Transitioning Back to Virtual Classes
This semester has been unlike any other. You’re probably sick of hearing that, but the University of Rochester has adapted to the situations best it can. A sense of normalcy…
Online Learning from the Other Side
At this point, most college students have had their fair share of online learning. The University of Rochester went fully online in March and currently has a combination of online…
Keep the Music Playing: The University of Rochester Pep Band
The fall 2020 semester is like nothing ever seen at the University of Rochester. The shift to hybrid classes has been difficult, but professors and students are working to make…
How to Stay Healthy in College
Every semester, about four weeks in, the entire campus gets sick. Every October and February, lecture halls are filled with the chorus of coughs and sniffles as students try to…
Take Five at Rochester: Once More, With Feeling!
For many students, choosing a major is a tough decision. Sometimes it’s the easiest choice in the world, but other times it can be difficult to pick just one thing…
How to Survive a Rochester Winter, from a Southerner
Whenever I tell people back home in Virginia that I go to the University of Rochester, their first response is always, “Wow, isn’t it cold up there?” The answer is…
Rochester Declassified: Midterm Survival Guide
It’s that time of year again: the leaves are falling, the snow is snowing, and midterm exams are lurking around every corner. No one likes exams, but they don’t have…
The Path to a Math Major
Hello everyone! My name is Nicole, and if you read the title of this post, you can probably guess what my major is. But this was not always so. I…