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It was my first day on the job. The door was locked so I had to buzz in. I just barely pressed the button my hand was shaking. 'Hello?" a voice on the other side of the door said.'Hi, my name is David Weissman, and I am here for the interview."No, I was not going […]

After eight out of 11 starters graduated in 2009, the women's lacrosse team knew that this year was going to be a time of rebuilding.This past week brought the challenge of opponents like Union and Skidmore Colleges, but the Yellowjackets were able to look beyond the scoreboard. Instead, they focused on the opportunity that the […]

Liberty League play started off with a full spectrum of emotions for the softball team. They showed joy and confidence through the first two games and then the next day it became disappointment and grief.Now 2-2 after the first weekend in Liberty League competition, the softball team sits in second place in the division and […]

The UR women's tennis team wants everyone to understand something: it doesn't matter what your team is ranked anyone can be brought down.They delivered that message in a dramatic fashion to Washington University in St. Louis, taking the No. 14 Bears down in the opening round of the University Athletic Association Championship, 5-4 this past […]

A bank is not often associated with art. The former First National Bank in Downtown Rochester, however, was home to students' and community members' paintings, photographs, installations, bands and so much more at ArtAwake 2010. In fact, the building itself is an exhibit of art with its magnificent marble columns, enormous vaults and decorative murals […]

Motels always reek of sadness, of despair, of cheap soap in tiny paper packages and underpaid cleaning ladies. They're veritable tragedy stages.And so they make perfect scenery for Todd Theatre's new opening acts of playwright George Walker's 'Featuring Loretta" and 'Criminal Genius," opening today and Friday, respectively. In these shows, which will run on alternating […]

R'B doesn't seem to mean what it used to, and it's easy to see why. Today's chart-topping R'B songs have abandoned the genre's original roots in favor of pop elements like auto-tune and synthesizers. Remember, R'B stands for rhythm and blues, and whether it was the gritty southern soul of Memphis, Tenn. or the suave […]

Saturday night saw Strong Auditorium packed to the rafters with excited fans gathered to see our very own Midnight Ramblers bring the house down and they were not disappointed. Bursting onto the stage with the energy and power that are characteristic of the Ramblers, the men proceeded to give a jaw-dropping show from start to […]

I've always heard that people's personalities change with the weather, but that trend seems to be flowing over into relationship statuses and a new level of sexual desires. When the sun starts to burn, we seem to be more likely to want to be single and explore the other fish in the sea. It seems […]

Even one time theater-goers have, inevitably, wondered: How does this crazy production run backstage? Who calls the shots?Meet Nigel Maister, the Director of the International Theatre Program and the man behind this weekend's plays 'Criminal Genius" and 'Featuring Loretta." A South African native and 14-year Rochesterian, Maister recently sat down to talk about all things […]