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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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UR student writes book on rise of college costs
When he received his sophomore year financial aid package, Kevin Connell reacted as many UR students do, with shock and dismay at his lesser package. Unlike many University of Rochester students, however, Connell decided to start asking questions. Why was the bill so high? How could college costs be rising so quickly? Were other students […]
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UR Tech: Biolife
The creature exploring the floors of the OpenWorm project might not seem world-changing. After all, it doesn’t do a whole lot. Poke it in the nose, and it recoils. Tell it that there’s food up ahead, and it rushes forward. When it bumps into a wall, it turns. In fact, its behavior is nearly identical […]
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Jodi Says: The Porn Supremacy
Porn is normal. It’s efficient, it doesn’t require a partner and it’s hot. People love porn, and in this Internet age, it’s so accessible that for many if not most people, the ideas of porn and masturbation are tightly bound together. But what if we rewind even just three decades before Rule 34? (For those […]
