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UR Tech: Why tech secrets aren’t really secrets
Last week’s Apple press conference seemed like a guarded trove of secrets. Sessions for the conference were given teasing names like “We Have To Keep This Quiet Still” and “Bet You Can’t Wait To Know,” while normally regular press releases were kept on lockdown. The Hype Machine was primed, whipping Apple’s user base and shareholders […]
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Checklist for a semester abroad
Last semester, I studied Italian language and culture in the beautiful, bustling city of Rome, Italy with the Institute for the International Education of Students (IES Abroad). While my adventure abroad officially began in February, my preparation for life in the Eternal City began more than a year before. It is no surprise that a […]
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Voices from inside the “hotel dorm”
For the past several weeks, the ongoing construction at Brooks Crossing has forced its residents into Staybridge Suites and the Radisson Hotel Rochester downtown, giving them a rougher-than-usual start to the school year. Senior Clint Cantwell, a Brooks Crossing resident currently living at the Radisson, initially expected to spend only five or six days living […]
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Urban Fellows strives for community and individual excellence
While most students like to spend their summers relaxing, catching up on sleep, or working at a job, a dedicated group of UR students choose to stay back in Rochester and dedicate their time to serving the city. These students, as a part of the ten-week summer UR Urban Fellows Program, work with community-based organizations […]
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UR FOOT: Starting out the year on a high point
In 2008, a group of UR Outing Club members came up with the idea of doing an orientation trip for freshmen--a few days of outdoor adventure with their new peers before settling into college life. Determined to make their idea a reality, the group became a branch of the Outing Club and eventually evolved into […]
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Student Leaders Turn on Charm to Entice New Members
Year after year, Yellowjacket Weekend kicks off the school year with the Friday afternoon Activities Fair in Dandelion Square. Clubs and organizations representing a wide range of interests come together, showcasing their most unique qualities and personalities as a way to inspire new students to join them. From club sports like lacrosse and tennis, to […]
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UR Tech: 3D Pizza
3D printers are amazing things. You walk into a lab, plug in a flash drive with a bit of software, and an object that would have taken professional fabricators weeks to build appears in 30 minutes. The process can be mesmerizing to watch, seeing your virtual design woven into reality layer by layer, the tiniest […]
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Where in the World?
This year, UR has over 340 international freshmen, the most it has ever had. Here are a few snapshots of this year's freshman class. LESLIE KAZE Kigali, Rawanda An ambitious student with a passion for health research and helping others, Kaze was immediately attracted to UR’s high standing as a top research institution. Although she […]
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Politics and Markets Project, enriching political discourse on campus
What do Income Inequality, Wall Street Loans, and Obamacare all have in common? If you said the letter O, you’re right, but that’s not the answer I was looking for. These topics have all been, or will be, discussed as part of the University’s new Politics and Markets project. According to Political Science department Professor […]
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Three tips for everyday debating
In class discussions or even with close friends, differences in opinion come up. When this happens, a debate is almost sure to follow. We have all been present when a discussion gets far too heated and out of hand. But how can you actually win one of these arguments? How can you disagree with someone’s […]
