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Chafee pleased by debate performance
LAS VEGAS—A smile ran across democratic presidential candidate Lincoln Chafee’s face as he came to a bold realization: this question was for him. Debate moderator Anderson Cooper had called on the former Rhode Island governor to share his opinion on climate change at the Democratic presidential debate Tuesday night. Chafee’s face lit up; like a […]
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Professor ends class based on own watch
The clock was quickly ticking. The second hand was counting down to the nearest minute. Professor Sneebly had a decision to make. The options were clear: stop lecturing at 12:17, and let his class out early as three-forths of the students packed their bags or end class on his own terms. The decision had been […]
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A ‘New Girl’ you can’t get enough of
One of the most crucial elements of college living is to experience every aspect of it in excess. Whether it’s food, drink, studies, certain people, or certain seasons (nobody is looking forward to you, winter) we at UR know how to maximize our intake past the line of what is “healthy” or “sane.” Chief among […]
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Your freshman hall: a love story
After weeks—like, literally, weeks—of waiting, the cute boy on your hall asks you out. You know the one I mean. You’ve had your eye on him since that hall program during orientation week. The one with all of the icebreakers and free snacks? But, more importantly, the one where you found out that he, too, […]
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The coffee grind
Have you ever wanted to get a coffee in the morning without having to wait in a line that queues all the way to the Genesee River? Me neither. You may be thinking at this point, “Oh yeah. I remember having to wait outside Starbucks yesterday morning when the line was not quite to the […]
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Stressful, stressless stress: The opposite of stress
Stress: stress is stressful. That’s a given. However, have you ever thought about the converse, a life with limited stress or even no stress? The absence of stress sounds great, but is it really what it is jazzed up to be? It seems unfathomable that the absence of stress could actually create stress. The only […]
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Life lessons learned the hard way: My first job interview
I nervously knocked on the door of 2101 at a Hilton in New York City. Not hearing an immediate response, I began walking back to my makeshift window seat (kind of ridiculous, since every other room had a chair outside it) as the door swung open. A man named John introduced himself as we rounded […]
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The needs of a few
The University of Rochester is known across America, and maybe even the globe, for its amazing dining halls. The student body’s diversity is matched only by its diversity of food. There are vegan, vegetarian, kosher, halal, meat-lover and late-night munchy choices for everyone. With all of these options on campus, why is it so impossible […]
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A tale for all ages
This may not be true for everyone, but the majority of people I’ve talked to have understood the situation. Remember in nursery school, or even kindergarten when you were asked the all-important question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I remember it like it was yesterday. I was sitting at my […]
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Greece drops Euro to adopt URos
Narrowly avoiding default on its most recent debt, it is rumored that Greece has decided it is in the country’s best interest to search for a new currency. The remaining countries in the Eurozone are quite pleased, calling this event the “Grexit.”An official from Germany who has requested to remain anonymous stated, “We are delighted […]