Archive: Feb 2002
UR revises record books at states
The women's track team rebounded from a poor showing last year to break three school records at the New York State Collegiate Track Conference Championships last weekend at St. Lawrence University's Newell Field-house.UR earned 40 points and posted a strong sixth-place finish in the 15-team field.The Ithaca College women's team edged St. Law-rence 131-128, successfully […]
Hockey suffers frustrating ECHL loss
Men's club hockey dominated its final game at the Genesee Valley Park ice skating arena Thursday night outshooting Syracuse University 62-24. The overwhelming shots on goal advantage did not translate into victory, however, as the fourth-seeded Yellowjackets were upset by the fifth-seeded Orangemen 7-3 in the first round of the Eastern Collegiate Hockey League championships."We […]
Crack Journal
Is your life stressful? Exams and papers getting to you? Are you finally fed up with your messy, annoying roommate? Has your closeted-gay boyfriend broken up with you for the third time this week while you were engaged in a campus-wide hunt for your AWOL chinchilla?That's all well and good, but we all know that […]
Crossing borders
Hello from the UR Study Abroad program in Arezzo, Italy. What I want to illustrate is that study abroad is not meant to be simply an extension or appendage of private education.One of the purposes of study abroad is to reaffirm, and to some extent resurrect, one of the core beliefs of our educational system […]
Morissette delivers another dose of angst
All hail the queen of teen angst! The woman who always got the last laugh in her break-ups by stabbing them with her blatant, sharp lyrics, Alanis Morrisette comes back with her third American full-length release to tell us about wrong-doing lovers and general sessions of emotional outbursts.How can one forget the power that "Jagged […]
Horoscope
Pisces (Feb. 19?March 20) ? This week has been a trial for you, but it will all pay off in the end. Stick it out for just a little bit longer and reap the rewards.Aries (March 21?April 19) ? Your head may be in the clouds, but you should remember to watch your steps. There […]
Hughes highlights outstanding Olympics
The Winter Olympics provided us with many great moments, but there is one that stands out above all the rest as my favorite.It came last Thursday during the ladies' figure skating free program while Sarah Hughes was on the ice. The 16-year-old from New York had just completed the final triple jump of her routine […]
Ethiopian food and ads are an experience
When thinking of the Ethiopian restaurant Abyssinia, the first word that comes to mind is "authentic." A first-time visitor to this downtown restaurant does not just go for the food, but for the cultural experience of eating like the Ethiopians do.When entering the establishment, one can't help but notice all the dark statues and other […]
The New Deal serves up music live and on Cd
Normally, I do not care for techno, club, or house music. the New Deal, however, was not too painful to listen too. Of course, I have a hard time telling one mix from another, but at least this music refrained from the overly upbeat tripping-on-ecstasy music so common in this genre. What I normally hear […]
Queen' lacks grace
I had read reviews of Queen of the Damned before seeing the movie, and frankly, the critics made it seem as though sitting at home and not seeing a movie at all would have made better use of my time. Their criticisms called the script poor, the acting even worse and the plot nonexistent. But […]