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Today's guest post is written by Serra Sevenler, Class of 2015.   The annual City of Rochester’s Gay Pride Weekend was held July 19–21 this year. Organized by the Genesee Valley…

Hello all! It has been a while since I have been in the blogosphere, but I assure you, I have been quite busy utilizing my time productively this summer. I…

Earlier this month, The Institute of Optics organized the first edition of the Photon Camp, a one-week program designed for rising high school seniors to get an overview of the…

Buying toothpaste never seemed like it had the potential to be a horrendously overwhelming experience. That is, until I tried doing it fewer than twenty-four hours after coming back from…

This July will be my third year teaching "Imagining and Managing Your Future." I am very excited to be once again in the classroom for two weeks with high school students…

In my last post, I mentioned a characteristic visual feature of the American college campus: sports apparel. I want to elaborate a little on the subject of student fashion habits…

I've been off blogging for a little while, but what better way to come back to it than with a post about what makes me the happiest: being continuously on…

As mentioned a few blog posts ago, sports might be one of the defining features of the American cultural landscape whose significance can be a little surprising to a foreigner.…

When I was originally posting on the Class of 2016 Facebook group, I wasn’t planning on looking for a roommate. I wanted to let fate decide where and with whom…

Because of our open curriculum, many students at Rochester have the time and ability to study abroad. There are programs across the world that are geared toward specific majors and…