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We work together across disciplines to ask big questions, solve pressing challenges, and shape whatʼs next.  \nExplore more at  \n[rochester.edu/wonder](rochester.edu/wonder)  \nEver Wonder. Ever Better.  \nSIGHTS 01  \nOh, What a Night  \nOneof the University of Rochester’s most beloved traditions gotafresh burst of energy as more than 1,300 first-year and transfer students gathered in August for the annual Candlelight Ceremony. This year featured the debut of the Jersey Release Party, with each new student receiving a personalized baseball jersey. They enjoyed icecream and danced to beats played by Vice President for Student Life (and resident DJ) John Blackshear. As night fell, asea of LED candles flickered to life, reflecting the spirit, pride, and connection that define the URochester community.  \n—Jim Mandelaro  \n2 » ROCHESTER REVIEW  \nSIGHTS 02  \nFloat Like a Butterfly  \nFor years, teams of mechanical engineering students would design, build, and race drillpowered go-karts across the Eastman and Wilson Quadrangles for their senior design capstone projects. But this year Professor Christopher Muir issued a new challenge—create hovercrafts powered by leaf blowers that can glide over flat surfaces. On Design Day, a crowd in the Goergen Athletic Center cheered on mechanical engineering student Ian Yao ’25 from Team Alligator as he competed against Team Crocodile. The race ended in a dead heat.—Luke Auburn  \nSIGHTS 03  \nSetting the Stage  \nA new comprehensive campaign got off to arousing start at Meliora  \nWeekend. ForEver Better, which aims to raise $1.75 billion while amplifying alumni and community engagement, celebrated its official launch with a moving performance by Assistant Professor YooJin Jang. Playing the Eastman School of Music’s prized 1714 Stradivarius—gifted to the school in 1957—Jang performed Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, Op. 8, No. 4,“Winter”with an Eastman student string chamber ensemble. Watch the performance [at uofr.us/stradivarius](at uofr.us/stradivarius).  \n—Tama Miyake Lung  \n6 » ROCHESTER REVIEW  \nFor a world fueled by collaboration.  \nThe challenges facing our world rarely fit neatly into one discipline. At the University of Rochester, collaboration drives discovery. Our size empowers us to work across boundaries—to unite thinkers, creators, and innovators who see connections where others see limits. Building on more than 175 years of progress, we turn curiosity into discovery, and discovery into solutions.  \nJoin us in a campaign for the next century.  \n[everbetter.rochester.edu](everbetter.rochester.edu)  \nCANCER  \nFUSION  \nDATA OPTICS  \nAGING MENTAL HEALTH  \nECONOMICS","cbCaiaxsSYoCexgy","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiaxsSYoCexgy","pdf",17511172,108,"English","# SIGHTS 01\n## Oh, What a Night\n# SIGHTS 02\n## Float Like a Butterfly\n# SIGHTS 03\n## Setting the Stage\n# Campus and Campaign Themes\n## For a world fueled by collaboration","[{\"question\":\"What happens during SIGHTS 01 (Oh, What a Night)?\",\"answer\":\"More than 1,300 first-year and transfer students gather for the annual Candlelight Ceremony, with a Jersey Release Party and a night-time scene created by LED candles. 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