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For the UR men's soccer team, defense is a team effort.'There is no secret to our defense," junior goalie Michael Peacock said. 'We just work hard and work as a team."Nowhere was that more evident than in the team's two wins this weekend against University Athletic Association rivals Washington University in St. Louis and University […]

The men's and women's swimming and diving teams hosted New York University and Case Western Reserve University this weekend in its first home meet of the season. The event was set up as dual meets NYU vs. Case, Case vs. UR and UR vs. NYU. The athletes only competed once in their events and results […]

On Sunday night, UR field hockey's three seniors defender Erica Gelb, midfielder Katie Moll and defender Maeghan Kirsch took the field at Fauver Stadium for the last time against the SUNY Oneonta Dragons. The result a 3-2 come-from-behind victory was the perfect end to the accomplished careers of the senior trio.With less than seven minutes […]

This weekend, both UR men's and women's cross country teams traveled to Atlanta, Ga. to compete in the University Athletic Association Championship meet hosted by Emory University. Both teams came out strong, but the women in particular really shone on their 6-kilometer course with a time of 22:17.02. Freshman Lauren Norton finished an outstanding race […]

I'm here to talk about a film genre often forgotten about amongst adolescent bubble gum flicks like 'High School Musical" and superhero thrillers like 'The Dark Knight." It's called the documentary, and it's one of the most underrated genres, aside from maybe Italian Horror.Documentaries never fail to bore me. I've watched documentaries on everything from […]

Everybody has heard of 'Guitar Hero" and 'Rock Band," but this fall, Nintendo has decided to take its own swing at the music-making genre of games. If you are one of those people who sit and hum tunes to yourself while working or wonder what it would be like to make a banjo and accordion […]

Swimming is a sport of personal challenges, and, this weekend, sophomore Kevin Howard proved to be the master of those challenges.The sophomore swam with class and perseverance this weekend in two tough matchups against University Athletic Association rivals New York University and Case Western Reserve University.A biomedical engineering major from South Hamilton, Mass., Howard won […]

UR women's soccer played two close games last weekend against University Athletic Association rivals Washington University in St. Louis and University of Chicago and came away with two close, 1-2 losses. With the defeats, UR fell to 10-5-2 this season.Junior defender Stephanie Diebold described the 'Jackets as evenly matched against their competitors.'Wash U and Chicago […]

The UR football team suffered a tough loss this past weekend at the hands of the Alfred University Saxons. The Saxons, clad in purple uniforms, played a passionate game on Saturday afternoon against the 'Jackets.They scored with ease on their first drive of the game, putting up a touchdown very early in the first quarter, […]

The UR women's volleyball team spent this past weekend competing in four matches at the Vassar College Volleyball Invitational. The other teams participating in the invitational at the school in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. included Stevens Institute of Technology, SUNY Fredonia and SUNY New Paltz.UR ended up fourth out of the five competing teams, but played well […]