Madeleine Fordham

My name is Madeleine Fordham, I'm from Amherst, Massachusetts. Right now I am planning to double major in American Sign Language and theatre, with clusters in web design and British history. I also do every extracurricular activity I possibly can, including (but not limited to) ASL Club, Debate Union, TOOP, Todd Theatre, Campus Times, and Quidditch—go UR Thestrals!

mfordham@u.rochester.edu

RECENT POSTS

Adjusting to Campus in the Time of Corona

October 12, 2020

Hi friends! Welcome to the wonderful world of navigating online classes! With everything going on in the world recently, I’m mostly just so glad that people are able to…

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Cooking on Campus

February 29, 2020

As a tour guide, I get asked a lot of questions from prospective students about food – what is the food like here? How do meal plans work? Are there…

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How the Arts Help Create a Balanced Life at College

February 2, 2020

University of Rochester. Prestigious. Heavily STEM focused, with huge draws for students in engineering, business, or pre-med. But fear not. This is not a rant about humanities vs. STEM, or…

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Rare Books: An Underutilized Resource

January 13, 2020

What is Rare Books? If you haven’t spent much time exploring the vast expanses of Rush Rhees Library, you might not ever encountered it. It’s a small library, tucked away…

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Studying Abroad…for a Weekend

November 28, 2019

We all know that studying abroad, whether it be for a year, a semester, a summer, or even a holiday break, is one of the most quintessential college experiences. I’ve…

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The Joys and Challenges of Triple Majoring

October 29, 2019

The elusive triple major: feared by most, attempted by few, and almost unheard of entirely. But what does it actually mean to be a part of the few students who…

Top 5 Tips for Surviving Your First Few Weeks on Campus

September 5, 2019

If you’re a first-year student reading this, welcome to campus! This blog post was written with you (and all your worries and fears ) in mind. Both this year and…

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Extracurriculars

Debate Union: More Than Just an Extracurricular

We offer two styles of debate in the University of Rochester Debate Union (URDU): British Parliament (BP) and Policy. The main difference is that policy debate offers the opportunity to…

Spring break with Hillel in Miami

Alternative Spring Break: My Experience in Miami

Picture spring break, specifically spring break in Miami. What comes to mind? Lots of drinking, partying, beaches, and overall chaos, right? What if I were to tell you I spent…

What’s “Special” About Special Interest Housing?

As hard as it is to believe, we’re already hitting the middle of the spring semester. You know what that means—it’s time for midterms, mud, and deciding where you want…

The Weird and Wonderful World of College Sports: Quidditch

February 3, 2019

Who here loves Harry Potter? I sure do, but even if you scoff at the book series, you probably have still heard of the wizarding sport Quidditch. But Quidditch is…

Who Sells the Best Coffee on Campus? – A Blind Taste Test

December 31, 2018

Disclaimer: I am not a scientist. In fact, this experiment might be the most “science” I have done since arriving at the University of Rochester a year and a half…