University of Rochester student Marissa Balanon-Rosen paints a piano with area youth in Pulaski Park in Rochester, NY August 8, 2013, as part of her “Pianos for Peace” project. // photo by J. Adam Fenster / University of Rochester



Flirting with your hiring managers

If you’d allow me the pleasure of gracing the hallowed halls of your esteemed company, it would endear me greatly.

Whatever happened to the dormitories of yesteryear?

Two images come to mind: One is of cinder block-walled rooms hidden behind brutalist edifices, and the other is of air-conditioned suites bathed in natural light.

Christmas has gone too far

People should look to other cultures to learn the truth of the cliche that holidays are about more than just gifts.