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An Ever Better Weekend

October 28, 2015

My weekend started out slow; I devoted Thursday night to completing the majority of my homework for the weekend. However, Meliora Weekend quickly blossomed into one of my favorite weekends…

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My Summer as an Urban Fellow

August 27, 2015

As I set out for a semester abroad, my summer has officially come to an end. But oh, what a wonderful summer it was—full to the brim with engaging learning…

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Vocational Bliss: My Summer Internship at Writers & Books

August 17, 2015

I fell in love with Writers & Books the moment I stepped foot onto 740 University Avenue. Located in the heart of Rochester’s Neighborhood of the Arts, the building is…

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Kicking Off a Summer in Rochester

June 23, 2015

It’s now been over a month since I finished finals and summer 2015 is in full swing. After a couple stressful weeks of studying and paper writing, I headed back…

Campus

UR Hosts IB World Student Conference This Summer!

March 30, 2015

The University of Rochester is thrilled to be one of two global hosts for the 2015 International Baccalaureate World Student Conference (IBWSC), held on campus August 2–8. And in a world of…

Campus

Halloween at Rochester

November 5, 2014

Hello my dear students! Welcome to the class I call "UR 201: Happy Halloween!" Fall is always one of my favorite seasons in Rochester and celebrating Halloween at Rochester is…

Academics

Free Lessons at Eastman

October 29, 2014

One of the many reasons why I was so attracted to the University of Rochester was actually because of one of its schools, the Eastman School of Music. As a…

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5 Reasons to Love Rachacha!

October 21, 2014

Six or so weeks into the fall semester, we students get to bask in the glory of a four-day weekend known as fall break. We’ve soldiered through enough papers, exams,…

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2014 Fringe Festival: “Can’t Miss” Comes to Rochester

October 6, 2014

The 2014 First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival just finished, and I am beyond thrilled, enamored, exhausted, jovial, and pleading for more. I cannot wait until next year. The Fringe Festival…

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The Pleasure of the Public Market

September 29, 2014

Happy fall, y'all! It's getting cooler outside, leaves are changing colors, and Starbucks has been purveying pumpkin spice lattes for weeks now! As you settle in to the school year,…

Campus

Year Two: Crossing Off the Bucket List

September 17, 2014

I’ve been back in Rochester just about a month and I couldn’t be more pleased with the current state of affairs—weekend treks off campus, evenings cooking my own food in…

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Rochester: The Ideal Home-Base for an Epic Road Trip Summer

August 5, 2014

Rochester makes a convenient home base for the adventure-ready road-trip warrior. Since I’m from the West Coast originally (never being east of Montana!), this whole side of the country is…