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Lilac Festival
May 13 - Senior week is full of fun events UR has planned out, but it also conveniently it also coincides with one of the cities best festivals. The Lilac Festival is one of the most well known events Rochester has to offer as people come from near and far to take part in the festivities. Upon arrival you walk into dozens of set up shops selling everything from soap, to jewelry, to clothing. As... Read more

D-Day 2012: In Review
May 5 - A popular UR Meme popped up last week that showed a comical, yet painfully accurate description of this years D-Day. It was an undated but clearly older photo, showing many people milling around Eastman quadrangle, with an impressive carnival setting in the background and people participating in tame, yet playfully mischievous activities that were known to accompany our campuses’... Read more

O.A.R. Cancels D-Day Show
Apr 25 - O.A.R. has canceled their Dandelion Day show due to a family emergency. It has been rumored that Childish Gambino was the other choice, but in fact Jacks Mannequin will now be the band headling D-Day.   Many Students are dissapointed in the way that this years D-Day celebrations have been planned.  This year the day has been moven to a Friday instead of Saturday which poses... Read more

River Footbridge: Linking the 19th ward to Phase
Apr 21 - As we have all seen over the past couple months the new building in between Towers isn’t the only construction going on around this side of campus.  Trucks and construction workers have also been surrounding the area, building a footbridge.  The bridge is being built as part of the plan to revitalize the riverfront.  The engineer in charge of the project, Thomas Hack... Read more

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Calling All Writers!
Like to write?  Want to show off your skills?  Want a great resume builder?  Then write for Her Campus Rochester!  If you have any interest in writing next year PLEASE e-mail me at hilaryrosenthal@hercampus.com! Read more...

The First of Many Goodbyes
So this will be my last HerCampus blog post... well, ever. I started writing for the online magazine when its U of R branch started up, so this is a bit of a bittersweet entry to write. The end of my HerCampus “career” is one of the many things that’s beginning to make my... Read more...

Hungry for more: On the Hunger Games
So, I have to admit, I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I agreed to see the midnight showing of the hunger games. I had not read any of the books, I had no idea what the movie was about; I don’t think I had even seen the movie trailer, but hey… I’m always up for... Read more...

My Campus Celebrity

Fabricant Sportsmanship Award Winner: Allison Beardsley

When did you start playing field hockey? I quit cheerleading to become a field hockey player in the 8th grade- best decision I ever made! Did you always want to play field hockey in college?...

New SA President Roshal Patel
What is your Student Government experience? Besides being President of the Susan B. Anthony Hall Council freshman year, and Vice-President of the 2013 class council these past two years, this year...

Former VSAAC President Josh Richards
What activities are you involved in on campus?  I was president of VSAAC (Varsity Student Athlete Advisory Committee and member of the Men's Soccer Team.   What made you want to be...