STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE ’08: Greek life guide
BY JESSICA BAKEMAN Frat boys and sorority sisters. To American teens, those phrases probably evoke images of young guys guzzling endless cups of beer and out-of-control young women who just want to party.            But be wary when approaching the Greek life scene with pop-culture-based preconceptions. Monica Smalls, University of Rochester’s director of fraternity and…
STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE ’08: College legends
BY JESSICA BAKEMAN The ghosts of SUNY Brockport In 1888, Edward B. Rowley fell through a wooden plank placed over a cistern containing almost eight feet of water in the Brockport Normal School — a building on the spot where Brockport’s Hartwell Hall now stands. The BrockportRepublic, the local newspaper at the time, reported that…
STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE ’08: Money
BY KATHY LALUK OK, freshman. You’ve made it to college. Gone are the days when report cards, newsletters, and class schedules get mailed to your parents instead of you. Now, the envelope that comes is yours to cherish, and the five- or six-figure tuition bill sitting inside is your responsibility.            It’s a harsh reality…
STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE ’08: Digital music guide
BY KATHY LALUK More and more things are becoming extinct everyday. Some of the most recent victims include CDs, cassettes, and records. We’re the millennial generation. We’ve gone digital — and so has our music.            Since the birth of Napster around the turn of the century, music downloads have become the center of attention…
STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE ’08: How to network
BY JESSICA BAKEMAN Face it: we are the tech generation. And if you think you have a million uses for the internet now, just wait until you’re a full-blown college student, knee deep in class work and the prospects of the coming weekend’s party scene.            You can utilize the internet in your search for…
STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE ’08: Surviving without a car
BY JESSICA BAKEMAN Having a car is a luxury most of us take for granted. But now that you’re a poor college student, perhaps in a new town and alone for the first time in your life, that luxury is probably a distant memory. For all of you new to Rochester — or to the…
STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE ’08: Rochester vegeterian guide
BY KATHY LALUK Eat, drink, and be merry. Now that you’re off in the college world, dining halls will help you rediscover how much fun meals with friends can be. And though you may know who’s sitting at your table, you may not know what’s sitting on your plate. Mom and Dad’s home cooking isn’t…
STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE ’08: Introduction
A whole new world High school is over. Whether it was great, or it sucked, or it just…was, it’s in the past, and you’ve got your whole future ahead of you. Excited? You should be. The next four years (or more, depending on your degree) are poised to be some of the most challenging, rewarding,…
STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE ’08: Pulling an all-nighter
No sleep tonight BY KATHY LALUK You’ve just started school, but mid-terms will be here before you know it. Freshmen, prepare to feel stress like never before. Here’s a guide to the perfect cram session, from locations to brain food to caffeine options. Location, location, location There are dozens of fantastic coffeehouses located throughout Rochester;…
STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE ’08: Rochester Factoids
“Drink, ” a vending machine at RIT, is operated with internet credit accounts instead of coin money. WeBringFood, a company about a half mile from RIT, delivers food from local restaurants and hotels. 60 percent of Fisher students come from Catholic backgrounds. As part of an old tradition, students at UR used to ceremonially bury…
