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UR Tech: The Grumpy Cat
Grumpy Cat is making the rounds at Comcast’s headquarters this week. Adorned on a banner carried by a plane circling the giant ISP’s headquarters, the unhappy feline is accompanied by words celebrating the FCC’s recent ruling on net neutrality and hinting at the continuing struggle to come: “COMCAST: DON’T MESS WITH THE INTERNET. #SORRYNOTSORRY #NETNEUTRALITY.” […]
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Starbucks serves up a hot cup of service
Monday mornings are the worst. It’s always a struggle to get out of bed for your first class. You get dressed, put in your earbuds and slowly begin walking to class. On your way to the Academic Quad, you quickly realize that there’s no way you’re going to make it through the day without a […]
Foreign Focus
View from abroad: Amman, Jordan
At the University of Rochester, International Relations majors are required to study abroad for a semester and complete at least two courses taught in a modern language in order to complete their degree. Junior Noor Shah decided to fulfill this requirement by studying in Amman, Jordan, saying that she chose Jordan “specifically because of the […]
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UR Tech: Terror online
The social media use of the world’s most wanted terrorists is something of a paradox. It reflects the contradictions within jihadi fighters themselves. Foreign nationals from affluent countries such as Britain or Belgium are drawn by the promises of battle and ultraconservatism made by Islamic State (IS), but remain tied to the westernization of their […]
Sex and the CT
Jodi Says: The myth of meaningless sex
There’s this idea of “meaningless sex,” that sex can be “just” sex. But if Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake couldn’t pull it off in the 2011 romantic comedy “Friends with Benefits,” I’m pretty sure it can’t be done. The concept of meaningless sex can go hand-in-hand with hookup culture. People seem to think that they […]
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Engineers Without Borders travel to Don Juan for first assessment trip
Engineers Without Borders is a worldwide collection of 14,700 students representing 39 countries who use their knowledge of science and mathematics to improve the lives of millions of people around the world. As a top-tier engineering school, the University of Rochester has its own chapter within Engineers Without Borders. The UR team is comprised of […]
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UR Tech: The power of squee
Google’s smart car looks a bit like a marshmallow. It’s round, puffy and aggressively unaerodynamic. The lights in the front and back look like slightly crossed eyes, giving the whole car an air of comic buffoonery, despite the deeply complex hardware and algorithms that dictate its motion and steering. But despite being perhaps a bit […]
Sex and the CT
Jodi Says: Blown away with pleasure
The first step to giving a good blowjob is to desire to please your penis-possessing partner. I can’t emphasize this idea enough. There are plenty of mistaken reasons to give head. For many, oral sex seems like the natural precursor to vaginal sex. Oral sex uses an orifice of your body that wasn’t built for […]
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Student attends first European Student Conference
This past weekend, 80 undergraduate, business and law students from across Europe and the United States attended the European Student Conference (ESC) at Yale University. Among them was junior Kate Tepper, a dual-degree senior studying International Relations as well as Voice at the Eastman School of Music. Tepper was selected to attend the conference from […]
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Forbes names UR assistant professor ‘30 Under 30’ in science
In 2015, UR assistant professor Elika Bergelson earned her place on Forbes Magazine’s 30 Under 30 list in the science section, a group of 30 elite millennials who have tackled outstanding scientific accomplishments before reaching the age of 30. Bergelson graduated in 2007 from New York University with a double major in Language & Mind […]
