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Over the last 25 years, the University of Rochester Press has published over 600 books across a wide variety of academic disciplines, featuring authors of increasing prominence. This year, as part of the UR Press’s 25th anniversary, the publisherhas gained a more prominent presence on campus. The display cases by the Rush Rhees circulation desk, […]

I read an article the other day suggesting ejaculation as a treatment for nasal congestion in adult men. Other than being a hilarious quirk of the human body, this seems like useful information should the hypothesis be proven true. The idea behind this is that, after ejaculation, the body’s sympathetic nervous system kicks in to […]

Just a year after Time magazine named Laverne Cox the fourth most influential character on television, the brilliantly talented star of Netflix’s television series “Orange is the New Black” sat down with the magazine to discuss the Transgender Movement. “We live in an uncertain world and we want to believe that what a man is […]

It’s a standard Terminator rip-off. A swarm of tiny glittering spiders, explained early in the film by a naive scientist as a means of deconstructing sewer clogs, have gone rogue. Like a swarm of ants, the tiny robots move in eerie concert to achieve tasks impossible for the individual: opening doors, flooding through vents, and […]

The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) is a non-profit academic honor society that recruits academically high-achieving university students. It is designed to help develop leadership skills by encouraging participation in community service activities. It boasts to be “not your average honors organization.” Founded in 1994 at George Washington University, NSCS has now reached over […]

Derek Jeter ; now that’s a name that can make even non-sports fans smile. Jeter played in the biggest city in the country and probably under the most scrutiny of any athlete. Despite all the public pressure and little room for success, he has never been the center of controversy during his 20 years in […]

It’s rare to find a film like “Short Term 12.” It’s a movie that is marvelously small in scope, and has no grand ambitions or self-created pretentiousness. Left in their place is a truly moving story that wears its heart on its sleeve. This story, one of messed-up people trying to help and understand each […]

In the middle of August, a chartreuse blimp appeared over London bearing the Aphex Twin logo. A few days later, Aphex Twin’s official Twitter account posted a link only accessible through Tor, which revealed the track listing and the title, “Syro,” a nonsense word made up by Richard D. James’s son. James, of course, is […]

Although I appreciate the multiple forms of art, I have not attended many dance shows in the past. My prior dance experience, consisting of tap lessons at three years old and ballet at eight, hadn’t given me very memorable impressions of dance as an art form. However, my experience as an audience member of PUSH […]

A hearty dose of Shakespeare is a suitable cure for any malady –especially for underlying stress from your steadily accumulating assignments.  I had the privilege of attending the Stratford Festival in Stratford, Ontario with a mixture of undergrads, grad students, and faculty members from the UR English Department. Although most of the festival selections were […]