Archive: Mar 2007
Women's hoops crushes two to enter Sweet 16
The women's basketball team advanced to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16 this past weekend after topping St. Lawrence University on Friday night and SUNY Cortland on Saturday. The 'Jackets (22-5) are heading to Scranton, Pa., where they will face the No. 1 ranked team in the nation, Bowdoin College. Prior to the start of the […]
Students pack Drama House for "Rumors" performances
To be perfectly honest, I don't think that I've been to a theatre since I saw "The Nutcracker" in fifth grade. Like most children of that age, I had a terrible allergic reaction to the long bouts of inaction, the seeming lack of plot as well as the general lack of interest to many of […]
March Madness preview 2007
Welcome, everyone, to the Campus Times preview of the March Madness Tournament. This year, our panel of experts include a sports editor, a former sports editor and a sports staff writer, so rest assured that our picks are intelligent and, judging by last year's results, probably right on the money. While it's true that Selection […]
Bristow finishes up No. 11 in the nation
The all-stars of squash took to the center stage this weekend as the University of Pennsylvania played host to the College Squash Association Individuals tournament. The pool consisted of more than 60 of the nation's top players competing for the No. 1 title. Out of those elite few, UR's own freshman Jim Bristow won a […]
Relay team breaks 18-year record
At Saturday's Eastern College Athletic Conference championships for indoor track and field, the women's 4x800 meter relay team shattered the school's record for the event. The quartet of junior Kellie Hasselwander and freshmen Sadie Gollub, Lisa Cole and Suzanne Giunta finished in 9:42.60 for third place, breaking the previous indoor record of 9:48 set in […]
Buzzer-beater ends men's season
On Friday night, the men's basketball team fell victim to the madness that can only be found in the month of March. Two days into the most exciting month that college basketball has to offer, the Yellowjackets lost a heartbreaker to SUNY Plattsburgh, 61-60, in the first round of the NCAA Division III playoffs at […]
Readership trial period finishes
The Collegiate Readership Program trial period ended on Friday, March 2 after four weeks of providing students and faculty with free newspapers in locations across the River Campus. Over spring break, the Rochester Center for Community Leadership Assistant Director for Operations Bryan Rotach will analyze the readership numbers as well as statistics from surveys conducted […]
Security Update
A student exiting the Eastman School of Music annex building was robbed at gunpoint at 3:25 p.m. on Monday, according to UR Security Investigator Dan Lafferty.The student was walking through Barrett alley when he was approached from behind by a group of four youths who attempted to engage the student in conversation. The student ignored […]
Campus Brief: Roundtable celebrates UR religious diversity
The Religious Roundtable, which meets every Sunday at 8 p.m. in the Chapel Room at the Interfaith Chapel, is a place where students of different faiths have an opportunity to exchange thoughts and beliefs about their respective religions.This past Sunday marked one of their most important events, the Celebration of Religious Diversity. Attracting over 75 […]
Campus Brief: Beatles, popular music
John Covach proved that popular music can be the subject of scholarly pursuit in his lecture Wednesday night in the Hawkins-Carlson Room in Rush Rhees Library. The lecture, "The Beatles: From Craft to Art," was given on behalf of the Office of Alumni Relations. Covach teaches theory at the Eastman School of Music.Covach spoke about […]