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NHI-LDZ Youth Legislative Session

Hello world! Today I post about the National Hispanic Institute's Lorenzo de Zavala Youth Legislative program which I had the pleasure to run sound for. During this program, current high…

Summer Video Blog

Hey everyone, I just wanted to check-in during the summer to give you a little information about a few new developments at the U of R during the last semester.…

Dear Freshmen

Most high school students think their identity crisis is going to end once they're in college, but the confusion actually lingers. You have to choose your major, decide where you're…

Is It Really Over?

It's the end of June, so the good news is I'm officially done with all academic commitments for the semester! I'm a senior! (wait… is this good news?!) The bad…

Extracurriculars

How to Make Your Own Storyboard

Late night. My desk is a mess right now. I've been working on a storyboard for about a week. Most service fellowships these days ask for a short video in…

Summer ‘Oh Twelve!’

It's well above 100 degrees, with the sun shining down on me fiercely as I sit outside on my balcony writing my first blog post of the 2012 summer! Yes,…

For Luke

As a kid, one of my favorite movies was Harriet the Spy, and, to this day, I still heed an important tenet I picked up from the protagonist: “I learn…

Careers and Outcomes

Internships in Argentina

Even though I’m so glad I studied abroad in Argentina, there was one definite downside. As I’ve said in previous posts, my arrival date was February 27, and I won’t…

Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership

Recently I had the opportunity to interact with a youth leadership program at the University of Rochester. The program, Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY), is one of many great examples…

Extracurriculars

Summer Volunteer: English Zone

I'm back in Korea for summer vacation. It's my last summer break before graduating from the University of Rochester, so I decided to take it easy and focus on enjoying…

About Me

Hey, all! I'm Nick Benjamin, and I'll be occupying this little bit of Internet for a while. I'm currently studying mathematics and economics at the University of Rochester, am gainfully…

The Rochester Bucket List

I have a really quick question for the readers out there: Does anyone have a solid handle on how time works? If so, could you please explain it to me?…