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UR Tech
Microsoft, Apple, Google, oh my!
When you heard about the unveiling of Apple’s iPad, you were probably thinking, “Gee, I wish there were more of these computer/tablet hybrids out there. Why don’t more companies make them?” Well, this week, Google has answered your pleas. In addition to Microsoft’s Surface series and Apple’s iPad Pro, we now have Google’s Pixel C. […]
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What to do during Fall break
Fall break is coming up, and there’s an air of excitement around campus as we all count down to our days off. Lots of students are planning to use the time to travel back home and spend time with their family, but lots more are opting to stay on campus. If you’re one of them, […]
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‘Scrambled eggs’ and academic freedom
The only time “the scrambled eggs hit the fan,” according to then-UR Provost and acting president McCrea Hazlett, was in 1962, when Monroe County District Attorney John J. Conway, Jr. requested that all county libraries and bookstores remove Henry Miller’s “Tropic of Cancer” from their bookshelves. This naturally included the University of Rochester’s Rush Rhees […]
Sex and the CT
Sex and the CT: Alphabet soup
After being at the University of Rochester for a few years now, we have noticed something that is less than fly. A large portion of the student body is not hip to the true definitions of the many various sexualities and gender identities/expressions that are present in this here world. We’re talking about that big […]
Foreign Focus
Learning to dance in New Delhi
The motivation to study abroad is a simple one: visit another country, experience another culture. The extent of how much a student immerses themselves is up to them, but no one goes abroad to live like a Rochesterian. One popular location to study abroad is India. The drastically different—yet gorgeous—culture attracts many a student to […]
UR Tech
Driving forward in technology
Technology plays a large role in the lives of so many, and every day we prove that it has endless applications. One application that has been booming lately is in the automotive industry. It is within most of our lifetimes that specialized computers were added to cars to manage air intake, the ratio of air […]
UR Tech
UR Tech: Apple event unveils new tech toys
Apple announced the year’s new iPhone on Wednesday, Sept. 9. Lucky for consumers (and Apple’s bank accounts), they went far and beyond the new iPhone. We got a neat look at some revamps of current products and an introduction to some fresh innovations that promise an exciting year for technology. One exciting unveiling was the […]
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Tapingo allows students to tap and go
You may have heard the name “Tapingo” around campus recently. But what exactly is it? Tapingo is an app recently brought onto campus in partnership with Dining Services that allows customers to order food and drinks, pre-pay using Declining, URos or a credit card and pick up their order at the counter of participating dining […]
Sex and the CT
Jodi says: Tips for freshmen
Welcome to college, freshmen! I’d like to take some time to feed you some of my infinite wisdom. 1. I’ll start here: no one has infinite wisdom. Friends and upperclassmen will give you lots of advice, but you don’t have to listen to it all. And, sometimes, you still have to learn it for yourself. […]
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What every freshman should do in autumn
If you’re a freshman, you may hear during your first year at UR that there’s “nothing to do in Rochester.” To those of you who were looking forward to some off-campus life, that may come as a disappointment. However, the following list (as well as the photos plastered all over the walls of Danforth Dining […]
