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The Astronomy Club is designed for anyone with an interest in astronomy, be it observational astronomy, or just a desire to ponder the big questions of the cosmos. The club aims to make good use of university facilities such as the Mees Observatory to give everyone an opportunity to experience the night sky in a new way. The club also utilizes its own array of telescopes on campus and promotes naked eye stargazing.

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How active is the sun right now? http://spaceweather.com/

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AIR aims to educate U of R students about aviation and expose them to unique aerodynamic experiences.

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Access to up-close and in-person aviation experiences.

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Provide a space for students to explore their love of baking and expand their knowledge in the kitchen. Give a creative outlet to those who need a break from the fast moving pace of the academic rigor of the UofR, especially for those without access to baking supplies or a kitchen. Meet people with similar interests and bond over the love of baking as well as introduce people to other cultures.

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Our club's mission is to promote the education, observation, and appreciation of wildlife with a focus on birds and related conservation efforts. Through fun activities that involve birding around the state and community outreach, our club will provide an open and inclusive atmosphere that will allow all members of the campus community to engage with the natural world that surrounds them.

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Our organization strives to provide a space for students to discuss and explore their love of reading.

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The purpose of Cards Club is to engage the campus community in all activities and games regarding
the usage of playing cards. Cards Club will strive to accomplish this by creating an enjoyable,
inclusive environment for all participants to engage with one another, regardless of prior
experiences or knowledge.

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To provide an opportunity for students and faculty to play chess (...) at both casual and competitive level.

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Comics exists to foster an appreciation and understanding of comics of all time periods and cultures in addition to supporting the creation and publication of new comics. We seek to provide a place that supports comics creators, facilitates community among comics readers, and brings the medium of comics into the public eye. In doing so, we hope to bring together a diverse community of comic enthusiasts across the University of Rochester, the Eastman School of Music campuses, and the Greater Rochester Community.

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We strive to strengthen the art community on the University of Rochester campus by providing an equipped studio space and conducting various activities inside and outside of the studio.

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Free Studio Time!
All inclusive art supplies!
Free Entrance to Club Event!

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UR Makers is an interdisciplinary group focused bringing together engineering and the arts in a variety of fun and educative projects. Weekly meetings held in Rettner's MakerSpace.

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The UR Pep Band is an ensemble composed of students from the UR River Campus and Eastman School who are dedicated to supporting student athletes and integrating music with athletics and student activities. We perform at home football and basketball games throughout the fall and winter. In addition, the pep band will appear at other campus events and perform at the request of various outside agencies throughout the greater Rochester metropolitan area.

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Pep band is a great organization for musicians of all skill levels. What we lack in talent we make up for in enthusiasm. Our club offers a great opportunity to continue playing your instrument in a low pressure environment. We are a tight knit group of friends and we love meeting new people and gaining new members! We are also inclusive of all instruments, seriously. In addition to rehearsals and performances, our club also holds social events including movie nights, a super bowl party, and a "formal" in the spring.

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Pet Rock Sketch Comedy aims to provide an opportunity for students to explore, write, and perform completely student-run (and hopefully hilarious) sketch comedy for the entire University of Rochester Community. Through this club, we hope to create a space where people can expand their comedy knowledge, try out new forms of collaboration, and perform their own jokes for their friends in semester showcases.

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UR Photography is a club for all students interested in photography to learn, create, critique and share images. We welcome photographers of all skill levels and provide them with photography equipment, a diverse range of events to practice taking pictures, and the opportunity to socialize and learn from other photographers.

UR Photography's squad of experienced photographers is available to take pictures at your event! If you are an organization and want to hire us for event photos, please contact us at our email below.

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Rochester Rangoli, a Bollywood performance group, strives to explore the culture of South Asian countries through dance! This all-embracing dance form bridges the gap between Eastern and Western styles. We hope to provide our members with an inclusive and judgement free environment where students of all levels of experience can learn Bollywood dance segments. Our group aims to cater to busy schedules of most UR students by allowing flexibility and fun study breaks.

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How do I join?
Join us at our weekly practices:
Sundays: 7PM - 9PM at O'Brien Dance Studio
Tuesdays: 9PM - 11PM at O'Brien Dance Studio
Thursdays: 7:30PM - 9:30PM at O'Brien Dance Studio

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Every semester we hold a showcase for all our dancers to present all our songs for the semester! On top of that, we perform at many events on campus and work with other groups on campus.

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ROCTalks aims to make unique voices heard through changing the sphere of public speaking and speaking louder for issues and ideas that we are passionate about, to the university’s diverse audience and the rest of the modern world.

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Our mission is to foster a vibrant community of coffee enthusiasts dedicated to exploring the rich tapestry of local coffee culture in the Rochester area. We provide a welcoming space for members to savor diverse coffee offerings, embrace the city's unique character, and forge lasting connections.

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The goal of the University of Rochester Simulation Gaming Association is to provide University of Rochester students and members of the Rochester community with an open community for the discussion and furthering of interests in simulation gaming, tabletop gaming, and derivative activities— including, but not limited to, board gaming, tabletop roleplaying, and trading/collectable card games – conducting social events to expand and develop this community, and promoting simulation gaming to the community as a whole.

Board Game meetings are Mondays from 7-11pm in Douglass 403.
TCG (including Magic: the Gathering) meetings are Thursdays from 7-11pm in Wilson Commons 121 and 122.
TTRPG (including D&D) meetings are Tuesdays from 7-11pm in Wilson Commons 122.

During our weekly Board Game meetings, we bring a bunch of board games from our office's collection, and you're welcome to stay and play as long as you'd like! If you'd like to see our collection, you can find a list in our Discord. In addition to our weekly meetings, we hold events called "Games Day", where we play games from 11am to 11pm, as well as "One-Shots Night", where fellow dungeon masters run D&D or other TTRPG campaigns that last for about 3-4 hours.

Whether you're a seasoned Magic player, a new dungeon master, have a big board game collection, or just wanna sit down and pick up a board game every now and then, we hope you'll join us for our wide variety of programming! :D

If you have any questions, please email us at ursimgames@gmail.com!

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Joining a colorful and engaging community full of like-minded people formed around a collective love for tabletop gaming.

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SUSS works to spread interest about statistics on campus among students through varying promotional events, fundraisers, co-sponsorships. Help statistics students with classes, career opportunities, advising, and build a statistics community on campus.

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The purpose of this organization is to establish a community of like-minded individuals who are passionate about sports analytics. We will learn the trades of the sports analytics industry and work on collaborative projects in an attempt to break into the world of sports analytics post-graduation.

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The UHC is an organization by and for students interested in the study of history. We host events related to historical and historiographical topics and collaborate with the History Department to promote lectures, workshops, and panel discussions.

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Members will be able to meet new people taking similar majors and expand their social circle. Members will also have greater access to the history department given the UHC's relationship with the history department.

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We want to expose students to project-based UX Research and Design to enable portfolio growth and professional learning opportunities. We want to get students from diverse backgrounds and with different academic interests involved to learn about the benefits of UX and where in their lives they can apply it.

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