Narratives
humor
The Poster Sale Story: A Vignette of Rochester’s failing micro-economy
While most college students are no stranger to scrambling to make ends meet, this year’s iteration of the Fall Poster Sale has brought on a new dimension to the word “broke.” From ickle firsties eagerly spending Mommy and Daddy’s money on a lil’ something special, to upperclassmen who have spent the summer grinding away for […]
Narratives
The Order of the Idiot
Need a professor stuck in a shouting match stalemate about why we can’t just print more money for the full lecture so there’s less content on the exam? Done. Want office hours monopolized by someone not even taking the class so your lukewarm take on Kant’s lack of relatability can shine by comparison? We got you. Read More
Insomnia
Insomniacs Anonymous
“Guys, guys! We have a new member! And people say advertising our meetings around midnight was a dumb idea,” your Virgil laughs. Read More
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Confessions of a homicide-report hopeful
Am I hopeless? Is it the murder victim #70 shirt I wear? I keep it updated every week, to make sure I’m on top of everything. Besides, they leave the torso intact so it would make everything so much easier. Read More
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Browser hijacker… set me free
Sometimes I think maybe I should feel more threatened by whatever hawkish algorithm has its claws in my beloved Google Chrome. But this algorithm is less like a hawk and more like a pigeon — it really does not have the killer instinct that you’d expect of a newfangled browser-hijacker in the year of our Meliora 2021. Read More
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Crimson Geese
. I’m always so curious to know what drives people to madness — to see just exactly what it was that chimmied a man’s changas. Read More
D-Day
D-Day balloons hijacked by pirate ghost
According to historical records found in a deep, nearly forgotten corner of Rush Rhees Library, Captain Sykes was ridiculed by his piratical peers for choosing to ply fresh waters. Read More
lamps
Got lamps?
I landed on the bright idea of @URLamps, the new designated spot for all UR students’ lighting fixture content! Read More
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New quad animal reported, dubbed QuadScrat
From the Humor section: Outside, the squirrel clung tenuously to that skinny branch, jaw clamped on his acorn. Then came the wind. Rochester wind. Read More
Narratives
How alligators made an April Fool out of me
I was curious as to what was so important. As it turned out, he had a very specific query. “How do you feel about alligators?” Read More
