When fall rolls in, and the temperatures cool down, spending time outdoors becomes even more enjoyable. No more sunburns, no more sweating, and no more humidity. It’s not time to go inside just yet. Now is your chance to throw on a light jacket, and do things it was too hot to do just a […]
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Global studies
By the time you graduated from high school, you’d probably been sitting next to the same classmates since freshman year, middle school, or even elementary school. By now, you’re ready to get out of that bubble and meet new people. That is one of the most exciting things about college. You get to meet people […]
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FOOD: Summer’s exclusive festival foods
Rochester’s summer will be filled with places to see, events to attend, and perhaps most importantly, food to eat. From now until September, there is a festival to be found nearly every weekend. Some of these festivals have amusement park rides, some have works of art for sale, but they all have one delicious thing […]
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Fabo Collabo 2013
In January 2012, several of Rochester’s leading dance groups came together to create a collaborative performance known as Fabo Collabo. Geomantics Dance Theater, the Bill Evans Dance Company, FuturPointe Dance, BIODANCE, and Push Physical Theatre shared the Geva Nextstage. Now, Fabo Collabo is back, but in a very different way. This year, it is more […]
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The young and the restless
To some people, networking is a dirty word. It brings to mind a bunch of rich men in suits getting together to drink scotch and hire each others’ nephews. The word is intimidating. There is an idea that networking is for people who are already successful, who know the big wigs, or who were born […]
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CALENDAR: Fall Special Events Guide
Summer may be over, but it’s not time to head indoors yet. Rochester has plenty of events to keep you busy through the fall. In fact, there are so many that we couldn’t possibly fit them all in one place. This listing of events — running roughly through the holidays — will get you started, […]
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OUTDOORS: Fall flavors
Fall always creeps in slowly. First it’s a couple of red leaves here, some cool breezes there. And before you know it, the crisp days and beautiful colors are here to stay. Well, for a couple of months anyway. Fall goes as quickly as it arrives. The leaves on the trees get most of the […]
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STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE ’12: Off-campus fun
You’re finally in college. You’ve gotten a taste of that independence you’ve been craving your entire teenaged life. Feels good, huh? Well, most of the time it does. Sometimes all the stress of college exams, being away from home, and making new friends makes you wish you were a kid again. While City Newspaper hasn’t […]
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STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE ’12: Food and Entertainment
I remember my first week at college, when the dining hall seemed like some heavenly, endless supply of food I could just pick up and eat at any time. That feeling didn’t last. Or, rather, it was replaced by a stomach ache after a few weeks of sundaes, pancakes, and grilled-cheese sandwiches. It’s inevitable: at […]
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STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE ’12: Advice for freshmen
Go to your professors’ office hours. They may seem scary at first, but most of your professors actually do want to talk to you. Make relationships with them now so you can go to them later for letters of recommendation, a fellowship, or an independent study. Rent your textbooks. No matter what you’re studying, textbook […]
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STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE ’11: The Rochester Quiz
Welcome to college in Rochester! Every town has its own quirks, and Rochester is no exception. We could help you out with something boring like a map or a fact sheet, but we decided to have some fun. This quiz will test you on everything that is worth knowing about Rochester. If you get them […]
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STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE ’11: Cheap fun in Rochester
Congratulations, you are now a college student! But that also probably means you’re a broke college student. You just cleaned out your bank account to pay for all of that stuff for your dorm room, you just bought those insanely expensive textbooks, and you probably coughed up about $50 for a college hoodie. You really […]
