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To shell and back
"Why the hell can't the novice men's team learn to pick up their oars?"It's just about 7 a.m. and Liz Wilson, the crew team's novice women's coach, is not entirely happy. It's a brisk 31 degrees. Today's journey to Elmwood Ave., home of the Genesee Waterways Center boathouse, was one to be cheerful about: there's […]
Horoscope
Aries (March 21-April 19) - All work and no play makes Jack a typical University of Rochester student.Taurus (April 20-May 20) - After the explosive news expos on UR's rampant disregard for the open container policy, opaque Nalgene sales rose significantly. Gemini (May 21-June 21) - When your drug dealer continues to randomly fall asleep […]
Birthday invite leads to Mitz-stake
A month into seventh grade, I got a letter in the mail that changed my life. Until that point, the only letters I had ever received were from my grandparents or my Ethiopian pen pal from sixth grade (who also happened to be my best friend at the time). My parents were quite excited by […]
Comedy host running for Prez not a bad idea
Satire has finally made its big break in America. We're talking a Mary-Kate-and-Ashley-in-Full-House kind of break, though. Comedy Central's beloved Stephen Colbert is running for president. And really, it's about time. As a youth growing up in the age that worships sarcasm and considers "The Daily Show" and "Colbert Report" to be current events gospels, […]
Alumni talk teaching with students
At 7:00 p.m. last Thursday, the Teach for America organization was featured in Goergen Hall to communicate to the UR community its salient mission statement and to hopefully recruit undergraduates who were motivated to level the playing field of social and educational inequity plaguing many of the nation's children. With the help of Jesse Stewart, […]
"Man-Law" concept very stupid
There exists a highly exclusive cult, growing and branching out under our collective nose, posing a subtle threat to the cultural and intrapersonal establishments of this society. By accident I stumbled upon this cabal, and I realized that it was one of such audacity that I determined to share it with the world. Before divulging […]
Swimming starts season roughly
Both the men's and women's swim teams took to the pool this past week, and both came away with less than stellar results. The men lost to Case Western University, 113.5-170, and also fell to New York University, 85-215. The day started with the 200-yard medley relay, in which sophomore Garrett Lam, senior Jonathan Dennison […]
Spikers enter UAA tourney under .500
The UR women's volleyball team finished off the season by going 1-2, losing to Nazareth College, then going on the road to defeat SUNY Geneseo and finally dropping the final match of the season to SUNY Potsdam. Overall this year, the volleyball team ends with a 16-18 record, with a conference record of 0-7.In the […]
Life, Love… Sport
Welcome to the LLS, where the grass is a hell of a lot greener. Thanks for reading Life, Love... Sport (Gangster Edition). This past week gave every baseball fan a taste of what to expect for the next three years. Namely, an AL sweep in the World Series, perhaps by the Boston Red Sox. Exactly […]
Yellowjackets beaten by two Liberty foes
Yellowjacket field hockey ended the season on a low note, being shutout in its last two regular season games by SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick College. They finish up the 2007 season with an overall winning record of 10-8.The Yellowjackets were shutout 0-2 by Hartwick College on Sunday Oct. 28. Hartwick scored its first goal in […]