Archive: Dec 2006
Get To Know Me: Rachel TenBrock
As a member of the UR Student Health Advisory Committee junior Rachel TenBrock is already moving toward life after graduation. Choosing Health and Society as her major further fuels her goal of entering medical school.Yet, Rachel is not only a determined pre-med student. She is the President of Delta Gamma sorority, a tutor for the […]
Make winter break unique
Winter break is fast approaching and with it a seemingly eternal relaxation period during which one can do whatever he or she wishes. With the time off from school, freedom from academia will bring family vacations, parties, friends, seeing your boyfriend or girlfriend from back home, movies, a new year and maybe even cracking open […]
Horoscope
Aries (March 21-April 19) - Well, it's finally the end of the semester. For science majors, that means finals. For poli sci majors, that means vacation.Taurus (April 20-May 20) - You always hated hanging out with your grandparents for New Year's Eve, not because you missed great parties, but because it always got awkward around […]
Happy ChristmaChanuKwanZukah
It's that time of year again. The lights are starting to go up on trees and houses, the music is beginning to blare from the radio and there's a general cheerful mood that one wouldn't usually come across any other time of the year. That's right, the holiday season is upon us. As soon as […]
Hi mom, I'm on camera
Before attending UR, students are encouraged to tour the campus. Heeding this advice as a prospective student, my family packed up for a quick stop in Rochester. We made stops at all the familiar places - Wilson Commons (which, I quickly learned, was designed by I.M. Pei), Todd Union (the former student union), the Residential […]
mtvU "Woodies" want UR vote
mtvU will be hosting the "mtvU Woodie Awards" which will debut on Thurs. Nov. 2 in New York City's Roseland Ballroom. The "Woodies" are the only award show that honors the music voted best by the college audience as they are the entire voice of the show. Among this year's top nominees are The Fray, […]
Jackets golf wins Liberty League championship
Throw some water on the UR golf team because they are on fire. For the first time in the Liberty League Tournament's history, the Yellowjackets stood atop the leaderboard, just one stroke ahead of competitor Skidmore College.Hosted by Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, the Liberty League Tournament was comprised of a modest field of six […]
Women's soccer dominates
University of Rochester women's soccer team has been on a defensive roll as of late. Through their last nine games, the Yellowjackets have allowed just one goal while improving to a 7-0-1 record through those games. The Yellowjackets are ranked number one in the country this week, as they continue to prove it week in […]
Pressbox
The National Hockey League season opener was played yesterday, Oct. 4, but where's the hype? Where's the pre-season discussion of who's going to be the big team of the year, which player is going to lead the league in goals and which team's going to come from nowhere and surprise us all? Granted, we do […]
Hasselwander paces women's XC at local meet
The women's cross country team had much better results this past weekend than they did the last, placing eighth out of 16 at the SUNY Geneseo Invitational at Letchworth State Park. The team scored 215 points, just two behind SUNY Plattsburgh and only nine behind SUNY Brockport."The women's team raced much better this weekend," head […]