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Jodi Says: Oxytocin, love potion number nine

Oxytocin is a chemical affectionately referred to as “the love hormone.” However, that title is a bit misleading: it’s not…

UR Tech: That ‘one weird trick’ behind flashy headlines

This week’s column was supposed to be on technological telepathy. A few weeks back there was a story in the…

Men Opposed to Violence Everywhere: A new initiative for gender equality

On a cloudy Sunday afternoon, the Sigma Phi Epsilon house is almost empty. On the porch sits a gaggle of…

At People’s Climate March, Rochester students rally for a sustainable future

Walking side-by-side down Central Park West, UR students joined nearly 400,000 others from across the globe in New York City…

Jodi Says: The Five-Year Plan

I am an adult, but only barely. I’m old enough to have sex and make responsible decisions, but let’s be…

UR Tech: Why tech secrets aren’t really secrets

Last week’s Apple press conference seemed like a guarded trove of secrets. Sessions for the conference were given teasing names…

Checklist for a semester abroad

Last semester, I studied Italian language and culture in the beautiful, bustling city of Rome, Italy with the Institute for…

Voices from inside the “hotel dorm”

For the past several weeks, the ongoing construction at Brooks Crossing has forced its residents into Staybridge Suites and the…

Urban Fellows strives for community and individual excellence

While most students like to spend their summers relaxing, catching up on sleep, or working at a job, a dedicated…

UR FOOT: Starting out the year on a high point

In 2008, a group of UR Outing Club members came up with the idea of doing an orientation trip for…