Culture
Musicals
OBOC saves boring first act with an exciting second
“Sex is good, but I’d rather be sailing.” When soloist and senior Tom Yi sang those words from the song “I’d Rather Be Sailing/Set Those Sails,” the crowd erupted into laughter. It was the seventh song of Off Broadway on Campus’ (OBOC) Fall revue: “Hello My Name Is OBOC.” It also happened to be my […]
take care of yourself
Not Vanilla: What is self-care?
As college students, we are bombarded with a lot of messaging — about managing our mental health, eating right, and not stressing too much. Through this type of messaging, I was introduced to the concept of “self-care.” I initially thought self-care was just about buying bath bombs and sweet-smelling soaps from Lush. But in my […]
CT Recommends
CT Recommends: Penguin’s Isle
Raising cats and dogs is just too mainstream, which is why you should instead build your own penguin habitat. Remember those simulation games you used to play when you were younger, like “Tamagotchi” and “Nintendogs?” “Penguin’s Isle” is exactly one of those incremental phone games where you don’t have to put too much effort in […]
African American Studies
AAS professor Tinsely visits UR, speaks on black femme revolution
Last Monday, the typically black office chairs in the Humanities Center were stitched with sayings like “here to stay,” “evolve your mind,” “let’s be angry,” and “we are here” in colorful thread. The room was ready for a presentation by Omise’eke Natasha Tinsely. Tinsely, a professor of African American studies at USC Santa Barbara, visited […]
Eastman
Marsalis inspires at Kodak Hall
One of my favorite ways to hype up Rochester is by complimenting its live music scene. It’s fantastic on the small scale — the Bug Jar and other local venues host terrific local musicians and amazing student groups — but there’s no reminder quite like a concert at Kodak Hall that you, UR student, have […]
CSA
CSA holds annual singing competition
Chinese Students’ Association (CSA) held a singing competition this Saturday. Called the Voice of Rochester, it gave students the opportunity to showcase their talents in what is, according to the event coordinator David Sun, an annual tradition for CSA. The show opened with the eight competitors singing a song they had been since the semifinals. […]
The Jenny
Learning to eat in America
I don’t know how I’m supposed to feel about what I eat. Sometimes, as a thought experiment, I try to imagine what I would do if I didn't live in America. If I instead lived somewhere where I didn’t have to worry what other people thought about how I looked. But I can’t really imagine […]
Domestic Violence
From victim to hero, Lucila Matos’ story showcased
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and Lucila Matos has chosen to share her story with the public. First the victim of tragedy, Matos has been an anti-domestic violence activist for more than eight years. She organizes Rochester’s annual Walk Against Domestic Violence and is highly involved at the Willow Domestic Violence Centre as […]
Culture
Actor, UR grad, grandfather Robert Forster dies at 78
The letter openers are about nine inches long, smooth, silvery, shaped a bit like a hockey stick, and if you look into one, you see your stretched-out reflection. Robert Forster, famous for his work in films like “Jackie Brown,” “Medium Cool,” and “The Descendents” had a closet full of them that he would give to […]
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: […]