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Breaking up is hard to do ? not impossible
Relationships are fun, wonderful and exciting. You get to create intimacy, feel physical pleasure and share sodas at the Pit. You can go on moonlit dates and make snowmen together in the winter. It's all fun and games until it's over.Most people will have to deal with a breakup at some point. Sure, there are […]
Free will: do you really need the Ben & Jerry?s?
Philosophers and famous writers have pondered the existence of free will in countless ways for many years, but the question is not just for philosophers and famous writers. It's for scientists brain scientists. Neuroscientists have stepped up in recent years, presenting important research that could finally answer the age-old question: does free will truly exist?Until […]
Carless in Rochester
Without a car, UR can sometimes feel like a pretty isolated place. Bus routes can leave you as I recently discovered stuck at Wegmans hours after you've finished your shopping with nothing to do but wander the food aisles aimlessly. And don't even try to take a school bus to a bar party downtown evidently […]
Boulder: The Eddie Bauer of coffee
Located in the heart of the South Wedge, Boulder Coffee Co. has eked out the essence of Boulder, Colo. (the namesake) and transplanted its relaxed and rustic expansiveness to Rochester, N.Y.This coffee shop takes what most cafs try to do transport you to another place and blows others away by recreating the vibe of a […]
UR gets aggressive in preparation for UAA
As the volleyball team entered its game last Friday, the 'Jackets knew they were going up against some tough competition. The SUNY Fredonia Blue Devils were working off of a building momentum they had won seven-straight games, and their coach was up for his 200th career win. Though UR put in an effort to stymie […]
XC runners overpower local competition at Roberts
In most sports, it's the team with the highest number of points that is named victor. However, in cross country, just the opposite is true. In its unique scoring system, each runner is assigned a point value equal to the place in which he or she finishes. The team's total score is then determined by […]
Motion City provides Palestra ?Soundtrack?
'The best concert I've ever been to!" exclaimed diehard fan and freshman Gaby Logrono as she headed out of the Palestra, which had floors still crowded by herds of students striving for fresh air post concert. She, along with many other fans, was on her feet for at over hours as she rocked out to […]
Rising hip-hop star Emmanuel Jal relives his story
Emmanuel Jal is a universally known hip-hop artist who spreads messages of peace, love and freedom with his music. He has performed with artists such as Razorlight and Faithless in Europe, toured the United States, performed at Live 8, had a documentary made about his life and was even invited to perform at Nelson Mandela's […]
UR battles back to overcome RIT 2-1
It was the same story as last year when the men's soccer team took on the Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers on Tuesday night just a little less dramatic. A year ago, UR came back from a one-goal deficit in the final 10 minutes of regulation to beat the Tigers 3-2. The clinching score was […]
Smith again proves to be an offensive threat for ?Jackets
For four undergraduate years, St. John Fisher College's women's soccer head coach Jill McCabe piloted the UR women's soccer team, lettering for four-straight years and leading the team to two NCAA Division III titles. She also earned All-American First-Team status as a senior. After graduating, McCabe took a job as an assistant coach for the […]