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5 things I wish I knew as a first-year student

January 15, 2023

Going to college immediately after graduating high school is tough– time flies by, and before you know it, it’s time to leave your family & friends behind. As a first-year,…

View of the Sage Art Center, a one story square building with tall glass windows.

A Day in the Life of a Studio Art Major

January 10, 2023

8:15 a.m. My alarm goes off and I immediately roll out of bed because I purposefully put my phone out of my reach to force myself to actually get up…

How I Knew Rochester Was Right For Me

November 22, 2022

Deciding which college is right for you can be tough. There are several different factors to consider; what size of school, what the focus of that school is, what programs…

6 Tips To Stay Organized

November 8, 2022

Busy schedules, deadlines one after another, social commitments… These are just some of the things that I have to train myself to stay on top of as a college student.…

Why Rochester?

November 1, 2022

As you all know, it’s application season! You must be wondering if Rochester is the right fit for you and application deadlines are getting closer every day. Around this time,…

Getting Campus Support

October 18, 2022

College is hard, especially in a new environment and possibly a new city. Even though the University of Rochester is not that big, it’s a significant transition from high school.…

Finding Your Way in the Humanities Maze

September 27, 2022

If you have taken any time looking at the University of Rochester’s humanities departments you’ll see that there are several different areas of study. Full of programs, professors, libraries, even…

Finding Your Humanities Community at a “STEM School”

September 20, 2022

Maybe you are a person entirely engrossed in history and you can’t stop visiting museums. Maybe the class “Science, Magic, and the Occult” sounded appealing to you. Maybe you wanted…

Archaeology in Bermuda

September 8, 2022

This past summer I traveled to Bermuda and worked as a research assistant on an archeological dig run by the University of Rochester’s History Department. I, along with several University…

Humanities Outside the Classroom

Sophomore year I lived in Douglass Leadership House (DLH). A group and house I was sure at the time everyone knew about, until I actually left it. When I discovered…

City of Rochester

Journeys into the 19th Ward

Three years ago, when I first walked across the River Campus (I know, I’m old). One of the first things I heard about the city of Rochester was, “Don’t go…

My Experience as a Handler Scholar at the University of Rochester

By: Lila Balistrieri ’22 My name is Lila Balistrieri and I’m a senior from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania double-majoring in English on the Language, Media, and Communication track and Anthropology with a…