Archive: Apr 2001
Students shoot for a good time
Many people don?t realize it, but a little kindness goes a long way. Sophomore Jeff Joss learned that by simply sharing his passion for basketball with disabled students, has helped build a community and a team out of his experience. Joss, a starting guard on the men?s basketball team, was an intern for Professor of […]
Softball slides home to two more wins
After losing two tough battles to St. John Fisher College, the softball team rallied with a convincing sweep over Medaille College, and a split against St. Lawrence University this weekend.The Yellowjackets won seven of their last 14 games and now stands 8-21 overall and 2-2 in the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association with only three games […]
Men?s track runs toward post season success at invitational
The men?s track and field team posted another strong showing at the Hamilton Invitational last Saturday. Seven of the top Div. II teams in New York attended the non-scoring meet.Senior Darren Gaul won the javelin event with a throw of 189 feet, four inches despite having an injured shoulder.?I thought about not doing [javelin] this […]
Men and women?s tennis place third at UAAs
After solid play in the University Athletic Association championships last weekend, the women?s tennis team may have proved that they truly deserve a shot in the national spotlight. Starting last Thursday, UR hosted the three-day tournament in the Goergen Athletic Center and in the Peter Lyman outdoor tennis courts and walked away with a third-place […]
From the Pressbox
The other day, I was on the third floor of the weight room when I decided to take a break from my workout and just look around at the people in the gym.I noticed four different types of people working out.First, you?ve got the ?regulars.? You can tell who these people are because they usually […]
Guster impresses a Rochester crowd
In front of a packed Rochester Auditorium Center crowd, the price was right for Guster?s show Monday night.Members of the Boston-based band tore across the stage to the theme song from ?The Price is Right? blaring over the speakers.Ryan Miller, on guitar and vocals, kept the crowd engaged with witty commentary. He explained to the […]
SDT, GLBFA put on drag show part II
Don?t be amazed when you see some of western New York?s finest drag queens tapping their stilettos all around UR campus halls this Friday. They?re back again to fill their push-up bras with rice bags or water balloons for the second show this year, Drag Part II.Judging by how packed the May Room was for […]
Todd Theatre?s ?Grapes? a sweet interpretation
Todd International Theatre Program?s latest play, ?The Grapes of Wrath,? did justice to Steinbeck?s classic American novel. The novel is long and, though beautifully done, sometimes quite boring ? the play energetically dramatized the best and most important parts of it.?It?s a riveting performance,? said freshman Tom Marples. ?I enjoyed it thoroughly.?Senior Anthony Bagnetto played […]
?Bridget Jones?s Diary? is 90 minutes of cuteness
The best thing about this movie is author Salman Rushdie.British publishing flack Bridget Jones, played by Rene Zellweger, has to give a speech at an important promotion for a new, pretentious book, marketed as ?the greatest novel of our time.? Right after introducing the book as such, Bridget realizes that the room is full of […]
Tales from the pit: the sequel
Aaron Livingston is a ficticious character that represents the views of sophomores Gregg Chesney, Joseph Berlino and David Vigneaux.I don?t miss home very often, but when I do it?s usually because I?m sick. There?s just something comforting about being able to yell across your house and have your mother fetch whatever it is you need. […]