athlete
Dining accessibility for student-athletes at URochester
It is essential to answer this issue promptly as it affects the health and recovery of our student-athletes. Our athletic teams should be able to walk off the field post-game or leave the gym after a lift with an array of accessible options supporting their recovery. Read More
Academy Awards
One Oscar after another: The 98th Academy Awards recap
Although Kalshi and Polymarket predicted 19 of the 24 2026 Oscar winners correctly, the 98th Academy Awards March 15 were still full of surprises, heartfelt moments, laughs, and even more hardware for the most awarded films of the last few months. Read More
bdsm
‘Pillion’: ‘a seat or place behind the person riding a motorcycle where a passenger can sit.’
Marketed as a ‘Dom-Com,’ the plot focuses on the first relationship of Colin, a barbershop-quartet-singing parking lot attendant, after he is approached by brooding biker, Ray. Read More
fanfiction
Smut as supplementary sex education
The more smut you read, the easier it becomes to reconcile the normal and the absurd. This trend line, or reconciliation, can provide a really good concept of what healthy and realistic sex looks like. Read More
Climate
Spring is coming, but what does that mean?
In colder climates where spring means warmer weather and more sunshine, the first days of spring include getting to say goodbye to heavy layers, spending more time outside, and enjoying the flora and fauna. But, other than the weather, how do you actually define the first day of spring? Read More
News
alumna
New commencement speaker unveiled after student feedback
Often beginning more than a year in advance, the meticulous planning for finding a commencement speaker is what often helps make the speech the highlight of students’ and families’ graduation experience. The quality of this year’s speaker is no different, with the University announcing that Jeannine Shao Collins ’86 will be delivering the school’s 176th […]
clubs
Community response to ICE in Rochester
With the increase in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity across the United States, student groups on campus and members of the community are responding with efforts to comfort, inform, and mobilize Rochesterians. Read More
Community
New SA Gov proposal on ICE sparks heated debate
A heated debate erupted amongst Student Association (SA) members and the gallery last Monday, Feb. 2, as senators discussed a new proposal regarding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on campus. Read More
Features
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New CUES Director — Erin Anderson
Anderson’s research — which centers on leadership development and the systems-level changes needed to improve educational outcomes, especially in historically underserved communities — made her an especially attractive candidate. Read More
aging
A look inside the Gorbunova-Seluanov Lab: Studying the science behind aging to improve human health
The Gorbunova-Seluanov Lab, led by URochester’s Doris Johns Cherry Professor of Biology and Medicine Vera Gorbunova, as well as Dean’s Professor of Biology and Medicine Andrei Seluanov, studies the molecular and genetic processes behind aging in different mammals, as this class of animals provides more insight on human aging and health. Read More
democracy center
An emergency room for the rule of law: Sonia Mittal on democratic strain and the role of universities
Mittal drew on her experience at the Department of Justice, describing the scale of the Jan. 6 prosecutions, which involved nearly 1,600 criminal cases. While the events were widely characterized as an unprecedented attack on democratic institutions, the legal system approached them through existing statutory frameworks. Read More
