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Following D-Day example, University professor tries to bag the huzz
Rattled by Pope Francis’ death, 89-year-old University professor Ben Dover decided the only way to find peace was to watch this year’s D-Day performer, Ferg. He later recounted to the CT that this was a great decision, as he quickly got over his grief when he “saw the huzz.” “In my old age, I just […]
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Community, carnivals, and campus culture: UR traditions
The University of Rochester hosts a wealth of playful school traditions that have shaped the undergraduate experience since its establishment in 1850. Read More
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D-Day has improved significantly since last year, students say
"Editors note: These articles were originally published on Tuesday April 26, 2022 in the last print edition of the spring 2022. Due to a technological issue these were not published online at the time." UR’s Springfest tradition, Dandelion Day, or better known by students as D-Day, has improved since last year, according to students. Sophomore […]
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Dandelion Day sucked, students say
"D-Day is cursed, but at least I made a friend while freezing to death,” sophomore Jerome Daniels said. Read More
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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
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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 […]
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Choose Your Own Adventure: D-Day!
Your buddy Xander slides you a scrap of tin foil. Inside is either a tiny blotter of LSD or the corner of a Forever stamp of Mr. Incredible. What do you do? Read More
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Tinashe and Princess Nokia radiate strength
"Dandelion Day" and "empowering" are two phrases you might not normally use in the same sentence, but with Tinashe’s and Princess Nokia’s D-Day performances, things changed. Although different in musical style and content, Tinashe and Nokia offered performances steeped in a shared feminine power. As her lone drummer boomed along with the speakers’ bass and […]
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UR used to serve beer on campus. What happened?
Before 1984, Yellowjacket Day — as Yellowjacket Weekendwas then only a one-day event — served alcohol, a Campus Times story from that year reported. The University gave away free beer. Read More
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D-Day outdoes D-Day
"It was quiet until 8:00 a.m., when a distant rumble suddenly became an overwhelming earthquake and a barrage of students seized the area.” Sound like 1945? It was actually last Friday. Read More
