Culture
A Cappella
A cappella groups fundraise for clean water with Engineers Without Borders
UR Engineers Without Borders put on their fifth-annual benefit concert this past Saturday, Oct. 20, featuring performances by UR a cappella groups, to raise funds for its fifth annual trip to the Dominican Republic. The club will use the funds to return to Don Juan in January, where the members work to implement water filtration. […]
Magic
Rubik’s Cube magician gives interactive performance in May Room
Magician Steven Brundage appeared before a small group of UR students, orchestrating an interactive performance by inviting students on stage and engaging directly with the audience’s unconventionally critical behavior. Brundage showcased his most famous tricks involving Rubik’s Cubes and playing cards. The show, which took place in the May Room on Thursday, Oct.18, began with […]
A Star Is Born
Not Vanilla: The emotional effects of media
Reader, let me warn you before you journey further into this article — if you haven’t seen “A Star is Born” and you don’t want anything to be spoiled, stop reading now. Okay, so the rest of you have now tacitly complied to have the ending of “A Star is Born” spoiled for you: if […]
comedy
Nasim Pedrad brings unique, uneven comedy to Meliora Weekend
SNL alum Nasim Pedrad performed an altogether unusual (and slightly lopsided) hour of comedy in Goergen Athletic Center on Saturday. Unlike many visiting comedians, Pedrad did not come with an opener. Instead, Pedrad was introduced by a video of the comedian impersonating Aziz Ansari, followed by a minute of, for some reason, the theme song […]
history
Biographer Ron Chernow offers history and advice at Mel Weekend
Pulitzer-winning biographer Ron Chernow imparted historical perspective and life advice this past Mel Weekend, painting an unconventional but compelling portrait of Ulysses S. Grant along the way. Chernow is known for works on George Washington and Alexander Hamilton — the latter inspiring Lin-Manuel Miranda’s smash-hit musical, on which Chernow served as historical consultant. He visited […]
"Gone Missing"
‘Gone Missing’ is frustrating and authentic
I’ve never found the topic of loss to be a pleasant one. Yet — while it was sometimes frustratingly confusing — I thoroughly enjoyed the Todd production of “Gone Missing.” The musical, based on a set of interviews by the Civilians, a New York City theater troupe, tells stories of loss, ranging from rings, to […]
Norm MacDonald
CT Recommends: Norm Macdonald
Norm Macdonald once said, “I always told everybody the perfect joke would be one where the setup and punchline were identical.” You might know Macdonald from his time on “SNL” from 1993 to 1998, including his three years as “Weekend Update” host. You might recognize his voice as that of Death on “Family Guy” or […]
Music
Our brain, language, music and how they all connect
I have always been fascinated by the ways in which music affects the brain in general But recently, I’ve begun to ask: how does it affect language? Growing up, my parents’ taste in music was very diverse, especially in regards to language. I was raised listening to Spanish, French, Italian, Greek, Turkish, Arabic, German, and […]
Pink Martini
Eclectic and electric: Pink Martini at Eastman
I was one of about five people my age at the Pink Martini concert at Eastman on Friday, so it was cool. I didn’t know anyone, so I was on a date with myself. I must have looked pretty sad, because the people at the box office let me in for free. (I’ll take it.) […]
Eastman
With Photography Tour, UR Photography Club explores city
When sophomore Elissa Moy was planning UR Photography Club’s Rochester Photography Tour, she took inspiration from her weekly bus rides to Eastman for violin lessons. Moy, the secretary of UR Photography Club, noticed landmarks on the bus ride that she thought would be worth photographing — some wall art on University Avenue, for example. Using […]