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ECACs next after successful meet
Last weekend both the men's and women's track teams raced to great success at the New York State Collegiate Track Conference Championships for indoor track and field at Rochester Institute of Technology.The women's team placed second out of nine participating teams. The team took three first place finishes junior Jacqueline Cinella in the 800-meter run, […]
Win finalizes season
As the final game of the season comes and goes for the men's basketball team, hopes arise for the possibilities of the next chapter of the team's basketball career.'We will learn from our mistakes this year and be better off next year for it," junior guard Mike Labanowski said. 'I am really excited about the […]
Women?s basketball rolls into NCAAs
May it never be said of the 2009-10 women's basketball team that they fail to bring some drama to the court. Many of the games this season have been marked by reversals of fortune and when the games matter most, those turnarounds have been the most pronounced.Three months ago, when UR took on Emory University's […]
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Sports figures held to unrealistic standards
When the clock finally ran down, and the New Orleans Saints were crowned the winners of Super Bowl XLIV, the crowd went wild and most people cheered that the underdog team had carried the day. As the enchanted spectators started dancing in the confetti-infested dome, one picture from the memorable game stood out Drew Brees […]
Washington?s obsession with transparency
President Obama often talks about transparency. He says in almost every interview and town hall meeting that he wants to put everything Washington does on a Web site. In response, Republicans cry foul and point to the lack of transparency in the final stages of the health care debate. Although Obama has apologized for the […]
Partisanship halts progress in Congress
Last week, Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN) announced that he will not seek re-election this coming November. Bayh, a two-term senator, surprised Democratic officials in Washington and people across America with his decision. Before revealing his retirement, the Indiana senator was extremely popular, winning each of his elections by a large margin and earning consideration as […]
Artistic admissions
Artistic expression holds an appeal for many at UR, considering the University's 25 performing and fine arts student organizations and strong enrollment in dance, music and art classes. This artistic subculture has begun to receive greater recognition in the admissions process with the newly created Prince Street Scholarship, a scholarship devoted to attracting applicants who […]
Give faith-based charities a chance
Extra ecclesiam nulla salus: outside the Church there is no salvation. The doctrine is based on the idea that man is so wicked that he deserves eternal damnation, but he can receive eternal life by confessing and serving God.After Saint Cyprian first made his edict, 1,760 years later, our society is far more secular, and […]
Improve summer life
The recent announcement that the College of Arts and Sciences is looking to improve summer life on River Campus acknowledges the current disparity between student life during the summer and the academic terms. The population during summer months is small only several hundred and could be greatly expanded with new incentives for students.Adding job opportunities […]