Who says there is nothing to do off campus in Rochester? Being a local Rochesterian, I can tell you that there are plenty of activities going on all the time…

Study abroad gets more unreal every day—am I actually getting credit for this, or is it just a vacation in disguise? Of course, I am taking four classes and have…

  My brother Mustafa visited me over the weekend; he came with his friend D to see me. We went to see a movie, and when we came back, I…

Every Thursday morning from January through March, at the far-too-early-for-many-college-students hour of 7:00 a.m. (a two full hours before the earliest classes even start), a group of UR students can…

In the past ten days I have: Spent about 60 hours traveling by bus around Argentina:     Been at the border of three countries: Gone on a boat ride under…

The University of Rochester has plenty of housing options on campus, and residental life is expanding. There is a new building being constructed, complete with air conditioning and carpeting! With…

Around campus, there are now unexpected pockets of delicious, free food, and the upperclassmen know what that means—don’t we, guys? The admitted students are arriving one by one to check…

Ever since I arrived in Buenos Aires, I have been asked at least a few times each day where I'm from. (For those of you who speak Spanish, in Argentina…

by Jason Buitrago For the first time ever in American history, the U.S. Census revealed that 30% of adults older than 25 had a college degree. Slightly over a decade…

It seems like UR and I really have opposite schedules this semester. Everyone on campus has been in classes for two months; I've been relaxing. I finally started classes yesterday,…