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Point: Deal
Parking is an issue that students have complained about for as long as anyone can remember. Well, this year the Students' Association Senate has finally stepped up and is attempting to make sweeping changes to parking and other aspects of transportation. Bussing, the Ride Home Program, zip cars, shuttles and the cost of meters are […]
Pressbox: MLB's competitive balance
For many, Christmas is in December - and in some cases July - but for me, Christmas begins when the first pitch of the Major League Baseball season is thrown. The smell of the freshly cut grass and the crack of the bat whistling through the spring air makes W.P. Kinsella's question of "Is this […]
Lacrosse achieves third victory
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall," Confucius said many centuries ago. It pertains to the women's lacrosse team so far this season. The women's lacrosse team split last week's games as they head into this week with a 3-3 record. After a nail-biting loss to SUNY […]
Men's tennis heads to UAAs with six straight wins
After returning from a disappointing trip to California three weeks ago, the men's tennis team showed a relentless effort to improve their record by winning six straight matches.Although UR won against Hobart College on March 21 with a dominating 6-1 victory, it was not an easy ride. At No. 3, senior Josh Bruce-Black struggled against […]
Golf tees off to third place at Cannonsburg
The golf team kicked off its spring season with a strong finish at the Peter Rosin Memorial in Cannonsburg, Pa. this past weekend, placing third.Of the eight teams competing in the tournament, the Yellowjackets displayed top performance in both rounds. The team closed out the first round with 316 strokes, placing them fourth in the […]
Softball produces mixed results
Softball had a tough week, splitting with SUNY Brockport, losing to St. John Fisher College and splitting with Medaille College.In their first game against SUNY Brockport on Tuesday the Yellowjackets scored two runs in the first inning. Brockport then took the lead at 3-2 and both teams were held scoreless until the sixth inning.It was […]
Hurdlers rack up 21 points for the team
The men's track and field team started off their weekend and their season on a high note, with two individual champions in only two events and a first place ranking on Friday. Unfortunately, their first place standing didn't hold, but they still managed to stay strong and make their presence known.On Friday, senior Kevin McGettrick […]
Women's track shines in Ohio
Competing against some tough teams over the weekend, the women's track and field team pulled through with a strong performance at Ohio University to start their season off this past weekend."The competition was perfect for us," head coach Barbara Hartwig said. "The weather was a mixed bag of rain, wind, sometimes warm, sometimes cool - […]
Fake and Bake
It was just over this past Spring Break that I found yet another thing to blame on my mother - blaming extremely ridiculous things on your mother is one of the automatic rights of a daughter in the mother/daughter relationship. Each year we go to Boca Raton, Florida for a few days to bask in […]
Men's lacrosse wins in overtime thriller
It was a wild weekend for the UR men's club lacrosse team, hosting back-to-back games under the lights at Fauver Stadium. After dropping their first contest against Grove City College two weekends ago, the team got back on track with great performances on Friday and Saturday.On March 24, the Yellowjackets played host to Grove City […]