Archive: Jan 2008
From the Pressbox
When the New England Patriots beat the San Diego Chargers, 21-12, this past weekend, securing their fourth AFC Championship in seven years, they became the first team in history to reach 18-0 during a season. Only the 1972 Miami Dolphins have ever gone undefeated for an NFL season, but, back then, that meant only 17 […]
Squash team jumps seven spots in poll
Despite suffering its first loss of the season, Yellowjacket squash still put on a strong showing two weekends ago and moved to No.7 in the national ranking. In the first round of polls, the Yellowjackets ranked No. 14 in the country, and their opponents for the weekend, Bates College, Bowdoin College and Dartmouth College, ranked […]
Eastman Virtuosi serenade audience
Just a 20-minute bus ride away, UR students are always at the Eastman School of Music - taking lessons with faculty, visiting peers or spending an evening in the area for dinner and a concert. The school is abounding with musical talent, and it is certainly a treat to listen to the maestros that perform […]
Track and Field starts season well
The indoor track and field teams kicked off their spring semester seasons with an eventful outing at the Rochester Institute of Technology Invitational. Though there was no team scoring at the event, UR's strength was shown with top-eight finishes in 19 events from the women and in 10 events on the men's side. In addition, […]
Life, Love… Sport
Aloha everyone, and welcome back from your winter break. Thank you for choosing to read Life, Love... Sport (New York City Edition), I hope you will enjoy it. There is a lot of excitement here at the LLS for the new year, especially since the biggest spectacle in sports is nearly upon us. Since college […]
Swimming stumbles
The UR men's and women's swim teams were busy over break as they competed in two meets, against SUNY Cortland and Nazareth. The men were victorious in both of the meets, beating SUNY Cortland, 149.5-148.5, and defeating Nazareth 132-71. However, the women were not so lucky as they fell to SUNY Cortland by a 117.5-177.5 […]
Basketball proves it's worthy of No.1 ranking
If there was ever any doubt of the validity of the UR men's basketball team's No.1 ranking, it was stifled pretty quickly this past weekend when the 'Jackets shut down the second-ranked Brandeis University Judges en route to a 74-68 victory. UR improved to 14-0 (3-0 in conference play) with the win. It's the best […]
Women's team continues its streak
You would have to go back two months to find the last time the UR women's basketball team lost a game. Since that time, the team has won 11 straight, including an impressive 62-55 victory against the third-ranked New York University Violets this past Friday and a championship win at the JP Morgan Chase Tournament […]
Candidates appeal to bases with looks alone
With election season in plain heat, we have come to witness many surprises from the candidates of both parties. In recent months, we have been privy not only to the triumphs and slip-ups of the candidates themselves, but also to those of experts and observers.It seems that the analysis of the candidates by pundits, journalists […]
Horoscope
Aries (March 21-April 19) - When your friend tells you there are plenty of fish in the sea, you will look around campus and remind him that whales are actually mammals.Taurus (April 20-May 20) - The design of River Campus is a real feat of engineering; no matter which way you walk, the wind blows […]