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Athlete of the Week
Junior sprinter Shanthi Chodagiri decided to try track on a whim. Lucky for her coaches, she liked it.The biochemistry major from Brighton, N.Y. recently led her team to a third place finish out of 11 teams at the Saints Indoor Invitational hosted by St. Lawrence University. Chodagiri was a double winner, taking the top spot […]
UR rebounds after tough loss at home
Despite some injuries to key players, the UR men's basketball team is 12-4 (3-2 in University Athletic Association play) and still in the hunt for a bid to the National Tournament.The 'Jackets split games this past weekend, losing 73-42 to the Washington University in St. Louis Bears on Friday night but bouncing back to beat […]
Women falter for first time this season
What a difference two days make. After posting a convincing 65-62 win at home over University Athletic Association rival Washington University in St. Louis on Friday, the UR women's basketball team was tripped up by the visiting University of Chicago Maroons this past Sunday, losing its first match of the season, 51-71.'The difference in the […]
Strong individual performances aren?t enough in loss to Ithaca
The men's and women's swimming and diving teams are getting deep into the final weeks of the season the University Athletic Association Championship meet is less than three weeks away.Before the 'Jackets could focus their efforts on the UAA meet, though, they faced off against Ithaca College on Saturday.The Bombers got the upper hand in […]
Oscar nominees: Some dead-on, some not so worthy
When the nominees for the 81st Annual Academy Awards were announced last Thursday, I was not surprised that 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" was in the lead with 13 nominations. However, I was shocked with some of the nominees for the acting categories.One surprise was when Richard Jenkins was nominated for Actor in a […]
NBC comedy is more than just a "Mom" joke
When it comes to watching TV, I'm a pretty discriminate viewer. I don't usually fall for the drivel that MTV and VH1 pass off as intelligent programming.In addition, I rarely catch any of the shows on HBO or Showtime because, as a broke college student lacking a magical money tree, I can't afford to shell […]
Squash falls in tightly contested matchup to fourth-ranked Cornell
A mere 12 days after coming up just short in a matchup against Yale University who is ranked No. 3 according to the most recent Collegiate Squash Association poll the UR squash team fell just shy of victory again in a 4-5 loss against New York State rival, Cornell University.Four of the nine matches came […]
A Taste of Thai cusine leaves diners craving more
By Evan SiegalStaff WriterLocated on Mt. Hope Avenue, just a half-mile away from the UR River Campus, Thai Taste Restaurant's exterior is deceiving. When I reached the plaza in the evening's darkness, half of the neon lights meant to illuminate the restaurant's title had blown out, and the words 'Thai Restaurant" were barely legible. However […]
Obama and Palin: only in the bedroom
by Alyssa WaddillSenior Staff WriterEveryone's wanted to be someone else at some point. You know that fantasy where suddenly you're David Bowie or Hannah Montana, standing on stage in front of millions of screaming fans? Maybe your dreams run more toward the financial: you imagine yourself as a CEO, stealing tons of money from your […]
Go reusable or go home
As I stumbled out of the Periodical Reading Room during finals week last semester, it took all my God-given dexterity and nimbleness to avoid the sea of Starbucks,Connections and Java City coffee cups overflowing the trash can and strewn across the threshold of the doorway. The campus, addicted to caffeine during the final weeks of […]