Packing For Paris: What To Bring Abroad

Packing was one of my worst enemies while I was preparing to travel to Paris. Nothing really prepares you for the physical and mental stress of packing to spend a prolonged period of time in a country thousands of miles away from home. October 15th was the confirmation date for study abroad students next semester, so for those of you who have just committed, it’s time to start thinking about what you want to bring! 

SUNBURSTS | Sunnies During Fall Break

The Sun’s Editorial Board took time off from hard-hitting journalism to enjoy their Fall Break. See what they’re up to in this week’s special edition of Sunbursts. LEVIN | Editor in Chief Gabe got his hair cut in Beacon, NY over the weekend. FATTAL | Associate Editor Max spent his Fall break in White Mountains, NH. “There was walking around, driving around, and not much else to do,” he said

SENZON | Managing Editor Julia travels on the subway with Emerson Mellon ’26, Emma Smolar ’26 and Emma Alexander ’26 as a part of NYCOMM, an industry seminar through the communication department.

GUEST ROOM | A Journey of Reconnection

As you stroll down Thames St. toward the bus stop, your fingers instinctively reach for your trusty twenty-five-cent lighter to ignite your cigarette. The day’s toil has drawn to a close, and the sun has gracefully descended behind the familiar concrete jungle that is Buenos Aires. A gentle breeze playfully teases the smoke, nudging it back toward your face as you exhale, a subtle reminder of your journey to the bus stop.

Patience is your closest companion as you await the fifty-five, a bus whose punctuality is as unpredictable as the weather. Sometimes it arrives early, at other times fashionably late and, on rare occasions, it might not appear at all. In due time, you retrieve your Sube card, ready to hop aboard, standing shoulder to shoulder with strangers, just like sardines in a can. Fleetwood Mac’s “Landslide” serenades your senses through noise-canceling AirPods, its lyrics cocooning your thoughts as you gaze aimlessly out of the window.

Water all the people stopped on the road to Ithaca doing? The Lisle Spring water on NY-79 provides generations of clean water to passersby and locals alike.

Those who frequently travel NY-79 may have passed a clearing on the side of the road on one of the final bends. If you just so happened to glance over at the right time, you may have even seen people pulled over at the clearing filling jugs, bottles, glasses, whatever they could find, with water. Having passed by this water spout dozens of times, it felt like a crime to continue to drive past this spring without trying it and learning a bit more about it.

DERY | Leaving Town on a Chili Day

Though I have lived in Rochester for most of my life — and have subsequently attended school in Ithaca — this weekend marked my first local upstate New York Chili Bowl. Upon hearing the possibility of escaping our grimy collegetown house with a near-empty refrigerator for a sunny day in Oneonta sampling dozens of local chili recipes, my housemates and I packed ourselves into a compact sedan and hit the road.