Tagged - advice

Senior year… can hardly believe it

It’s scary getting older. It’s even scarier closing a chapter of your life. Read More

Help! My Upstairs Neighbors are having Fun

About that Irish step dance class… oof. That’s “totes not chill,” as I’m sure you and your hip friends have often put it. No hat, or something.  Read More

Four indoor activities to combat the Rochester winter blues

I hope this list inspires you to go out and do something fun in Rochester this winter!  Read More

Five outdoor activities to combat the Rochester winter blues

Take some time this semester to explore one (or more!) of my many winter activity suggestions in and around Rochester. Read More

Ask Riley: Hello and welcome!

Everyone needs help from time to time. Yet, not everyone has someone they can turn to for guidance. What I’d like is for people to feel heard and understood. I want them to know that there are other people out there who may be just as confused as they are. Read More

Liv on the Edge: Liv’s guide to cleaning your room

To help others who may be struggling with this conundrum — my fellow Sisyphuses — I have compiled a list of ways to get started. Read More

A caged rat’s guide to surviving social distancing

Wow, man. This is something almost none of us could have foreseen. Okay, there was definitely someone who called it a week early, and they should definitely tell me their bets for the Kentucky Derby when it’s finally back on. But I went on record saying “[UR] would never do something like that; I don’t […]

It’s okay to change your mind

You’re never wasting time when you’re doing what you love. Read More

UR Snapshots Vol. 2: The First-Years

“I’ve recently received the advice not to use AP credits in all the classes that I can, and I did not follow any of it.” Read More

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 […]