Articles by Maya

As someone who has grown increasingly obsessed with “Taskmaster” since an episode first appeared in my YouTube recommendations about a year ago, I was expecting a lot when I sat down to witness Fringe Fest’s take on the show: “DRAGMASTER.” Read More

For those who don’t know, the goal of Banana Ball is to fill absolutely every second of dead time in which the game on the field might lose the crowd’s attention. That means loud clips of popular music blaring every second of the game, bonus points for trick plays (for example, catching a pop-fly mid-backflip), and constant audience involvement. Read More

If you somehow managed to make it through Welcome Week with fewer than 100 pieces of paper, under 30 new stickers, and fewer than three new apps, you might not know what I’m talking about. Read More

Sections of River Campus’ pedestrian tunnel system will be closed this fall as the University continues repair work on its underground utility tunnels. Read More

For the past few years, the pattern has been the same: Need a meal? Hillside. Need a snack? Hillside. Want a sweet treat? Hillside. Need a sweet treat? Hillside. Sad? Happy? Angry? Frustrated? Tired? Hopeful? Excited? Bored? Busy? Hillside. Hillside. Hillside. Hillside. Hillside. Hillside. Hillside. Hillside. Hillside.  Read More

In anticipation of 2026’s graduation ceremony, the Campus Times conducted an interview with upcoming Commencement speaker Jeannine Shao Collins ’86. Collins, who earned a bachelor's degree in economics from URochester, currently works as the Chief Client Officer at Kargo: a multiplatform advertising and media company. Read More

Coming to you from the makers of MelCourses, a new cluster search engine will be unveiled next semester. RocLab, the student-led team behind the search engine, is a campus organization that focuses on building  tech solutions. For the past year and a half, RocLab has been working on creating a cluster search engine to replace the University’s current system, according to sophomore Will Record, a director and development team lead with RocLab. Read More

For those who haven’t experienced the hit of dopamine we now associate with the particular magnificent shade of green WeBWorK will flash across the screen in response to a correct answer, WeBWorK is a web-based homework system designed to provide instant feedback on a variety of problems.  Read More

watching those who have completed the course have small molecules of lava chemically bonded to each individual cell Read More

As is tradition for the University of Rochester Campus Times, I’m going to take advantage of this Spring’s first print edition to introduce myself and to update all of you on our goals for this coming semester. Read More