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Get to know me: Donatella Stocchi-Perucchio
Donatella Stochhi-Perucchio is an associate Professor of Italian who teaches Italian literature, language and culture in the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures. She was born and grew up in Arezzo, Italy. "I breathed the same air that Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio breathed," she said. She has been teaching for 30 years - 20 years […]
Softball begins practice
"You've got nothing if you don't have any ambition," junior Rachel Askin said. Ambition is exactly what the UR softball team has. Since coming back to school in January, the Yellowjackets have been practicing and lifting nearly seven days a week. While many people will be out enjoying the sun over spring break the softball […]
Women dash past 21 teams at ECACs
If they were disappointed by their performance last week at the New York State Championships, the women's indoor track and field team didn't let it get in their way, as they came through with a strong finish, placing seventh out of 38 teams at this past weekend's Eastern College Athletic Conference Championships.With five individuals finishing […]
Tennis extends their winning streak to five games
Returning from a promising start in the fall, the men's tennis team hosted two home games, defeating both Vassar College and Le Moyne College with little trouble.At No. 1 singles, sophomore Eric Hansen battled Erik Skartvedt from Vassar. Despite ranking at No. 23 in the Northeast singles bracket, Skartvedt was no match for Hansen. Hansen […]
Relationships in Passing
It happens to everyone on a daily basis. You are walking along without a care in the world when all of the sudden you spot someone you know in the distance walking toward you. It's interaction time, but you have places to go. The other person probably has places to go too. What do you […]
Track competes at ECACs
Despite completing a sub-par performance at the New York State Championships, the men's indoor track team still pulled off a respectable finish at the Eastern College Athletic Conference Championships last Saturday, tying for 19th place out of 44 teams."It wasn't the end of the season we had hoped for," head coach John Izzo said. "We […]
Pressbox: The NFL Shadow
Finally, the season is over. The Pro Bowl - one of the weakest in recent memory - has been played, and so I, along with 40 million other guys, have a chance to rest my weary eyes and upset stomach. The problem is, the season is not over. There is much to discuss, including the […]
Baseball gets ready for tough UAA play
After a sub-par 2005 campaign, the 2006 season hopes to bring the UR baseball team back to the level it accustomed itself to in 2004, when the team won the Liberty League title.While most of us will be off partying or relaxing over spring break, the team will be heading to Florida to start off […]
Global rock featured at Bug Jar
Simplicity and progression were two major themes at the sold-out Ted Leo and the Pharmacists show at the Bug Jar on Monday. Everything from the concert space to the music could be described as simple in some form, yet as the night progressed so too did the level of musicianship and the buzz of excitement […]
Women head to second-ranked Scranton
"Welcome to the playoffs," echoed through the halls of the Louis Alexander Palestra, as the Yellowjackets loudly welcomed SUNY Cortland and Medaille College this past weekend and cruised through the first two rounds of the NCAA Division III tournament. With smashing victories of 83-65 and 57-44, respectively, the Yellowjackets stomped through the first two games […]