Archive: Sep 2007
Field hockey takes two of three
Field hockey started the 2007 season off strongly, going 2-1 in their first three away games. Rochester trounced Elmira and Houghton Colleges, while losing to No. 4 SUNY Cortland. On Saturday, UR grounded the Elmira Soaring Eagles for a 5-1 victory. Sophomore Amanda Case opened the scoring at 15:20, assisted by fellow sophomore Lindsay Bronnenkant. […]
Life, Love… Sport
It's good to be back, gang. Welcome to yet another edition of Life, Love... Sport (Back in Black Edition). Tons to discuss and very little space to do it in. Ye loyal readers might be wondering what exactly the LLS thinks of the Michael Vick conundrum. Or perhaps you were wondering why the Red Sox […]
Volleyball team starts season with 7-2 record
The UR volleyball team is 7-2, having won five straight games, including the defeat of SUNY Potsdam to secure the Potsdam Tournament title. Before the Potsdam Tournament, the Yellowjackets played in the Cortland Red Dragon Invitational, splitting the four games by beating Montclair State University 3-0, with sophomore Dana Hilfinger leading the team with nine […]
Golf starts off fall season slowly
The golf team got off to a weak start this past weekend at the St. Lawrence University Men's Invitational tournament. Their first round performance of 320 strokes put them at ninth out of a field of 13. Former UR golf star Dan Wesley was recently named the new head coach of the team after the […]
Cross country teams take first meet
As a stream of blue crossed the finish line, the men's cross country team took command in their first meet of the season. All seven of the Yellowjackets' runners placed in the top 11, and the scorers - the top five runners - all placed in the top eight, giving UR a score of 29 […]
Men's soccer trip Upstate gives win
The men's soccer team started the 2007 season off with a solid four games. After splitting their first two games of the season at the Flower City Tournament, they earned a second win and took a game against St. Lawrence University into double overtime, resolving in a tie. The results bring UR's record to 2-1-1.This […]
Women's soccer cruises through opening games
Before dropping a game to the William Smith College Herons last night, the women's soccer team confidently began their fall season by slashing their opponents' dreams of winning all the games played thus far. Will they keep up their winning record? Only time will tell. In their first weekend of play, the Yellowjackets defeated Kenyon […]
From the Pressbox
The college football season started in full on Saturday, Sept.1. On that date, the University of Michigan Wolverines were ranked fifth in the nation and, on that date, Michigan was playing Appalachian State University. For those who are unfamiliar with the Appalachian State Mountaineers, it is a school located in Boone, N.C. It is also […]
Redesigned logo formally revealed
After nearly 18 months of continuous designing, UR finally unveiled its new logo on Wednesday, Sept. 5 on the steps of Wilson Commons. In celebration of the new logo, the UR pep band played, UR President Joel Seligman spoke, there were free cookies and keychains and T-shirts were thrown into the crowd of students and […]
Security Update
An individual with an extensive history at UR was arrested for trespassing around 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 5, according to UR Security Investigator Dan Lafferty.Officers were called out to Hill Court when they were alerted to reports by students of a person lingering around the bike racks of Fairchild.Curtis Binion, 41, of Rochester, was […]