If the University of Rochester decided to determine its Mount Rushmore of collections, the William Henry Seward Papers would be a strong candidate, if not a shoo-in. That’s because it’s as exhaustive as it is extensive.

When the Taliban gained power in Afghanistan around 1996, they reinstated ancient laws that infringed on the rights of Afghani women. As soon as a year later, Congresswoman Louise Slaughter began working to “highlight the horrible plight of women” under the Taliban regime.

After graduating from the University of Alberta with a B.S. in psychology, Lorraine Porcello watched all her friends dive into their careers. Several years later, she was still trying to figure out where to begin her own. Having discovered a knack for teaching, she began looking within the education field, where she came across the opening for “Library Assistant IV” in Rush Rhees Library at the University of Rochester.

Rainy days and a dip in the average temperature have most of the University of Rochester community settling into a more hygge lifestyle. Hot drinks. Blankets. Fleece-lined clothing. Choosing “Play without asking again” when Netflix asks if anyone’s still watching.

Ever wanted to create your own elaborate contraption to perform a simple task in the most extra way? Studio X is here to help! In this workshop, we will use Unity, a real-time creation platform used for video games, animations, AR/VR projects, and more to create the Rube Goldberg machine of your dreams. Unity is the engine behind all kinds of experiences such as Pokémon Go, Beat Saber, and the new Lion King movie.

Based on a true story, the film Just Mercy opens in 1987. A Black man (Jamie Foxx), having just finished a day of logging, is driving home on a densely wooded back road in Monroe County, Alabama. As Martha Reeves and the Vandellas’ “Ode to Billie Joe” comes through his truck’s speakers, the man, previously washed out by the night’s darkness, becomes more and more visible.

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Point of view: You’re a college student attending a university in a country where the primary language is not your first language. You have pockets of free time that you would like to spend reading something other than a textbook. You have access to newspapers from home, but you want a break from the real world. You need fiction. You search the library’s collection and discover a smallish assortment of materials that reminds you of diner coffee—it’s fine, but you want it to be better.

Summer is now a full week behind us. While some Rochesterians are still mourning the loss of warm weather as they pack away their flip flops and close their swimming pools, others are celebrating the return of cardigans and apple picking. A similar transition has occurred on the University of Rochester’s River Campus: Hard Hat Summer has given way to Hot Library Fall.

Earlier this year, a team of University of Rochester historians took a closer look at Frances Adeline Seward, wife to William Henry Seward, secretary of state to Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson.