Archive: Dec 2009
Athlete of the Week
On the brink of the University Athletic Association and National Collegiate Athletic Association Championships, the UR men's cross country team is on a roll. Getting an impressive 25:02 at the Yellowjacket Invitational and a 25:40 at the Geneseo 8K, junior Brian Lang is a big part of the 'Jackets' arsenal. Lang most recently got third […]
Field hockey stumbles in critical games
The UR field hockey team came off two tough losses to Liberty League opponents Union College and Skidmore College this past weekend. Edged in a sudden-death overtime against Union on Friday and by Skidmore's last-minute goal on Saturday, this series of defeats ended the team's impressive seven-game winning streak that dated as far back as […]
Men?s soccer regains their momentum
Junior midfielder Jimmy Parrinello's return to the starting lineup on Sunday afternoon against North Carolina Wesleyan College could not have been more opportune for the UR men's soccer team. Just over 63 minutes of play had expired when Parrinello, who had been out since the beginning of October with a broken arm, connected on a […]
Advising in the early stages
Assistant Dean of Learning Assistance and Dean of Sophomores Vicki Roth and Director for the College Center for Academic Support and Dean of Freshmen Marcy Kraus explained the roles they play in the advising system with the Campus Times. What does it really mean to be the dean of freshmen and the dean of sophomores? […]
Merry men, meet the media
No child who ever grew up to be socially acceptable wanted to hear his parents read Charles Dickens' 'Hard Times" to him as a bedtime story. No, that time was always always about 'Robin Hood." While children become adults, though, some sentimental attachments never leave. But if not for that fact, it might be difficult […]
Op-Eds
UR Performing showcases talent
Black floors. Black curtain. Black walls. A slight tension builds as the darkness looms. It's quiet in Todd Theatre as the sold-out crowd maintains a steady and patient silence awaiting the UR Performing expos. Man bolts out from the darkness a streak of light. Like a bouncing jackrabbit on a powerful stimulant, he runs out, […]
Sixers bring a scary good time this weekend
This Saturday night, once you've put on your kitty ears, lab coat and poodle skirt, pull up those go-go boots, hike on over to Water Street and get ready for the 'Americana rock and roll" of Stephen Kellogg and The Sixers.Their newest album, 'The Bear," includes upbeat catchy songs like 'Shady Esperanto and the Young […]
Entire ?Saw? franchise is nothing more than a dull blade
There is a reason that most movies don't make it to super trilogies. Namely, there isn't much to add. Once a movie has established itself, there is only so much that can happen in a sequel (or a trilogy) that can stay true to the loved parts of the first film and not alienate those […]
Culture
"Greek" is more than just a guilty pleasure
Guilty pleasure television is as available on a daily basis as the blue handicapped buttons are accessible on the River Campus. In other words, very, very available. They are the shows that play in repeat on the Soap network. It's the reality series that have taken over the world with their mind-draining super powers. Even […]
Culture
Confessions of a Television Junkie
A typical family dinner on a weeknight at my house: 'Turn off the TV." Silence. 'I said turn off the TV, girls." The characters on the show continue to talk while my sister, dad, and I exchange glances. Then things really start to heat up. My mom continues her lecture on how we never listen […]