Archive: Jan 2011
News
Simon school launches program in New York City
The Simon School of Business is expanding to offer a new program in New York City. Read More
Sports
Double OT Sinks Hoops
Though the women's basketball team put up a good fight, they eventually fell to nationally-ranked Wash U in a double overtime game in St. Louis. Read More
Sports
Basketball Tames Grizzlies
The UR Men's Basketball team defeated a UAA rival, the Washington University Grizzlies, to improve their record to 10-4 (2-1 in the UAA). Read More
From the Pressbox
From the Pressbox
Rex Ryan waddled up to the front of the room and was greeted by a bombardment of camera flashes. His face bright red, eyes darting seemingly uncontrollably, the New York Jets head coach gripped the podium with clammy hands and leaned on it in a casual manner, as if he was used to this stage. […]
Sports
Sophomores present bright present, future
Members of the Men's and Women's swim teams racked up many first places in their meet against Cortland State College Saturday, most of which were supplied by the sophomore class. Read More
Athlete of the Week
Athlete of the Week: John DiBartolomeo
John DiBartolomeo, a sophomore, is a lead scorer and play-caller for the Men's Basketball Team. Read More
Culture
UR has a visitor: McVicar the hypnotizing Trickster
Hypnosis often falls under the same scrutiny as other disputable subjects, such as voodoo and mind reading. But for many non-believers, the hypnosis show in the May Room on Jan. 14 put an end to this disbelief. Co-hosted by the 2012 Class Council and the Campus Activities Board, the event was filled to maximum capacity, […]
Culture
Gervais offends at Golden Globes 2011
The 2011 awards season began this past Sunday at the 68th Annual Golden Globes. The ceremony was hosted by comedian Ricky Gervais, who did not hold back in his unyielding and harsh opening monologue. Even though his diatribe was no more than five minutes long, it seemed no one was safe from his mockery. From […]
Culture
Looking back at the best and worst films of 2010
In the digital age, events from 2003 might as well be ancient history. Read More
Culture
The Onion’s ‘SportsDome’ will make you laugh, not cry
When I heard that The Onion would be airing a parody of “SportsCenter,” called “SportsDome,” I was skeptical for a number of reasons. First of all, how well would they be able to mimic the many idiosyncrasies of “SportsCenter”? From the sometimes entertaining, sometimes idiotic back-and-forth of the anchors to the ridiculously over-the-top graphics, the […]