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Engineering Socials: Flying Pumpkins and A Cappella Groups

November 30, 2012

Pumpkins catapulted and blasted into the sky, a game of Tetris used bananas as control pads, a cappella groups sang all-time classics. It certainly doesn't sound like an average meeting…

Diversity

Thanksgiving Break Through the Years!

November 30, 2012

College in the United States has introduced me to a beautiful new culture and its amazing traditions—one of them being Thanksgiving. Come early November, the college campus is buzzing with…

Diversity

Some Cultural Surprises

November 28, 2012

Before coming to study at Rochester, I used to think that I had a pretty accurate idea of what life in the U.S. is like. The vast majority of people…

Diversity

Les Jardins d’ Elysée (Gardens of Elysium)

November 28, 2012

Greetings from Paris, France! In celebrating “Thanksgiving,” the French have put up Christmas lights and decors on most of the streets. Reasonably so, Thanksgiving is not a French tradition, and…

Academics

Choosing Your School: 4 Factors to Consider and How Rochester Excels

November 20, 2012

When I was applying to schools, I primarily looked for a couple major factors, and looking back, I didn't even fully understand their significance. In this blog post I'm going…

Dining

Study Abroad: Practically Royal

October 22, 2012

It's been almost two months into the fall semester and things have gotten quite interesting in France, where I am doing a semester abroad with the IES Business and International…

Campus

Rochester Bhangra!

October 17, 2012

At the University of Rochester, one of my major activities is being a member of the University of Rochester Bhangra Team, a dance group that focuses on the traditional Indian…

Diversity

Mic Check: One, Two

October 17, 2012

Hi! I’m Wojciech (Wojtek) Sip, a current freshmen from Poznań, Poland. Teaching people how to pronounce my name turned out to be my primary hobby and preoccupation since I came…

Admissions

Get to Know Alap Patel!

September 19, 2012

Hey, everyone! My name's Alap Patel and I'm currently a sophomore at the University of Rochester, one of the best universities in New York! I hope this blog will give…

Diversity

Gangnam Style Flashmob at U of R !

September 18, 2012

Picture taken by Anthony Wan, Class of 2013. You can check out more 'Gangnam Style @ U of R' pictures here. River campus had its very own Gangnam Style flashmob…

Campus

A Nice Summer

September 12, 2012

Hello there, Welcome to what promises to be an eventful semester. It is great to experience a little bit of a campus whose liveliness stems from the activities of its…

Academics

Picture Perfect: International Student Move-in Day!

September 5, 2012

A bright sunny day on the 22nd of August, 2012 in Rochester, NY . . . The campus was abuzz (quite literally with all the bees around!) with excitement to…