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British pub makes you wait for British grub
Britain is not known for fine cuisine. Its flavorless and often formless fodder pales in comparison to its meal-time-Mecca of a neighbor - Paris. Despite its sub-par reputation, I decided to venture out on a particularly dreary evening and sample the British fare served at The Old Toad.Seventeen years after it's opening, The Old Toad's […]
Teacher Feature: Bob Minckley
Assistant Adjunct Professor of Biology Bob Minckley always knew that he wanted to do something with biology that would allow him to be outside, but never imagined that a man he met on a bike ride would bring him into the world of bees.What brought you into the field of bees?It all started from meeting […]
ROTC drill team shines at Cornell
Early risers around campus may be familiar with UR's NROTC Drill Team. Twice a week at 6 a.m. or earlier, the team of midshipmen - all students of UR, Rochester Institute of Technology, St. John Fisher College and SUNY Brockport - marches conspicuously from Morey Hall across the River Campus to Goergen Athletic Center. Any […]
Untold fairy tale of the American Revolution unveils itself
Gather around children and give me your ears, for I am about to tell you the greatest story never told. It involves some of the biggest names in American history and has changed the course of the world forever. I'm talking about the American Revolution, a fight for independence that some have attributed to high […]
PENCILS DOWN!
It's always the same stupid story, to the endless fascination of my brother: how my father donned his black ensemble, crept ninja-style into the dorm room and snuck out the door with the calculation-filled notebook of the most detested quantum physics geek. Around finals time, my dad whips out those old college references to give […]
Jackets tip off season with undefeated streak
Two weeks into the season, the UR men's basketball team is off to a promising start. The 'Jackets are 5-0 and have been crowned tournament champions twice already. Two weekends ago, the 'Jackets kicked off their season, playing in the Chuck Resler Tournament. UR beat SUNY New Paltz in the first game, 73-43, and then […]
Squash takes Liberty Championship
UR squash continued their strong start to the season with another dominating performance at the Liberty League Championships two weeks ago. Coming in heavily favored as the top seed, the Yellowjackets had no trouble living up to their billing and showed themselves as the class of the Liberty League. The championship was played over two […]
Messiah shuts out 'Jackets in Sweet 16
Two weekends ago, the Yellowjacket men's soccer team stepped on the field as one of the final 16 teams in the National Championship tournament for the first time in school history. Their opponent was not as unfamiliar with such a setting. The Messiah College Falcons had won the last three National Championships and have won […]
Swimmers lose matches on road
Just before the Thanksgiving break, UR men's and women's swim teams traveled to Pittsburgh, Pa. to challenge home team Carnegie Mellon University, as well as Franklin and Marshall College and Washington and Lee University in quad dual - a meet where the four teams race simultaneously, but the scores are calculated as three separate dual […]
Women's bball 4-1 to start the season
The women's basketball team continued their impressive start to the season on Tuesday, conquering Elmira College, 77-51, and advancing their record to 4-1."Our goals against Elmira were to attack them for 40 minutes and just play hard and together for the whole time," head coach Jim Scheible said. The ladies took the floor ready to […]