Humanities at Meliora Weekend: MEL Talks
by Sara Kowalski, Class of 2017, Humanities Fellow The humanities imbued the fifth annual MEL Talks at Meliora Weekend this year. The MEL Talks are a series of research presentations…
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My Evening Downtown
Rochester Fringe Festival Last month, my friends and I attended an event hosted by the Rochester Fringe Festival. The festival is one of the most highly attended fringe festivals in the United States,…
8 Things I’ve Learned in My First Month at Rochester
Going to college can be a pretty unnerving experience because of all the uncertainty that accompanies it. I remember having trouble sleeping the night before I left home because I didn’t…
The Exciting Transition of Senior Year: What I’m Looking Forward To
It may just be a side effect of the severe jet lag I’ve been feeling since leaving Canberra, Australia, to travel all the way back to my hometown in Ohio,…
Top Five Favorite Social Programs on Campus
When I first came to college, I was worried that as a biomedical engineering major from India, I would never have the time or motivation to go out and socialize.…
Top Five Freshman Year Memories
It’s summer, and I’m really sad to say that my first year at the University of Rochester has come to an end (it took me a while to acknowledge this fact).…
A Semester in Door Tags, Part 2
Read Part 1! Spring semester has come to an end, and as I am preparing to move out of my freshman dorm, I can’t help but to mull over my…
First-Year Housing: Ins And Outs
For the first two years of college at Rochester, you are required to stay on campus. As a first year, this is either in one of the four buildings on…
The EcoRep Sustainability Life
After reading the above title, you may wonder, “What’s an EcoRep?” We are a group of enthusiastic freshmen who work toward promoting a sustainable lifestyle in the residence halls. As…
5 Things To Do Before Coming To College
To all those who recently got their acceptance letters, congratulations! You might be wondering, “What do I do now that I’ve been accepted to the most awesome university ever?” No…