Archive: Jan 2010
Honoring MLK Day
How do we commemorate the man who, in President Obama's words, 'took us to the mountaintop and pointed the way to the promised land?' How do we rightfully honor a civil rights activist who gave his life fighting for justice? Most schools in the country, including UR, were closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, […]
Left 4 Dead 2" a fun and focused improvement
About six months after the release of 'Left 4 Dead,' Valve Corporation revealed the first teaser for 'Left 4 Dead 2,' promising a prompt release date in November 2009. A single year development cycle, something totally foreign to Valve, spurred a bout of initial controversy. The real story is simply a developer known for ridiculous […]
Light pollution: Unnoticed but not unseen
We all know about automobile pollution and the exhaust from combustion engines. But another kind of pollution - light pollution - is largely overlooked and even unnoticed. Light pollution is one of the results of human development. As we've continued to evolve and progress throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, we've attempted to alter the […]
Iconic movie characters retain rebellious spirit
Back in the good old days, the badassery of a decade was easy to assign. Think about the '80s, when Indiana Jones stood as the leading embodiment of all that is man. But anyone who caught this decade's installment of the Indiana Jones series - starring a worn out, and paycheck-anxious Harrison Ford - knows […]
Seligman delivers State of the University Address
During the first Faculty Senate meeting of the semester on Tuesday, UR President Joel Seligman addressed the community regarding the state of the University and how it is weathering a period of economic distress. '[This has been] the most serious economic emergency we have faced in the post World War II period,' Seligman said. In […]
Are you really protected? Some tools for safe sex
As college students, there is one thing that always seems to be unavoidable - despite some people's efforts to push the idea aside. No, it's not our parents nagging us about our classes, our friends pressuring us to use drugs every chance they get or our attempts to fit in or stand out. It's sex […]
From the Pressbox
On Saturday night, the Baltimore Ravens broke my heart. Three years ago, a loss by the Ravens in the divisional round of the playoffs would have had no effect on my psyche. Three years ago, I probably didn't even know who was in the divisional round of the playoffs. I've always been a sports fan, […]
Athlete of the week
Junior Kevin Howard won six races at the SUNY Cortland and Nazareth College swim meets last weekend. Howard is a key part to the success of the men's swimming team and looks to continue his winning next year. He mostly sticks to the backstroke, but the athlete keeps up running and cycling as well, tackling […]
Previously No. 2 squash upset by No. 4 Yale
The Yellowjacket squash team fell from their highest ranking in school history against Yale University on Jan. 10. UR beat Princeton on Dec. 13 to earn that second spot in the polls. Unfortunately for UR, Yale's depth could not be matched. Out of the nine total matches in the meet, the Yellowjackets won its only […]
Swim teams head to playoffs
2010 has started off a little rocky for the Yellowjacket swimming and diving teams. The men's and women's teams had meets Jan. 8-9, but the only win came from the men against Nazareth College. Despite a stellar performance by junior Kevin Howard, the Yellowjackets couldn't pull out a victory on Jan. 8 losing at SUNY […]