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Ask Estrada: Hookups, relationships, and sexual disconnects
My last girlfriend broke up with me because I couldn’t get hard when having sex with her, and one night, I even screamed “Oh, Steve!” during sex (Steve is my roommate). Am I gay? There are many possible reasons why you couldn’t maintain an erection with your girlfriend that have nothing to do with your […]
URMC launches new brand during Super Bowl
The UR Medical Center (URMC) released its new clinical brand identity this past Sunday during a series of locally-broadcasted Super Bowl commercials. UR Medicine refers to the direct patient care network that includes the many organizations and individuals within it. The network includes the Strong Memorial Hospital Highland Hospital, Thompson Health, The […]
Features
The housing hunt: The ins and outs of securing housing on and off campus
As students begin to settle into the spring semester and adjust to new schedules, there is a nagging question that begins to worm its way into the campus consciousness: Who will I live with next year, and where? For some, the answer to that question may come in the form of a housing leas e. For […]
Features
Boxing Club: An alternative method for staying in shape
Last time you walked into Goergen Athletic Center, you likely found the sporting landscape to be homogenous: unquestionably, basketball rules the courts. Those aspiring to try something new and different will have to search beyond their first glance. This was William Bade two years ago when he wandered into the Boxing Club’s initial meeting. “I […]
UR Tech
Free language learning software rivals Rosetta Stone
While walking through a major airport about three years ago, I made the mistake of stopping at one of the bright yellow Rosetta Stone booths for directions. I asked them where to find the Ben & Jerry’s, already debating the ways that a fudge sundae would ease the soul crushingly boring seven hour layover […]
Features
Student reflects on Ukraine peaceful protests
My family has hosted many international students over the years for both school-year and summer stays. Two of these students were from Ukraine. One of them came to spend the summer with my family after recently losing both of his parents and deciding to embrace his Jewish heritage by traveling to the US. His name […]
Op-Eds
Building Climate Solutions
It was in the summer of 1988, in the midst of epic heat and drought, that James Hansen, of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, brought awareness of human-made climate change to a national audience with his widely reported congressional testimony. “Climate disruption is real, we’re causing it, and it’s happening now,” he said. […]
Editorial Boards
Change Grab and Go For The Better
In theory, Grab and Go is a great idea – provider of speedy meals for unlimited, swipes, and declining users alike and the solution to brief lunchtimes and long lines at the dining halls. In reality, however, this dining option is far from perfect and has a long way to go in order to be […]
Editorial Boards
Pay Attention To The State of Our Union
Last Tuesday, President Obama spoke to the nation in his yearly State of the Union address, a term which I suspect most people are familiar with. A more pressing question would be, did you watch it? According to the Washington Post, you wouldn’t be alone if you said you didn’t. Only 33.3 million Americans, out […]
Op-Eds
See Past The Smoke
Every time my cousin gets into my car, he pulls out the spit cup he always brings with him, grabs his dip, and spews out these blackish, foul-smelling globs. I can’t decide whether the best part is when he leaves it in my car or when he spills it. Coming from Massachusetts Maritime Academy, where […]
