Garth Fagan first became affiliated with the SUNY College at Brockport Department of Dance in 1970 when he began teaching a course called “Dance for the Disadvantaged” —a course for students with no prior dance experience. Fagan had just given up performing as principal dancer and choreographer with the Dance Theatre of Detroit and was […]
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Film Review: “At Berkeley”
Worlds away from the beer bongs and hazing rituals typically associated with films about college life, Fred Wiseman’s sprawling “At Berkeley” immerses us in life at one of the country’s most renowned public institutes of higher learning. Utilizing his strictly observational style (it’s refreshing in the current climate of documentary features that too often tell […]
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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 ’12: Education
I first came in contact with that daunting, incomprehensible piece of paper in elementary school. The vast combinations of letters and numbers seemed like a language I would never decode. Over the years, I encountered it again and again in the form of charts, posters, and projector slides. But no matter how I looked at […]
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STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE ’12: Introduction
I was never a math major, but if my calculations are correct,
18-year-olds starting their freshman year at college this fall were born in or around 1994. Which means you whippersnappers might not fully appreciate the super-cool concept for the cover of this Student Survival Guide, because you weren’t alive for any of the 1980’s. Which means I feel sad for you. So for your first college assignment, I task you with (legally) downloading music by Duran Duran, The Go-Gos, Culture Club, Erasure, and their contemporaries. You will thank me later.
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NEWS BLOG: A downtown campus, from MCC’s perspective
This is a corrected version of this story. While student safety is the narrative the media has cottoned to, it’s just one element driving MCC’s proposed move to the Kodak campus on State Street. Emeterio Otero, the college’s executive dean, and MCC spokesperson Cynthia Cooper took us on a tour of the Sibley building — […]
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STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE ’10: Where to take your parents
BY JESSE HANUS There will probably be at least one weekend during your college life when you set aside regular responsibilities, work, parties, and really any chance of spending time you’re your friends, because your parents are coming to visit. The goal for the weekend is to show your loving family around the city without […]
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STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE ’09: Studying abroad
BY KATHY LALUK It was time. I had spent nearly four months studying abroad in London, but the day had finally come to return home. My bags were packed, weighed and measured to airline standards (after a bit of difficulty with the conversion from kilos to pounds). My flat had been cleaned — twice — […]
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STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE ’09: College fast facts
Campusfood.com lets students from UR, RIT, Naz, Fisher, and MCC order food from local restaurants online for dorm delivery. Deaf and hard-of-hearing students make up 10 percent of RIT’s population. UR’s mascot, a yellowjacket, was named “URBee” until last year, when students voted to call it “Rocky.” Naz sports teams compete in the Empire 8 […]
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STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE ’09: Cool classes
BY KATHY LALUK One of the best things about being in college is meeting new and interesting people. Getting to know your fellow students is essential to your college social life, but what a lot of students forget is that professors can be just as cool as their peers. That’s why we’ve searched the local […]
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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 […]
