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C AMPUS TIMES VOLUME 139, ORIEN T A T ION EDI T ION Serving the University of Rochester community since 1873 THURSDAY , AUGUS T 23, 2012 WELCOME, CLASS OF 2016! use up all of your declining set foot in every dorm on campus take an art class in Sage befriend an upperclassman an befriend explore the abandoned subway tunnels start a collection of free UR swag UR free of collection a start be sung to for your birthday at the Mel Use the shuttle buses to get off campus Get front row at a ramblers concert go to a Red Wings game Wings Red a to go declare your major your declare get a cupcake from Sugar Mountain Bake Shoppe TAKE A ROAD TRIP TO CANADA do research in a professor's lab relax on the beaches of Lake Ontario get brunch at the MAG the at brunch get GO A WHOLE SEMESTER WITH NO ALL-NIGHTERS enjoy an Eastman perfomance Eastman an enjoy pull an all-nighter in Gleason SEE A MOVIE AT THE LITTLE THEATRE get lost in the tunnels get a cannoli at Connections at cannoli a get EAT AT DINOSAUR BBQ DINOSAUR AT EAT take a goofy picture with Rocky with picture goofy a take Go tovisit the top highof Rush Rhees falls join a student group try one new thing a month YOUR UR ORIENTATION EXPERIENCE 2012 DESIGN BY JULIA SKLAR • PRESENTATION EDITOR Page 2 ORIENTATION Thursday August 23, 2012 INCOMIN G FR ESHMEN THURSDAY RED LIGHT/GREEN LIGHT about sex, alcohol and physical wellness to try to 11 P.M. - MIDNIGHT Free breakfast sponsored by the Rochester Center ST R ON G AUDITO R IUM earn a pizza party for your hall. FR IEL LOUN G E for Community Leadership and the Office of the AUGUST 23 Genesee Blue & Rochester Blue Come show off the knowledge that got you into Dean of Students will kick off Wilson Day. Don’t 8 - 9 P.M. SECURITY, MERT & IT UR at trivia night! forget to wear your t-shirt! TECHNOLOGY AND Genesee Blue 7 - 8 P.M. CAMPUS EXPO Yellow Dandelions & Yellow Jackets 9:10 - 10:10 P.M. HUBBELL AUDITO R IUM OTHER EVENTS: Slingshot to Success WILSON DaY 2012 9 A.M. - 4 P.M. This entertaining program will provide relevant Rochester Blue 7 - 8 P.M. (1:30 p.m. - 4 p.m., May Room), RED Vendor Fair 10 A.M. - 2:30 P.M. ROBE R T B. GOE rg EN ATHLETIC CENTE R information about combating and coping with INTE rfa ITH CH A PEL (1 - 3 p.m., Hirst Lounge), Get Involved Informa- Var IOUS LOC A TIONS Students can pick up their UR ID and campus sexual assault on campus. Yellow Dandelions 8:10 - 9:10 P.M. tion Session (4 - 5 p.m., May Room), Kickball Enjoy the company of new friends while volunteering at mailbox key, plus learn about different services HUBBELL AUDITO R IUM Tournament (11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Fauver Stadium), various non-profit organizations throughout Rochester. offered at the University. BANG-UPS AND HANG-UPS Yellow Jackets 8:10 - 9:10 P.M. A Cappella Concert (2 - 4 p.m., Interfaith Chapel, INTE rfa ITH CH A PEL PRESIDENT’S OFFICE CONVOCatiON Yellow Dandelions 8 - 9 P.M. River Level), Dance Master Class (4:30 - 6:30 HUBBELL AUDITO R IUM Learn how to protect yourself, your valuables and RECEPTION 5 - 6 P.M. p.m., Goergen Athletic Center, MAC Room) Yellow Jackets 8 - 9 P.M. your identity through engaging skits performed by 8 - 9:30 P.M. EA STM A N QU A D ra N G LE INTE rfa ITH CH A PEL UR’s improv comedy troupe In Between the Lines. DA NDELION SQ U ar E At this ceremony which marks the beginning of Genesee Blue 9:10 - 10:10 P.M. President Joel Seligman’s office will welcome the their academic careers, students will be officially MONDAY HUBBELL AUDITO R IUM GREEN EGGS AND JAM AUGUST 27 Class of 2016 with free appetizers and desserts. welcomed to the University by faculty and staff Rochester Blue 9:10 - 10:10 P.M. 9:30 P.M. - 12:30 a.m. and sign the Class of 2016 roll. INTE rfa ITH CH A PEL WILSON COMMONS ACADEMIC OPEN HOUSE UNCOMMON NIGHT Enjoy breakfast for dinner and a performance by 9 - 11:30 P.M. CaNDLELigHT CEREMONY This interactive session will help you discover the Genesee Blue 9 - 10 A.M. resources you need to get yourself out of any and No Jackets Required. Yellow Dandelions 10 - 11 A.M. OUTSIDE WILSON COMMONS 10 - 10:30 P.M. all slumps, bang-ups or hang-ups. Yellow Jackets 11 - 12 A.M. Enjoy a wide variety of entertainment such as EA STM A N QU A D ra N G LE ONE BirD, TWO BirD, Rochester Blue 12 - 1 P.M. juggling and acting, put on by a variety of UR Ensconced in candlelight, the Class of 2016 will PARTY ON THE QUAD RED BIRD, ANGRY BIRD! RUSH RHEES LIB rar Y performance groups. encircle Eastman Quad to learn about UR’s tradi- 10:15 P.M. - 1 A.M. 9:15 - 10:30 P.M. Get all of your academic questions answered by tions, symbols and history. DA NDELION SQ U ar E WILSON COMMONS PO R CH representatives from every department in the OTHER EVENTS: Community Service Fair Come dance and enjoy free pizza with your new Come play a live action version of the College. (2:30 - 3:30 p.m., outside Todd Union), 24-Hour ICE CREAM WitH THE videogame Angry Birds! Play Festival Begins (8 p.m., Todd Union) LIBrariaNS, ALUMNI AND friends from the Class of 2016! . ONLINE REgistratiON BasED ORIENtatiON OTHER EVENTS: Plant Sale - Day II (10 OTHER EVENTS: Q&A: Pre-Health Profes- ON BirtHDAY 10:30 P.M. - 12 A.M. a.m. - 4 p.m., Wilson Commons porch), In/Out sions (11 - 12 p.m., Dewey 1-101), MelioRACE Jan. 1 - April 30, 3 P.M. WEDneSDAY EA STM A N QU A D ra N G LE of Engineering Adviser Switch (8:30 - 9 a.m. (1:30 - 3:30 p.m., patio in front of Hoyt Hall), May 1 - Aug. 31, 4:15 P.M. AUGUST 29 Indulge yourself with some sweet treats & 12:30 - 1 p.m., outside Lattimore 312), Used Fraternity and Sorority Life: A Sneak Peek (3 - 4 Sept. 1 - Dec. 31, 5:30 P.M. while mingling with UR librarians, the Book Sale - Day II (10 a.m. - 7 p.m., Rush Rhees p.m., Gowen Room), How to Get an A in College Register for classes online at rochester.edu/reg- INTERNatiONAL STUDENT Orientation staff and staff from the Office of Library), Dump ’n Run (1 - 5 p.m., Dandelion (4 - 5 p.m., Morey 321), Quidditch Game (4 - 6 istrar. If you have questions during registration, ORIENtatiON Alumni Relations. Square), Music Theory Placement Tests (1 - 1:30 p.m., Zornow Field), Holy Grounds Cafe (9:15 - call or stop in to the College Center for Advising 9 A.M. - 1 P.M. p.m., Lower Strong), Math Advising (1 - 4 p.m., 11:15 p.m., Interfaith Chapel, River Level), IBTL Services or the registrar’s office inL attimore 127 MA Y ROOM OTHER EVENTS: Plant Sale - Day 1 (10 a.m. Hutchison Hall, Green Lounge), Math Q&A Ses- Show (10 p.m. - 12 a.m., Spurrier Dance Studio) between 3 and 6 p.m. A mandatory program to help acclimate all inter- - 4 p.m., Wilson Commons porch), Used Book Sale sion (1:30 - 2:30 p.m., Lower Strong Auditorium), national students to UR. - Day 1 (10 a.m. - 7 p.m., Rush Rhees Library), Q&A: Biology, Chemistry, Physics (3 - 4 p.m., OH THE THINGS YOU’ll SING Campus Walking Tours (11 a.m. and 1 p.m., Rush Hubbell Auditorium), Q&A: Math, Computer SUNDAY 10 P.M. - 12 A.M. WORD gaME NIGHT Rhees Library), Library Tours (11 a.m. and 2 p.m., AUGUST 26 Science & Engineering (4 - 5 p.m., Lander Audito- MA Y ROOM 8 - 10 P.M. Rush Rhees steps), Commuter Meet & Greet (3 - 4 rium), Cash CAB (7 - 9 p.m., outside Strong Come enjoy a night of prizes, singing and free food Hav ENS LOUN G E , WILSON COMMONS p.m., Haven’s Lounge), Dinner With Your Hall (6 - Auditorium) CELEBratE DIVERSITY to celebrate successfully registering for classes. Enjoy a night of word games sponsored by the UR 7:30 p.m., various locations) Yellow Dandelions & Yellow Jackets Writing Fellows and find out what the program 7 - 8:45 P.M. CINEMA GROUP MOVIE NIGHT has to offer. SatURDAY Genesee Blue & Rochester Blue 11 P.M. - 1 A.M. 9 - 10:45 P.M. FRIDAY AUGUST 25 ZO R NO W FIELD OTHER EVENTS: Financial Aid Lab AUGUST 24 ST R ON G AUDITO R IUM Watch a free screening of the Dr. Seuss story (9 a.m. - 4 p.m., ITS), D’Lion Blood Drive Come learn about UR’s diverse campus through UR IN CHARGE: CCAS INFO “Horton Hears a Who” with UR Cinema Group. (11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Goergen Athletic Center, PRE-MAJOR ADVISER GROUP SESSION song, dance, poetry and music. MAC Room), Sustainability Tours (11:30 MEETINGS & LUNCH Genesee Blue & Rochester Blue OTHER EVENTS: Individual Advising Meet- a.m.