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UR places second at Saratoga
The UR men's golf team traveled to Spa State Park in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. over the weekend to play in the Liberty League Golf Championship. The championship was hosted by Skidmore College and was played on a course with a par of 72. The tournament's participants included Clarkson University, St. Lawrence University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute […]
Field hockey goes 2-1 on the road
After dropping its third game of the season on Friday to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, it took the women's field hockey team only 14 minutes to get back on track against the Brewers of Vassar College the next day.Junior defender Christi Bottcher brought the ball into the Brewers' arc and rocketed a shot past Vassar goalie […]
Rugby?s uniqueness provides camaraderie
Coming into college, most of us know very little about the sport of rugby. Coming out of college, most of us still know little about the sport of rugby. However, some students at UR, about 50 to 60 of them, in fact, have taken it upon themselves to find out a little more about this […]
Weiner takes singles crown at ITAs
Over the weekend, the UR women's tennis team competed in the Wilson Intercollegiate Tennis Association Northeast Regional Championships. The Championships were hosted by William Smith College in Geneva, N.Y. UR had five singles players and three doubles teams in the draw. The team competed very well with other participating schools and even had a player […]
Football takes down Union for first time in years
After a rough start to the season, the Yellowjacket football team was able to bounce back and defeat the Union College Dutchmen in Schenectady, N.Y. in a key Liberty League match-up. Following a quarterback controversy in week three, freshman quarterback Braezen Subick won the starting job and led the 'Jackets to a thrilling 29-25 victory. […]
Revenge is sweet against rival RIT
On Tuesday, the women's soccer team, in its first night game at Fauver Stadium, defeated Rochester Institute of Technology (3-4-1), 4-0.Sophomore forward Bridgette Varin scored the game's first and final goals, while junior midfielder Mae Butler and sophomore midfielder Kirsten Ross chipped in with single goals of their own.Only 11 minutes and 30 seconds into […]
Football falls short against foe in Courage Bowl showdown
In what is sure to be deemed the most exciting Courage Bowl yet, UR's football team shocked the St. John Fisher College Cardinals with a near-victory on Saturday night. Though the 11th-ranked Cardinals prevailed in the end, 24-17, the 'Jackets led the 4,124 fans in the stands to believe that there was a come-back kid […]
Letters to the Editor
Signing the Amethyst initiative is weighed with life experiencesI agree with your recent editorial that there should be an honest and candid conversation on campus about alcohol use.I disagree that I need to sign the Amethyst Initiative for such a conversation to occur.There is a good deal more complexity in this issue than so far […]
Lessons learned in ?08 can influence for a lifetime
Greetings, everyone. Hopefully you all have had a blessed, fun-filled summer and are having a productive, yet fun, new semester. As 2008 is nearing its conclusion and 2009 is waiting in the wings, it is sometimes hard to believe that another year that seems to have just dawned is now nearing its end.This summer in […]
Sub-prime credit contributes to a failing economy
On Monday, Sept. 15, Financial Math Professor Shannon Starr mentioned Merrill Lynch at least five times during his 50-minute lecture in the brightly lighted Bausch and Lomb Hall Room 109. A rush of hushed, dark laughter followed each mention of the storied financial firm. After class, I ran into an unsettled sophomore who said, 'Merrill […]