John Walker, employee at the Wegmans in Pittsford, uses an electric chainsaw to carve away an ice sculpture of The Cat in the Hat. He and co-worker Jeff Lunney created the sculpture as part of the winter festivities at Roger J. Robach Community Center, located at Ontario Beach. Other ice sculptures, as well as a chili cookoff, a live band and the Lake Plunge, where people leaped into the below freezing waters of Lake Ontario, were all part of last Saturday’s events.



Community, carnivals, and campus culture: UR traditions

The University of Rochester hosts a wealth of playful school traditions that have shaped the undergraduate experience since its establishment in 1850.

A reality in fiction: the problem of representation

Oftentimes, rather than embracing femininity as part of who they are, these characters only retain traditionally masculine traits.

5 students banned from campus for Gaza solidarity encampment

UR has been banning community members from campus since November for on-campus protests, but the first bans for current students were issued this weekend.