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Here we are again — back to Rochester after three shimmering months of summer. Some of us are arriving for the first time, while others return for their final year. Either way, our recent days of hot summertime fun are gone. Soon, the nights will get colder and, before we know it, winter will close […]

Todd Union’s final production this semester, “The Conduct of Life” from Cuban-American playwright Maria Irene Fornés, opened last Thursday to a rapt audience. The play has been met with controversy and criticism since Fornés first published it in 1985, but was also wildly successful and won a prestigious Obie Award — given to productions premiering […]

Here is a brief list of things I love: the crunch of a salt and vinegar chip, Bananarama, creepy old movies like “Rosemary’s Baby,” and long car rides. Here is an even briefer list of things I hate: horses (like the animal) and Peeps (like the abominable candy creature). Since Easter last Sunday, I’ve been […]

I saw TOOP’s production of “Significant Other” with a friend who had just come from a bad date, which made the familiar story of college pals fumbling through relationships less on the quirky side and more on the familiar. The play, about four friends who love each other but don’t always like each other, was […]

From Buzzfeed to Broadway lighting, the first ever ToddX brought an array of alumni from the entertainment industry to Todd Union in a rapid-fire 24-hour showcase of discussions, workshops, and masterclasses. Organized by Nigel Maister, Artistic Director of the UR International Theater Program, ToddX kicked off with a panel discussion featuring five of the speakers. […]

The winner took home $15 in URos and a plastic toy microphone at the end of International Karaoke Night on Saturday. The Language Center filled up steadily throughout the two-hour show. “I’ve hosted this four or five times, but we’ve had the event since 2015,” said sophomore Kinga Flaga, one of the two hosts. “It’s […]

Chinese music, dance, and theater — both traditional and contemporary — came to Strong Auditorium during China Nite, sponsored by the Chinese Student Association, on Friday. “Lunar New Year is a time for family reunion,” one of the four hosts announced. “Although most of us aren’t able to be with our families tonight, [...] we […]

Three comedians brought the spirit of stand-up to Strong Auditorium, spitting straight humor about true things that happened to them. Read More

Xclusive Step Team, clad in leather jackets and black berets, played boisterous hosts to UR’s “Stomping Through Dimensions” local middle-and-high-school step competition in a packed Strong auditorium on Saturday afternoon. The self-proclaimed “best, most powerful, and only step team on campus,” as one member of Xclusive put it, asserted “attitude, arms, power, and precision,” while […]

Over the past week Black Students’ Union hosted their annual weeklong celebration of Kwanzaa, a Pan-African celebration that honors African unity and culture by focusing on seven core principles: Umoja (unity), Ujima (collaboration), Kujichagulia (self-determination), Ujamaa (cooperative economics), Nia (purpose), Kuumba (creativity), Imani (faith). The first event of BSU’s “For The Culture Week,” began on […]