David Andreatta
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- Freelance Reporter, The New York Times
- Media Relations Specialist and Adjunct Journalism Professor, University of Rochester
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2 women who killed transgender Minnesota man are sentenced to life in prison in New York
2 women who killed transgender Minnesota man are sentenced to life in prison in New York They are among seven people indicted in connection with the death of Sam Nordquist, 24, in February 2025. Sam Nordquist, a 24-year-old missing transgender man from Minnesota, died after enduring prolonged physical and psychological abuse by multiple individuals, according to New York State Police.
2 Women Who Killed Transgender Man Are Sentenced to Life in Prison
2 Women Who Killed Transgender Man Are Sentenced to Life in Prison The women had pleaded guilty to all charges in connection with the death of Sam Nordquist, 24, who was held hostage in a motel for weeks and tortured. Sam Nordquist’s mother, Linda Nordquist, described her son as loving and compassionate before his murderers were sentenced on Tuesday.Credit...Tina MacIntyre-Yee/Usa Today Network, via Imagn Images Sept.
An Email. A Knock at the Door. A Suit Alleges a Threat to Free Speech.
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. An Email. A Knock at the Door. A Suit Alleges a Threat to Free Speech. A man sent a scathing note to an immigration official after two demonstrators were killed. A lawsuit says agents who came to his house were trying to intimidate him. Federal agents visited the Rochester, N.Y., home of David Streever, who had sent a caustic email to a top immigration official.
An Email. A Knock at the Door. A Suit Alleges a Threat to Free Speech.
The chain of events began in January, when David Streever sent an email to the acting director of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency after two demonstrators had been shot to death in Minneapolis. Subject line: "What's next." The email called the agency's acting director a "monstrous human being," compared him to a Nazi official and said that he would be tormented by his conscience. Then, in June, there was a knock at the door of Streever's home in Rochester, New York.
Can AI want something? URochester awarded Templeton Foundation grant to find out
The $4.2 million in funding launches a new institute to investigate one of science’s biggest mysteries: the difference between life and machines. What separates living things from machines? Bacteria swim toward food. A bird builds a nest. A person plans for the future. Machines, on the other hand, do whatever they’ve been programmed by people to do. But today’s artificial intelligence systems can sometimes feel more like sentient beings than machines.
Our man in China
For seven years, Dan Wang observed, documented, and analyzed a nation changing at breakneck speed. Now he’s got world leaders hanging on his every word. Dan Wang ’15 is, by any measure, having a moment. His book, Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future (W.W. Norton, 2025), about China’s dizzying ascent on the international stage and what the United States can learn from it, has become a must-read among world leaders and policymakers since its publication last year.
Our man in China
THE LONG VIEW: Dan Wang ’15 spent seven years observing and documenting China’s rapid transformation. His insights later became the foundation for Breakneck, a bestselling examination of technology, power, and what nations can learn from one another. (University of Rochester photo / Philip Vukelich) For seven years, Dan Wang observed, documented, and analyzed a nation changing at breakneck speed. Now he’s got world leaders hanging on his every word. Dan Wang ’15 is, by any measure, having a moment.
URochester musicologist helps bring medieval mystic to life at Venice Biennale
Professor Honey Meconi’s scholarship on Saint Hildegard of Bingen advised the Vatican’s exhibit featuring FKA Twigs, Brian Eno, Patti Smith, and others. When the international art extravaganza Venice Biennale opens on May 9, visitors to the pavilion sponsored by the Vatican will find a fusion of past and present in the music of the 12th-century German Saint Hildegard of Bingen being interpreted by some of today’s most innovative artists.
REVIEW | ‘A Beautiful Noise’ at RBTL
There is a cruel irony in that Neil Diamond, whose songs have made millions of people feel “so good, so good, so good,” felt so bad about himself for much of his life. Diamond has spoken openly about his persistent depression and loneliness, but even his most ardent fans could be forgiven for being surprised that his struggle forms the narrative backbone of “A Beautiful Noise, the Neil Diamond Musical” now playing at West Herr Auditorium Theatre through Sunday, April 26.
Simon Business School expands pathway to accelerated master’s degree through new college partnerships
Students at partner institutions can earn their MS from Simon in one year. The University of Rochester’s Simon Business School has forged partnerships with five colleges and universities enabling students at those institutions to earn a master’s degree in business in just one year after completing their undergraduate studies through Simon’s accelerated 4+1 Business Master’s Pathway program.
Study: Americans divided on immigration, but support birthright citizenship
A nationwide survey shows that Americans are fiercely divided over immigration—until the issue turns personal. Americans are sharply divided over immigration policy, particularly enforcement measures, but share common ground on some fundamental issues, including broad support for birthright citizenship.
In his second act, Mark Cuddy bets on Chekhov — and Rochester - CITY Magazine. Arts. Music. Culture.
Mark Cuddy was known as a hands-on artistic director during his nearly three decades at the helm of Geva Theatre. But he’s been giving new meaning to that reputation as the founder of his latest venture, The Classics Company, which arrived on the local theater scene with authority in January with a striking production of Anton Chekhov’s “The Seagull” at the Multi-use Community Cultural Center (MuCCC) on Atlantic Avenue.
REVIEW | “Monty Python’s Spamalot” is not dead yet
“Monty Python’s Spamalot” galloped into the West Herr Auditorium Theatre this week on invisible horses, leaving behind a trail of flatulence, flesh wounds, flying cows and a lot of laughter, proving that this 20-year-old madcap musical of the highest disorder is “not dead yet.” If those references were lost on you, not to worry, not to worry. “Spamalot” doesn’t want you to think a lot — and that’s the point of it.
After Maduro’s capture, what comes next for Venezuela?
A URochester expert on international conflict warns that regime change rarely brings stability. The US seizure of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro stunned people around the world—including political scientists who study regime change. “I was surprised,” says Hein Goemans, professor of political science and director of the Peter D. Watson Center for Conflict and Cooperation at the University of Rochester.
People trust science more when they see themselves in it
Diversifying the ranks of scientists in the United States is crucial to engendering more trust in the scientific community among more Americans. That’s the takeaway from a new study in Nature Human Behaviour. “When it comes to trusting scientists, who is practicing science matters almost as much to Americans as what their science reveals,” says James Druckman, a professor of political science at the University of Rochester and lead author of the study.
REVIEW | “Rumors” at Blackfriars Theatre is nonsense — but good for a laugh - CITY Magazine. Arts. Music. Culture.
When Neil Simon’s “Rumors” premiered in 1988 it was unlike anything Simon had ever written. Indeed, it would be unlike anything he would ever write again. The play is Simon’s only farce, which is hard to believe considering his vast body of acclaimed work and that he honed his comedic chops early in his career writing one-line zingers and slapstick gags for the likes of Sid Caesar and Jerry Lewis.
When people see themselves in science, they trust it more
A multi-university study led by the University of Rochester finds that the demographics of scientists influence public trust and the fate of science-based public policy. Diversifying the ranks of scientists in the United States is crucial to engendering more trust in the scientific community among more Americans. That’s the takeaway from a new national study published in Nature Human Behaviour.
The stories behind Hanukkah’s signature fried foods
LATKES, LIGHTS, AND LIVING TRADITIONS: Hanukkah foods include latkes and sufganiyot (fried jelly donuts). Nora Rubel explains how such dishes carry meaning beyond the kitchen. (Getty Images) URochester scholar Nora Rubel explains how latkes, sufganiyot, and evolving holiday traditions connect Jewish families to history and identity.
Prosecutors Drop Charges in Savage 1993 Murder of Mother Near Buffalo
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Prosecutors Drop Charges in Savage 1993 Murder of Mother Near Buffalo James Pugh, one of two men originally convicted in the killing, had already spent 25 years in prison. He said all along that he was innocent. “I’ve done a lot of things, a lot of bad things, but I’ve never been violent toward anyone,” James Pugh said on Tuesday.
REVIEW | This truth is self-evident: “Hamilton” soars in a divided America
At this point, what more can a review of any production of “Hamilton” say that hasn’t already been said about the beloved hit musical? Since its debut 10 years ago, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s groundbreaking hip-hop-driven homage to America’s previously undersung founding father, Alexander Hamilton, has burst into Broadway’s billion-dollar-club and been showered with the kind of idolizing press usually reserved for a Taylor Swift album drop. The show is a phenomenon.
Wegmans makes meals easy at URochester
A collaboration between the University and Wegmans is a first of its kind. University of Rochester students, faculty, and staff no longer need to leave campus to satisfy their Wegmans craving. Under a new partnership, University dining locations are now stocking many of the beloved grocery chain’s most popular prepared foods—from Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies and Ultimate Chocolate Cake, to protein bowls, pasta, Asian meals, and vegetarian options.
CITY Magazine. Arts. Music. Culture.
Posted inEditor's Notebook In my 20s and early 30s, I moved roughly every 12-18 months. The reasons varied from career changes and city relocations to grad school and relationship status; but it became sort of a running joke with my friends and family. Once I hit a year somewhere, wasn’t it time to move on? (Needless to say, […] Posted inNews & Opinion The April editor’s letter on microplastics and a future for our children.
Survey: Americans back higher ed-but worry about campus culture
University of Rochester’s James Druckman helps lead sweeping 50-state study on public attitudes toward universities. Higher education in the United States enjoys broad public support, but Americans are concerned about its costs and some aspects of campus culture, according to a sweeping new national survey led in part by James Druckman, a political scientist at the University of Rochester.
Why is this lake ‘burping’?
Jim Mead was fishing 30 years ago on Seneca Lake, the largest of the Finger Lakes of central New York, when he experienced what he believes was the phenomenon that has confounded the region for hundreds of years. He recalled leaning over the side of his boat and seeing something in the water about 20 feet away. A large bubble, which he described as 3 feet in diameter, shot up from the water’s depths and exploded at the surface with a loud bang.
Why Is This Lake ‘Burping’? Original
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Jim Mead was fishing 30 years ago on Seneca Lake, the largest of the Finger Lakes of central New York, when he experienced what he believes was the phenomenon that has confounded the region for hundreds of years. He recalled leaning over the side of his boat and seeing something in the water about 20 feet away.
Why Is This Lake 'Burping'?
Jim Mead was fishing 30 years ago on Seneca Lake, the largest of the Finger Lakes of central New York, when he experienced what he believes was the phenomenon that has confounded the region for hundreds of years. He recalled leaning over the side of his boat and seeing something in the water about 20 feet away. A large bubble, which he described as 3 feet in diameter, shot up from the water's depths and exploded at the surface with a loud bang.
32 Years After a Brutal Murder, a Man Is on Trial. Again. Original
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. A judge vacated the convictions of two men accused of killing Deborah Meindl in her Tonawanda, N.Y., home. On Friday, the district attorney began trying to convict them once more. Listen to this article · 8:37 min Learn more Brian Scott Lorenz, left, was convicted of Deborah Meindl’s murder along with James Pugh.
How Rochester went ‘big league’ as the new home of Big League Chew bubble gum
Special to the Democrat and Chronicle Rochester fell from its perch atop lists of the best minor-league sports markets some time ago. But this year the city quietly made the big leagues of a sort when it became the new home of Big League Chew, the shredded bubble gum brand in a pouch that is a staple of Little League and Major League Baseball dugouts alike.
How Rochester went ‘big league’ as the new home of Big League Chew bubble gum
The iconic shredded bubble gum brand operates out of an office in the Neighborhood for the Arts David Andreatta Special to the Democrat and Chronicle The iconic shredded bubble gum brand Big League Chew has moved its headquarters to Rochester, New York. Brighton resident Brian Bailey became the company's managing partner after acquiring a minority stake. Big League Chew is expanding its brand through new licensing agreements for apparel, toys, and other products.
Opinion journalism in a polarized age: vital or vitriol?
Criticism that opinion journalism blurs the lines of just-the-facts reporting and has no place among media outlets that stake their reputation on balanced coverage has intensified in recent years. But as media fragmentation and public mistrust in journalism deepens, Zeynep Soysal, an associate professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Rochester, offers a fresh lens through which to understand opinion journalism.
Kodak’s new moment
EVEN among the flashy signs on the bustling main drag of Seongsu-dong, a former warehouse district turned hipster haven in Seoul, South Korea, the mustard-yellow facade of the Kodak Corner Shop stands out. On a recent afternoon, the two-storey apparel store in what locals call the “Brooklyn of Seoul” teemed with shoppers. RM 13.90/month RM 9.73/month Subscribe Billed as RM 9.73 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.
New York renews partnership with University center to boost innovation, economic growth
Rochester’s Center for Emerging and Innovative Sciences drives research commercialization in key technology fields, from photonics to life sciences. A longstanding partnership between the University of Rochester’s Center for Emerging and Innovative Sciences (CEIS) and New York has been renewed for another 10 years, reinforcing a joint commitment to expand the New York State economy through university-industry collaboration.
Study: Widespread disapproval of federal interventions in science, public health
The findings, based on a sweeping national survey, help quantify the public’s verdict on recent federal policies. A new report based on a sweeping national survey finds Americans are deeply concerned about the government interventions in science and health that have reshaped the country’s research landscape.
Word that a grand jury had declined to indict any of the seven officers involved in the arrest of Daniel Prude that killed him touched off a night of protests in the city on Tuesday, including several tense standoffs between demonstrators and police. Hundreds of protesters ended the night outside Rochester Police Department headquarters at the Public Safety Building downtown, but the demonstration wound down shortly after midnight with no reports of widespread violence or injuries.
For many people, Puerto Rico conjures images of pristine beaches and lush rainforests. When Zenobio Rodriguez Jr. recalls the Caribbean island of his youth, he sees horses. Junior, as he goes by, talks of the Paso Fino horses of Puerto Rico with such fondness that his eyes mist over. In describing them, he curls his weathered hands into tiny fists that he bobs up and down in a prancing motion to mimic the animals’ fine-step gait. “The horses, they are my passion, you know?” he said.
Thousands mourn slain Rochester police officer
The line of them stretched for nearly a city block at the intersection of Broad Street and Exchange Boulevard outside Blue Cross Arena, stacked in rows at times 12-people deep. There, they stood in stoic silence save for the thrumming of a snare drum and the buzz of a police drone overhead, and snapped to attention as the black hearse approaching from the south neared. When it rolled quietly to a stop in front of them, they saluted in unison with white-gloved hands.
Rochester's vanishing backyard rinks
click to enlarge [ { "name": "500x250 Ad", "insertPoint": "5", "component": "15667920", "parentWrapperClass": "", "requiredCountToDisplay": "1" } ] For the last 10 years, Scott Vadney has been a member, painstakingly building a rink in his backyard in Perinton each winter. He erects boards fashioned out of 2-by-10 pieces of lumber. He lays down a plastic liner inside the perimeter, then floods the basin with a garden hose like he’s filling a bathtub.
With T-shirts and Barbie cameras, the Kodak brand gets a second life
Even among the flashy signs on the bustling main drag of Seongsu-dong, a former warehouse district turned hipster haven in Seoul, South Korea, the mustard-yellow facade of the Kodak Corner Shop stands out. On a recent afternoon, the two-story apparel store in what locals call the “Brooklyn of Seoul” teemed with shoppers. “Share Moments. Share Life” — a slogan Kodak launched nearly a quarter-century ago — was posted above the door.
A Kodak Moment, retro rebranded: Film giant finds new life as fashion icon in South Korea
People browse shelves of Kodak-branded clothing, including shorts, T-shirts, baseball caps, book bags, sundresses and sandals David Andreatta Published 03.07.25, 10:30 AM A Kodak exhibit at the Olympic Green area in Beijing in 2008 Getty Images Even among the flashy signs on the bustling main drag of Seongsu-dong, a former warehouse district turned hipster haven in Seoul, the mustard-yellow facade of the Kodak Corner Shop stands out.
The Kodak Brand Gets a Second Life
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Even among the flashy signs on the bustling main drag of Seongsu-dong, a former warehouse district turned hipster haven in Seoul, the mustard-yellow facade of the Kodak Corner Shop stands out. On a recent afternoon, the two-story apparel store in what locals call the “Brooklyn of Seoul” teemed with shoppers. “Share Moments.
Life on TikTok gave him the illusion of love and a sad, brutal end
The world Sam Nordquist inhabited through his phone screen was where he felt most at ease. It was where he found acceptance, established some of his deepest connections, met some of his closest friends. The amount of time he spent socializing with apparent strangers online puzzled his friends and family, who knew him as an extrovert, a jokester, a charmer. But it was not entirely surprising. He had dreams of fame, which he hoped to realize by uploading videos and livestreaming his everyday life.
Gretchen Helmke named Guggenheim Fellow for political science
Gretchen Helmke, a University of Rochester political science professor whose research focuses on the rule of law and democratic erosion in the United States and Latin America, has been named a Guggenheim Fellow for 2025. The fellowships, among the most prestigious awards in academia and artistic communities, provide support to outstanding scholars and artists in midcareer, allowing them to pursue their work without restrictions.
Sonya Maria Hadrigan named associate vice president for research integrity
Hadrigan will lead a University-wide compliance program aimed at ensuring integrity across the research landscape. Sonya Maria Hadrigan has been appointed as the University of Rochester’s inaugural associate vice president for research integrity, following a national search conducted with the assistance of Opus Partners. In this new position, she will oversee compliance with federal regulatory requirements related to research.
How Trump’s Hostility to Canada Is Inflicting Pain on N.Y.C. Tourism
More than one million Canadians visited New York City last year, injecting hundreds of millions of dollars into the local economy. Now, they are canceling trips in droves. School groups have called off end-of-semester trips. So have busloads of retirees, as well as newlyweds planning honeymoons, friends celebrating birthdays and a family from Quebec that had planned to visit twice this year.
How Trump's Hostility to Canada Is Inflicting Pain on N.Y.C. Tourism
More than one million Canadians visited New York City last year, injecting hundreds of millions of dollars into the local economy. Now, they are canceling trips in droves. School groups have called off end-of-semester trips. So have busloads of retirees, as well as newlyweds planning honeymoons, friends celebrating birthdays and a family from Quebec that had planned to visit twice this year.
Like Bingo, but With Beef: Why Meat Raffles Are Blowing Up
The giant raffle wheel stood before a crowd buzzing with anticipation. A sweepstakes of sorts was about to get underway. At stake: Steak. And pork tenderloin. And sausage. And almost every other cut of meat imaginable. Nearly 260 people sat shoulder-to-shoulder on a recent Saturday night at long tables inside VFW Post 1419 in Hamburg, New York, a Buffalo suburb. They drank cheap beer from plastic cups, snacked on munchies and fingered the stacks of $1 bills they had brought to gamble.
Como el bingo, pero con carne de res: por esto están explotando las rifas de carne
La multitud, llena de expectación, contemplaba una gigantesca rueda de rifa. Estaba a punto de arrancar una especie de sorteo. En juego: filete. También solomillo de cerdo y salchichas. Y casi todos los cortes de carne imaginables. Alrededor de 260 personas se sentaron hombro con hombro un reciente sábado por la noche en largas mesas dentro del puesto 1419 de la organización oficial Veteranos de Guerras Extranjeras (VFW, por su sigla en inglés) en Hamburg, Nueva York, un suburbio de Búfalo.
Como el bingo, pero con carne de res: por esto están explotando las rifas de carne
La multitud, llena de expectación, contemplaba una gigantesca rueda de rifa. Estaba a punto de arrancar una especie de sorteo. En juego: filete. También solomillo de cerdo y salchichas. Y casi todos los cortes de carne imaginables. Alrededor de 260 personas se sentaron hombro con hombro un reciente sábado por la noche en largas mesas dentro del puesto 1419 de la organización oficial Veteranos de Guerras Extranjeras (VFW, por su sigla en inglés) en Hamburg, Nueva York, un suburbio de Búfalo.
Historic Yellowjacket game footage is a fountain of youth
Vince Russo ’61 was watching football on television two years ago when he recalled a fleeting moment of glory he had on the gridiron as a member of the University of Rochester Yellowjackets. “I was watching these guys get knocked all over and I said to myself, ‘Darn it, I used to be able to do that,’” says Russo, now 84 years old. “And then I remembered that play.” That play unfolded during the third quarter of a game against Hobart College at Fauver Stadium in 1961.
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