Archive: Sep 2003
Golf ninth at Colgate Invite
In its first event of the season, the golf team finished 9th overall at the Colgate Invitational Sept. 7. The Yellowjackets, who found themselves in 16th place following a dismal 313 on the first day, shot the third-lowest day two total of any school, a 295, and finished with a final score of 608.UR was […]
Yellowjackets falter in season opener
A nightmarish beginning to the third quarter dashed the opening-game hopes of the Yellowjackets as the Johns Hopkins University Blue Jays notched a decisive 27-9 victory over UR before a 3,000- strong crowd at Edwin Fauver Stadium Saturday afternoon.A reeling UR sideline struggled to keep up as the Blue Jays scored twice in under two […]
Volleyball spikes D'Youville, wins four in a row
After sweeping D'Youville College, 30-22, 30-12 and 30-18 on Tuesday, the UR women's volleyball team is off to a strong start. Aggressive play in the middle and solid service boosted the Yellowjackets to their fourth straight victory and a 7-2 overall record."I think that we're improving every game," first year head coach Linda Downey said. […]
Men's soccer upsets No. 3 Otterbein
After an inexplicable loss to local rival St. John Fisher, which coach Chris Apple attributed to several bad breaks, UR men's soccer rebounded by upsetting Otterbein College - the nation's third-ranked squad - 2-1 in thrilling fashion on Saturday afternoon in Ohio.The Yellowjackets coupled the win over the homestanding Cardinals -a finalist in last season's […]
Women's soccer sees win streak halted at 3
The women's soccer team brought a three game win streak into Tuesday's home contest against the unbeaten Saints of St. Lawrence University - one run would have to come to an end. Going into the game, the Yellowjackets posted three shutout victories in a row, but met their match when the Saints' grinding defense held […]
Around the World in 16 Credits
Before last summer, I knew next to nothing about the world. Sure, I had lived in the world - in the United States for all my 21 years. I had, of course, studied about other countries and visited a few as well. In fact, I thought I was doing just fine at UR, learning useful […]
Horoscope
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - Put away your ratty clothes and get to the mall. Fluorescent orange is the new black this fall, so make sure you get the sweater, pants and socks to match.Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) - Stop spending all your money on lip gloss and cosmetics. You need to save it to […]
Women drop first road meet
With high expectations entering the season, the women's cross country team hit an early bump in the road last weekend when they were defeated at SUNY Brockport. Coach Barbara Hartwig said of the team's performance, "we were obviously very rusty," adding,"it was obvious that it was our first meet of the season." She continued, "we've […]
Life' catchy, but flawed
Let me be very clear - Madonna should never rap. For any reason, at any time."American Life" would be a flawed album even without this misguided attempt at incorporating a new style into Madonna's current electro-binge, but the rap is just unbearable. I suppose, on paper, this attempt to take a predominantly urban - to […]
Men soar by SUNY Brockport
The men's cross country team started the season off on a high note, defeating SUNY Brockport last Saturday. With four runners in the top seven finishers, Coach John Izzo called this year's team "definitely ahead of last year's schedule." Despite the long break between the end of the spring track season and the beginning of […]