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This past Saturday, both the men's and the women's tennis teams competed in hard-fought battles against Division I Colgate University. The Yellowjackets split games, with the men's team suffering a loss to the Raiders, while the Lady 'Jackets dominated the Raiders.The men's team lost all seven matches, while the women's team claimed victory by winning […]

The Rider/Lafayette Winter Games in Manhattan this past weekend brought home 14 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference qualifying performances for the UR men's and women's track and field teams. Taking place at the Armory, a nationally recognized and competitive arena for track athletes, eight women, four men and one relay team apiece earned an opportunity to […]

Every two years, I get to pretend that I'm actually from Sweden. I mean, somewhere back along my family tree, my Swedish ancestor probably sailed his tugboat to the Americas, but certainly not in the recent past. My living Swedish lineage my mother, grandmother and great-grandmother were all born in America and are really about […]

Junior A.J. Lee, as he describes it, is blessed.The biology major and Longmeadow, Mass. native is the 'Jackets' speediest 500 meter runner on the indoor track, improving his time this past weekend to put him in prime position for the Eastern College Athletic Conference Championships in March.But for the football player-wannabe turned track star and […]

With only a few University Athletic Association games remaining, the playoffs are still a distant thought for the UR women's basketball team.'We are not even thinking about potential postseason opportunities yet as we still have three tough games to go," head coach Jim Scheible said.The women turned in dominating performances over the weekend, beating two […]

For the Asian community, it was Christmas all over again except that red envelopes were given out instead of colorful present and dumplings were served in place of baked ham.Holiday spirits filled the air of Strong Auditorium on Saturday, Feb. 6 as the audience enjoyed the exciting New Year celebration held by the Chinese Students' […]

Ah, the sweet smell of milk chocolate is tingling the inquisitive nose, the scarlet-hearted robins are a-chirping and the Spongebob Squarepants Valentine section of Walmart is running frightfully low on envelopes. Of course, this Sunday is St. Valentine's Day, the yearly celebration of all things endearing and doily.This is the one day a year when […]

Despite the seemingly predominate liberal political climate at UR, the College Republicans continue to be politically active on the River Campus and in the Rochester community. President and senior Jacquelyn Monaghan leads the efforts.What are the dynamics of a typical group meeting?In our discussion session, different members or committees put in their various inputs. Also, […]

One could forgive a UR student if he or she overlooked the streets adjacent to Lake Avenue in Northwest Rochester. After all, the duplexes and one-story homes, which sit on small, tight-knit plots, are a staple of the city.This neighborhood is different. If you pay close attention to the streets and the grocery store cues, […]

We are writing in response to a question raised in last week's Campus Times about the College's policy on study abroad transfer credit. Our policy does, in fact, permit students to receive credit for courses in languages, such as Afrikaans, that are not taught on campus. One of the best reasons to go abroad is […]