Opinions
meliora
A guide to Zen: Study space edition
As an ancient ward of the University (also known as a Take Five Scholar), I have completed my journey towards academic nirvana. Days melt into nights, nights melt into frat parties, and frat parties melt into Mt. Hope Diner runs, yet I remain enlightened in all walks of my River Campus life. And here, within […]
internship
Unpaid internships aren’t always worth it
Internships are great. You get to put real work experience on your resume, have a resource when you need a recommendation letter, and sometimes even earn some cash to help pay off your student loans. Being honest, the most important point is that extra cash. But what about the much more common unpaid internship? Is […]
academics
Dear bushy tailed, wide-eyed, overachieving fresher
My first semester at UR was a shitshow — unbalanced, sleep-deprived, anxious, and toxic. Don’t get me wrong: I collected some funny stories, almost exclusively between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. I made friends, engaged in meaningful extracurriculars, took great classes, saw “The Matrix,” found mentors, lived as an open and proud queer Asian woman […]
air conditioning
How to beat the heat when you’re stuck in a dorm room
A lot of people complain about Rochester’s winters, but in my opinion, the summer months are far worse. When it gets cold, even polar vortex cold, you can always put on more layers. In the winter, heavy coats, long underwear, ski masks, or even goggles can become necessities outside the tunnels. When it gets hot, […]
Campus Times
Reaching our potential
There’s a lot to celebrate at CT, but much more work needs to be done on outreach. Read More
Mental Health
Dealing with mental illness in college
Editor's Note (01/03/20): The writer's name has been removed from this piece, as they were still struggling with mental illness at the time of its submission. It was a Thursday afternoon in creative writing seminar when I wrote, “we’re all time travelers. Jesus split himself into billions of pieces to live inside of our souls. […]
D-Day
D-Day: 2019’s Fyre Festival?
Bright and early at 8 a.m. on Dandelion Day, UR’s Student Programming Board posted a list of expectations for students on their Facebook page — keep your ID on you, no visible intoxication. If only we could have known what to expect from them — a rollercoaster ride of changing event times and an inability […]
Hairline
Dealing with growth, change, and a receding hairline
Change is one of the inevitabilities of life, and how we deal with it defines how we live it. I realized what this meant in my sophomore year of high school. It’s 7 a.m., bright and early. A regular dreadful start to another fall day. I drag myself out of bed, “excited” to go to […]
Peeps
My overwhelming dislike for Peeps
Here is a brief list of things I love: the crunch of a salt and vinegar chip, Bananarama, creepy old movies like “Rosemary’s Baby,” and long car rides. Here is an even briefer list of things I hate: horses (like the animal) and Peeps (like the abominable candy creature). Since Easter last Sunday, I’ve been […]
clothing
‘Gender-neutral’ doesn’t mean ‘gay’
Some people have questioned my gender identity and sexual orientation because of the way I dress. I wear quite a bunch of men’s clothing — shirts, sweaters, and a coat. The first time that I bought men’s clothing was with my dad, browsing around the men’s section at a GAP store. I picked up the […]
