budgeting
The ABCs of (Off-Campus) Groceries
Take it from a rising Take Five: URochester’s dining plans have improved plenty over the past couple of years. But that doesn’t mean they encompass all student needs — whether that be allergen restrictions, finding internationally sourced ingredients, or accommodating general preferences. So, when you eventually get tired of Douglass, Danforth, and the Pit, here’s a list of locally-based grocery stores to try, all within walking or shuttle distance. Read More
Astrology
Your Welcome Week Horoscope
Starting college can honestly be quite stressful, particularly when you’re walking into a white-walled plain-floored dorm room and starting things anew. Read More
clubs
How to Survive College Watchlist
If you are waiting on classes to start and are hankering for a movie that will help you romanticize an ever-changing and stressful period, here are some movie recommendations for you. Read More
construction
Tunnel Closures on Campus This Fall
Sections of River Campus’ pedestrian tunnel system will be closed this fall as the University continues repair work on its underground utility tunnels. Read More
electronic music
Albums to Start College With
Here are five albums that I’ve handpicked to help you through this adjustment period. I recommend these albums to anyone, not just first-years, as they’re all great records, but I think they will strike a certain chord with you first-years especially. Enjoy! Read More
Orientation
Apps
The apps you need to survive URochester
If you somehow managed to make it through Welcome Week with fewer than 100 pieces of paper, under 30 new stickers, and fewer than three new apps, you might not know what I’m talking about. Read More
advice
Your path will find you: advice from Commencement speaker Jeannine Shao Collins
In anticipation of 2026’s graduation ceremony, the Campus Times conducted an interview with upcoming Commencement speaker Jeannine Shao Collins ’86. Collins, who earned a bachelor's degree in economics from URochester, currently works as the Chief Client Officer at Kargo: a multiplatform advertising and media company. Read More
Features
cultural identity
SADACA hosts annual Dinner for Peace
President and senior Mennatallah “Mennah” Mohamed shared that this dinner was a “time to highlight how Arab culture is so interconnected.” Read More
Commencement
Graduated early, but not gone yet: what life looks like for Rochester’s early graduates
For graduated senior Helen Jackson, who hadn’t been able to go home for breaks for the past two years, these last few months have been a much-needed break. “I’m moving halfway across the country in July for my PhD program, so I probably won’t be able to come home very often after this,” she said. Read More
Commencement
Becoming Senior Week: a century of graduation traditions at URochester
URochester’s annual Senior Week always features a full lineup of celebrations for the graduates leading up to Commencement. The contemporary week-long fun is deeply embedded in the history of URochester culture, even though Senior Week and Commencement traditions have changed dramatically over time. Read More
