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The gift from the University was announced toward the end of the episode along with other donations in late August. The scholarship will be distributed at the Hills' discretion.Tim Hill, a former boxer who retired due to work-related back injuries, set up a boxing gym in an old rented space in 1999. Since then, he […]

Heading into the All-Star break, the Los Angeles Lakers have firmly established themselves as the team to beat in the NBA.L.A. capped off its undefeated six-game road trip by beating the Boston Celtics, 110-109, in overtime their first victory in Boston since January 2007. This win was followed by a 101-91 triumph at Cleveland, handing […]

The women's basketball team had yet another conference sweep this weekend, defeating both Emory University and Case Western Reserve University at home. UR improved its record to 19-1 overall, 8-1 in the University Athletic Association.This wasn't the only accomplishment to celebrate this weekend. One player entered UR's record books senior forward Julie Marriott reached the […]

While a trip to an art gallery may not seem like your idea of a great time, the Memorial Art Gallery's 'Leaded: the Materiality and Metamorphosis of Graphite" offers an experience somewhat different from your typical hall full of ordinary oil paintings. The title plays on the show's theme of addressing the oftenoverlooked graphite in […]

Whenever someone talks about sports for Black History Month, there's a nearly guaranteed reference to the black athlete who broke the 'color barrier." But there is a sport that's always been able to thrive through the ignorance of society and include people of all backgrounds. Besides the nature of the sport (bashing your opponents' brains […]

Junior forward Melissa Alwardt, a health and society major from Greece, N.Y. and an alumna of Greece-Athena High School, has decided that a candy bar before each game gives her the energy she needs for success.It seems to be working, too, as she currently leads the University Athletic Association in 3-pointers made, averaging 2.3 per […]

If you are looking to increase your knowledge of current events, perusing past issues of The Onion probably won't garner you a spot on the quiz bowl team or an A in your history class.A random sampling of headlines may leave you with jewels, such as 'Christ kills 2, injures 7 in abortion clinic attack," […]

Music is more than just a pleasing mix of sounds; a good song can be both therapeutic and inspiring. Few know this better than stressed-out college students.The members of the band Farewell Republic, four University of Michigan students, use the stresses of college life as their inspiration to make music.'It's really like, when you're playing […]

For people who are Chinese or interested in Chinese culture, the Chinese Students' Association's 'China Nite" dinner and entertainment definitely brought a blast of excitement and fun. Taking place 10 days after Chinese New Year, the celebration was both elaborate and authentic.As a native of China, the great food from Shanghai Restaurant gave me a […]

'Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War 2" is almost upon us. Relic, the game's developer, has a history of innovation in the real time strategy (RTS) genre, with past releases such as 'H-omeworld" and 2006's 'Company of Heroes."As such, 'Dawn Of War 2" has quite a legacy to live up to. Not to mention that the […]