Activities Fair
Yellowjacket Weekend brings students together after an isolating year
After almost a year and a half of remote learning, UR has kicked off the start of a fully in-person semester with Yellowjacket Weekend.
videogames
NeoCab drove me wild (in a good way)
NeoCab is hard to fit into a box. But we'll try to do just that.
COVID-19
Where’d all the time go?
Our lives are just about to begin, but in order for that to happen, our days of semi-reckless freedom must end.
campus
UR Matched: A fresh start to matchmaking on campus
Given the hiatus of UR Marriage Pact, UR Matched aims to full this gap in matchmaking on campus, creating fulfilling relationships amongst students. Despite expectations, UR Matched has been extremely successful, attracting over a hundred applicants.
Music
For better or for worse, “Donda” proves that Kanye West is once again on fire
With West fully returning to his default state of being a weird, attention-whoring asshole, I was fully convinced that significant work was on its way out of his camp.
News
international student
UR discontinues Social Security Number Focus Groups for international students
UR has discontinued the Social Security Number (SSN) Focus Groups, a program that enabled international students to receive an SSN,…
Campus
Remote international students unable to attend UR in-person
To address student concerns about not being able to make it to campus on time for in-person classes, junior Alina Fang published a petition on Aug. 11 on the SA Impact website for international students to continue the hybrid learning model into the fall. At the time of publication, 284 students signed the petition.
EMT
MERT announces indefinite pause
On Aug. 25, the Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT) released a post on Instagram stating that they were going on pause this semester.
Features
Day in the Life
Day in the Life: An Electrical and Computer Engineering Major
When I started to take ECE classes, rather than calculus, physics, the pre-requisites, I started to realize it was something I never really learned before, and I enjoyed that aspect of it, so I stuck with it.
Microbiology
Research Rochester: Huishan Shi uses her passion for microbiology to study her own illness
Shi has always been interested in the human's immune system, leading her to study Microbiology. Personally affected by atopic dermatitis, Huishan joined the Beck Lab that focuses on the protein CLDN1 and its relationship to atopic dermatitis.
farmers market
Nothing Beets College Night at the Westside Farmers Market
As a Genesee St. resident, this wasn’t my first time at the market, but I was excited to see the special events included for College Night.
