Archives - Sam Passanisi
Eastman
Tony Bennett ever better with time
Up on stage, Bennett looks and sounds like an elder statesman of jazz, as essential today as he was back then.
UR Joking
Security commission recommends arming Seligman
“We’re hoping this will really cut down on underage drinking on campus.”
Race
Blackout event showcases minority groups
Former BSU president Shelly Clements '88 delivered the keynote address to the audience.
Culture
‘Stranger Things’ scares up some nostalgia
It's the kind of show with a superficially tidy premise, easily described in a neat two or three sentences.
Wegmans Hall
Construction on campus breaks new ground
Even as students celebrated the end of classes and packed up to go on vacation, administrators, Facilities workers, and external contractors ramped up for a full summer of work.
Internships
The art of the rejection email
In the process of applying to summer programs, I was given a brisk refresher in the timeless art of the rejection email.
Rochester Life
Germs in the Genesee
In a 2012 study released by the Environment America Research and Policy Center, the Genesee was named the thirty-second most polluted body of water in America, by amount of toxic chemicals discharged into the water.
Science & Research
A lang of thrones
If you’re a big fan of “Game of Thrones,” you’ve probably seen all the episodes and read all the books. If you’re a really big fan, you might own some memorabilia and know the characters’ backstories. But are you really a true fan if you don’t speak Dothraki, or at the very least High Valyrian?
UR Joking
SA president Grant Dever gets a haircut
Look, sometimes things change and there isn’t anything you can do about it.
UR History
Dead or alive? A recap of living alumni ratio
All alumni from classes earlier than 1936 can be safely assumed to be dead, given that a surviving UR alumnus from this era would be over 100 years old.