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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 […]
Sex and the CT
Ask Estrada: Hookups, relationships, and great expectations
My boyfriend’s penis is only 2.5 inches long. I’m used to longer penises than this, but I love him so much I don’t want him to know he’s so small. Is there any way I can fix this and make my sex life more pleasurable? I’m not sure whether the “2.5 inches long” refers to […]
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Osteria Rocco, Italian Cuisine: A Review
On Monroe Avenue, there lies a small, quaint, and classic Italian restaurant: Osteria Rocco. I walked in on a Tuesday night, and, to my dismay, found out that I needed a reservation. On a Tuesday night! So before my next visit, I made the reservation two weeks in advance, and here’s what I have to […]
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Airplane disasters bring legislative change
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which took off on March 8 from Beijing Capital International Airport, has now been missing for over two weeks. To our current knowledge, the plane went down with its 227 passengers somewhere in the southern Indian Ocean, killing everyone onboard. Although none of the information is certain, this theory seems to […]
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Students Helping Honduras: Making an impact locally and abroad
I make my way down to the first floor of Wilson Commons with junior Vanessa Cedarbaum. We approach a table where freshman Ellen Kim and junior Caroline Cheung sit, selling cupcakes to raise funds for their next service trip. All three girls – along with 16 other UR students – spent their spring break in […]
UR Tech
UR Tech: The future of virtual reality
About a week ago, one of my cohorts in a virtual reality (VR) project called me aside in the lab to show me a special piece of equipment that had just arrived for our project. After a dramatic pause, I opened the door to our workshop area and was greeted by the simple, angular, black […]
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Confessions of an ITS Employee
Ever wondered what it’s like to work at ITS? Freshman and Help Desk Assistant Ilya Dyskin shares his experience. What are your basic duties as an ITS employee? As an ITS employee, my duties usually consist of sitting at the desk, helping people with minor computer problems, mostly fixing issues with WiFi, and filling the […]
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Websites help students organize studying
Two heads are better than one, and when studying for exams, this statement is especially true. In fact, peer learning is positively correlated with success in the classroom. Often, students might find it difficult to connect with others in their classes for the purpose of creating study groups. Two online services, Cooplearn and Finals With […]
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Walking in circles: Brothers catch attention of student body
Dragging my right leg beside me in a large circle in the snow and wobbling back and forth like a penguin, my lungs clenched in the cold air I was panting in. My fingers, ears, and thighs felt like frozen Laffy Taffy, and I wondered if my hot chocolate, buried in the knee-deep snow several […]
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How to spend your St. Patrick’s Day
This week has been a long one, and spring break is clearly on all of our minds. While constantly worrying about midterms and planning for break, there may be one thing that slipped your memory: St. Patrick’s Day. It falls on March 17, the Monday that classes resume, and although we may all be dreading […]
