academics
Winter and summer sessions can’t just go on, business as usual
UR has chosen to allow expensive tuition to be a barrier, making winter session practically irrelevant for students on any sort of financial aid. Read More
COVID-19
Mother nature is sending us a message, or worse, a warning
While we’re home during this pandemic, we have plenty of time to reflect on our actions. Read More
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Super Bowl halftime show is dangerously sensual
Let’s transform the halftime performance to entertainment that doesn’t promote sex, tight clothing, and pornography. Read More
Basketball
Kobe left his mark on a generation of athletes
Kobe Bryant is gone, but his legacy lives in the hearts and minds of those who watched him play. Read More
Basketball
Cannon shows early promise in Basketball
Eric Cannon proves his worth through skill and commitment in his first season for Men's Varsity Basketball. Read More
first-years
Not all UR dorms are created equal
Students at UR tend to prioritize AC, hot water, or a soft-serve ice cream machine over whether a dorm will offer them a residential community. Read More
busy
Take “busy” off the pedestal
We are worsening our routines and encouraging others to do the same. We’ve internalized the idea that more work leads to more success. Read More
Halloween
Review of Nightmare Manor
The heavy iron doors were ice-cold and seized up my hands completely. My friends and I followed the eerie dark path to the ticket booth. We were buying tickets for Nightmare Manor, Rochester’s 3/4 of a mile long indoor haunted house, located in South Town Plaza on West Henrietta Road. The fare was not cheap: […]
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Facebook and the future of democracy
On Oct. 5, the Politics and Markets Project hosted the “Facebook and the Future of Democracy” event as part of their initiative to encourage dialogue within the UR community about controversial topics. David Primo, associate professor of political science and business administration at UR and organizer of the event, opened with welcoming remarks and introduced […]
Op-Eds
Mt. Hope cemetery review
We are outnumbered by the dead. In Mt. Hope Cemetery alone there are more dead people than living ones in the city of Rochester. Susan B. Anthony, Frederick Douglass, and our city’s namesake Nathaniel Rochester are among the 350,000 interred in this cemetery. (The 2017 census puts Rochester’s living population at roughly 208,000). A historic […]
