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UR Tech: All my vices are devices
Can hyperactive, online communication decrease your focus and impact your study productivity? It’s a normal weekday afternoon when your head snaps up from your laptop and you realize you’ve been surfing online for almost two hours straight. You didn’t spend it on anything in particular – you’ve been surfing from site to site, compulsively looking […]
Foreign Focus
Foreign Focus: Malawi immersion seminar
Although not a common tourist destination, Malawi – a small, landlocked country located in southeast Africa – is one of the most important nations to the field of anthropology. As the fourth poorest nation in the world, the local economy is reliant on agriculture, and community is a very important aspect of their social culture. […]
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Female professors increasingly offered tenure
Tenure is one of the most important distinctions for professors at any college. It offers guaranteed job security and funding for research. Originally introduced to the North American collegiate world with the intent of protecting professors with controversial research or opinions, it ensures professors the academic freedom to study and express whatever they choose. The […]
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National ‘Common Core’ standards, changing education on all levels
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS), an educational initiative for kindergarten through 12th grade designed to mandate the content taught at each level, has been adopted by New York State. New York is one of 44 states along with the District of Columbia and four territories to have implemented CCSS. Professor Jeffrey Choppin, director of […]
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In memoriam: Students share their memories of Juliette Richard
Juliette, I thought I couldn't write you this, but I know you'd have scoffed at me. You'd have said "oh, just stop being so closed off and secretive. […]
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Ooohh La Lu-Lu: Springtime fashion
Even though in Rochester the beginning of spring seems to be quite delayed this year, there is no reason for us to match the grey sky. While we wait for the weather to become warmer and the sun to come out, I have compiled a short list of “must have items” and where to find […]
Sex and the CT
Ask Chris: Making your love life a piece of cake
My boyfriend has taken to calling me muffin and cupcake, but I hate it. How do I tell him? I intend to, like bread, rise to the occasion and give you some great advice, as I have seen a very similar situation play out recently. After all, it’s the yeast I can do. Personally, I […]
Foreign Focus
Foreign Focus: Christchurch, New Zealand
New Zealand is a beautiful country full of high mountains, green hills and pristine lakes. It is one of the most picturesque countries in the world. Countless films, including “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” and all of the J.R.R. Tolkien films have been filmed in this setting. In fact, […]
UR Tech
UR Tech: Evading international internet blockades
While the news that Turkey has banned mainstream websites such as Twitter and Youtube may be a bit shocking, filtering or even wholesale blockage of the internet is fairly common on the world stage. Cuba and North Korea utilize tightly regulated internal networks, with little to zero access to outside influences, and even heavily developed […]
Foreign Focus
Foreign Focus: Athens, Greece, an exploration of study abroad experiences
Athens, Greece. As one of the world’s oldest cities and the largest in Greece, Athens is filled with beautiful temple, historical sites, picturesque beaches and streets full of shops. It’s a worthwhile and fulfilling study abroad destination because of all that it has to offer any student, domestic or international. Senior Morgan Ward studied abroad […]
