

The bid to disband the union at Starbucks' Mount Hope Avenue store was rejected by the National Labor Relatio…

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Limited data access hinders investigations, PAB contends

Limited data access hinders investigations, PAB contends

The Police Accountability Board says only two of 137 data requests to the Rochester Police Department since J…

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Parent reps for RCSD board committees sought

Parent reps for RCSD board committees sought

Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis for parents and legal guardians to serve as representative…

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Learning from early childhood assessments

Learning from early childhood assessments

Results presented last week show that more than 68 percent of RCSD kindergartners assessed scored below a lev…

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Activists push for enhanced Code Blue policies

Activists push for enhanced Code Blue policies

They say the deadly Christmas blizzard in Buffalo showed the city and county are not prepared for a severe we…

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Pennsylvania Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro '95 first jumped into politics at UR

Pennsylvania Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro '95 first jumped into politics at UR

Before Josh Shapiro '95 became Pennsylvania's governor-elect, he boasted two humbler titles - UR Students' As…

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You should be worried about local election denialism

You should be worried about local election denialism

If this week's midterm elections solidified anything, it's the fact that Republican election denialism is now…

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SA solicits input on race-related trainings for faculty

SA solicits input on race-related trainings for faculty

SA released a survey seeking student input on potentially-mandatory race-related training curricula for facul…

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Latin American Studies department resolution passes SA

Latin American Studies department resolution passes SA

SA passed a resolution supporting the creation of a Latin American Studies department after hearing speeches …

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You should take journalism classes this spring

You should take journalism classes this spring

There's a perfect storm of journalism courses being offered this spring, and you should try and take one (or …

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Committee approves Indigenous Studies cluster

Committee approves Indigenous Studies cluster

An Indigenous Studies cluster centered on the Americas was unanimously approved by the College Curriculum Com…

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SA drafting Latin American Studies resolution with faculty, student group support

SA drafting Latin American Studies resolution with faculty, student group support

A petition to create a Latin American Studies department garnered 470 signatures, prompting SA to draft a sup…

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UHS hosts free student STI testing sessions with Monroe County

UHS hosts free student STI testing sessions with Monroe County

This semester, UHS has partnered with the Monroe County Department of Public Health to offer free student tes…

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University frustrating you? A new SA survey may help

University frustrating you? A new SA survey may help

SA announced a "Campus Life Pain Points Survey" for students to send on-campus frustrations - and positives -…

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