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Ooohh La Lu-Lu: fashion advice for a Rochester Winter
As a long time fashion obsédée and a Rochester resident for five years, I have recently decided to follow my passion and provide my fellow style lovers with ideas, trends, and creative ways to express personality through clothing. For my first “Ooohh La Lu-Lu” I have compiled a Rochester girl’s checklist for surviving the cold: […]
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Ask Estrada: Hookups, relationships, and sex toys
Should men be open to their girlfriends wanting to integrate adult toys into their sex lives? Imitation may be the most sincere form of flattery, but invention is often hailed as the more sincere form of criticism. Men often feel hesitant about this topic because they worry that the sex toys are being introduced as […]
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Food Recovery Network, feeding hungry with university leftovers
UR students love to talk about food. When the subject of dining is broached, everyone seems to have an opinion – which dining hall is the best, how they hate the lines at Starbucks, and why they love Kosher Corner Brownies. But while students never seem to tire of analyzing their dining options, rarely do […]
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Spirit Week warms up school pride
UR may be known as a school full of socially awkward students, but that won’t prevent over 1,400 students from getting lei’d this Sunday. That is, lei’d at “Get Lei’d at Beach Brunch” at Danforth, one of the many events of this year’s Spirit Week. Spirit Week was founded in 2004 by the 2007 Class […]
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RED businesses offer off-campus discounts
The College Town project has been a work in progress for five years now, with its main goal to connect the UR student body with the larger Rochester community. RED, however, a less well-known program is still struggling to gain momentum as it works to bring people a bit further from the collegiate bubble that […]
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Ask Estrada: Hookups, relationships, and threesomes
Why won’t my boyfriend perform oral? How can I push him in the right direction? Without talking to your boyfriend, I can only guess about his reasons for not visiting your downtown. It’s possible that he simply had a bad experience with a previous female partner who felt too self-conscious to enjoy it. He also […]
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Rochester’s male elite convene at historic ‘Club’
UR is home to an obscure literary club: The Pundits. Founded in 1854, the group is informally known as the Club. The group’s first meeting was held in the home of Lewis Henry Morgan. The Club’s most prolific contributor was UR President Martin Brewer Anderson; he delivered 37 papers over a period of 33 years. […]
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A crash course in dining
Featuring articles ranging in subject from culinary recipes to college life, SpoonUniversity.com began at Northwestern University in 2012 when students realized there was no resource dedicated to addressing students’ unique food and eating needs. In the past year, it has spread to other institutions, including UR. This year, sophomore Jessica Sheng decided to bring Spoon […]
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Empowering women at UR, beyond
Junior Sara Lewis and sophomore Sara Stuart, co-presidents of the Women’s Caucus, discuss the group’s mission and future. Describe the caucus’s mission in three words. Equality, consciousness, and service. [We] believes in promoting and practicing gender equality. All our members are given an equal opportunity to take on leadership positions, participate, and organize campus-wide […]
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Ask Estrada: Hookups, relationships, and the male g-spot
As a guy, I’ve heard about how amazing prostate orgasms feel. Why do I still feel ashamed for wanting to know what it feels like? If I had to guess, I would say you’re ashamed because accessing your prostate involves some invasive action in an area that most men regard as an exit. Many people […]
