Archive: Mar 2002
Cheerleading 2nd in national competition
The cheerleading squad took second in the All-American Cheer and Dance National Competition, the first national competition they have ever attended. This was the team's second ever competition, and the first national one for them. The team finished behind the University of Missouri-St. Louis, a Division One school, in a crowded competitive field.Captain Cindy Chan, […]
Tennis conquers local teams in tournament
The men's tennis team beat its competition last weekend, dominating area schools Nazareth College, Hobart College and the Rochester Institute of Technology. The Yellowjackets defeated Nazareth 7-0 on Friday, dominated RIT 7-0 Saturday and won a close 6-1 match against Hobart Sunday."We've been beating those three schools for a while now," head coach Chris O'Brien […]
Major league baseball preview
EastAtlanta BravesAcquired in the off-season, petulant powerhouse Gary Sheffield can be counted on to produce big numbers. His presence in the lineup should help Chipper Jones, who is coming off a career best .330 season, see more fastballs.If Rafael Furcal can bounce back from injury and "father-time teasers" Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and John Smoltz […]
From the Pressbox
I was lucky enough to get a free ticket to Friday night's Sweet 16 games in Syracuse. It was by far the most important and exciting sporting event I've ever attended and the seats were great.I was sitting eight rows back, about 10 feet to the right of midcourt. My seat was among the Southern […]
Foul weather cancels events
UR spring sports are 0-for-7 in their northern attempts to compete outdoors.The women's lacrosse team attempted to play last Thursday, but was forced to stop at halftime with Cortland leading 2-1. The weather then wiped out the entire outdoor schedule for the weekend."It was great to get out," women's lacrosse coach said. "Unfortunately, the weather […]
Vocal Point is easy on the ears
There are two types of CDs. The first type, you hear either one song or the whole CD just by chance, and you are immediately hooked. You devote your musical life to that CD for the next couple of weeks until it quickly gets old and gets ejected from your car stereo and barely ever […]
Sass the Frass
Sass the Frass
Music's diversity should be enjoyed
On April 21 and 22, 1999, an interesting phenomenon occurred in the world of music. A deep rift was brought to light when the hard rock band Metallica joined up with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra to perform and record two concerts. "I didn't know whether to wear a black t-shirt or a black tie," […]
MIF Recital
The Music Interest Floor is holding the second in a 4 part series of open recitals for anyone wishing to perform a musical selection or two. The recital will be held Sunday, March 31 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Gowen Room of Wilson Commons and is free.This is part of the musical mission […]
Obitchuary
Obitchuary