Archives - Sanghamitra Subba
ROC Players
Day in the Life: ROC Players member
Dominique Neveu is a junior majoring in Creative Writing and Psychology. She recently was in the company for “Merrily We Roll Along,” the newest production by UR’s student-run musical theater group, ROC Players.
culture
Festivals and FOMO: International student edition
As an international student, being away from home means being disconnected from cultural traditions. And in all honesty, I don’t know how to do a better job of keeping up to date with everything.
barcelona
Day in the Life: A Business Analytics Major Studying Abroad
Junior Fernanda Sesto is a Business Analytics major studying abroad at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, specifically at ESCI-UPF (Escuela Superior de Comercio Internacional) in Barcelona, Spain.
black barber
UR Alum’s app brings barbers to POC students at PWIs
“There was always someplace that we could go to and just congregate and get things off our chest. [...] That's how the barbershop [became] a cultural institution.”
Boar's Head
From the Archives: Boar’s Head was once a men’s only festivity
The dinner originated in the Men’s College of UR almost 90 years ago and was exclusively for male students, even after River Campus became co-educational and the female students moved from the Prince Street Women’s College.
Boar's Head Dinner
UR students attend the 86th annual Boar’s Head Dinner
On Thursday, Dec. 2, Feldman Ballroom transformed into an English great hall for a couple of hours for the 86th annual Boar’s Head Dinner.
Ed Observers
Adjusting to the new normal is harder than it looks
We are expected to carry on with our classes and everything else like we didn’t just experience a pandemic in the first place.
premature birth rates
UR Medicine study links redlining in Rochester to premature birth rates
“This is further evidence of the influence of a legacy of structural racism on the disproportionate burden of adverse pregnancy outcomes for Black women in the U.S.,” Hollenbach said in an article published in URMC news.
rochester
Tentative agreement reached between union workers, UR and Strong Memorial Hospital, members to vote next week
On Oct. 29, 1,800 service workers at UR and Strong Memorial Hospital reached a two-year tentative agreement with employers after…
athletics
UR Student startup hopes to use biotech to improve client’s athletic performance
After working for several biotech companies to develop biomechanics to help athletes achieve peak performance, Krishnan decided to start his own - Liquid Sportslab. Whilst trying to launch his company, Krishnan also juggled STEM courses, being the president of Psi Upsilon, research, internships, TA positions, and being a pitcher on the UR Varsity Baseball team.
