As you all know, it’s application season! You must be wondering if Rochester is the right fit for you and application deadlines are getting closer every day.  Around this time,…

Pictured above: UR Habitat members in October 2022 at the build site for the home they cosponsored. Credit: Flower City Habitat Do you enjoy volunteering in your community? And do…

Like many other students in the class of 2020, I initially struggled to adjust to university life. Orientation and most first-year events were moved online due to COVID, and all…

Three years ago, when I first walked across the River Campus (I know, I’m old). One of the first things I heard about the city of Rochester was, “Don’t go…

With commencement right around the corner, I decided to ask some of my lovely senior friends to share their advice for incoming students. Since I’m sure that many incoming Yellowjackets…

  By: Ben Lapidus ’22 Let’s start off with a somewhat concerning caveat – I am not an expert in making friends. In fact, I would consider myself to be…

By: Lila Balistrieri ’22 My name is Lila Balistrieri and I’m a senior from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania double-majoring in English on the Language, Media, and Communication track and Anthropology with a…

Resident Assistant? Residential Advisor? No matter what you call it, your RA (actually referred to as a Resident Advisor) at the University of Rochester is someone to get to know.…

Rush Rhees Library (Aug. 2021)   During my senior year of high school, I was often unsure about how to evaluate colleges I was interested in. Although each person will…

In 1850, the University of Rochester was founded by a convention of Baptists. Presently, the University of Rochester is home to the River Campus, the School of Medicine and Dentistry,…