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Since Hurricane Katrina, aid has migrated to the South, and UR has been instrumental in helping with that relief. Students have rapidly gathered sources together to raise money and donations. Last weekend, several Greek organizations pulled in large amounts of money to donate to the Red Cross. Theta Chi fraternity held a relief party and […]

The UR women's tennis team opened its season with a bang last Thursday, sweeping SUNY Brockport, 9-0. After only a week of practice, the young team was unsure how they would fare against an early opponent, yet senior and co-captain Tessa Baker was not worried. "Although we lost a player to injury, we did not […]

Field hockey rocked the dark blue uniforms away from Fauver Stadium as they emerged from an intense, three-game weekend with a 2-2 record. The Yellowjackets sandwiched a win against William Paterson University on Saturday, between close, 1-0 losses to both the undefeated Red Dragons of SUNY Cortland and the undefeated Red Hawks of Montclair State […]

California-based band Goldspot has been gaining local attention for their debut album "Tally of the yes men," which incorporates Indian influences, rock and heavily melodic lyrical structures to form a solid pop record. Lead singer and guitarist Siddhartha's vocal melodies stand out throughout the album, which have been said to incorporate "Bollywood" undertones. Having been […]

If you heard a band on campus jamming in 2003, it was probably the newly formed band, More Cowbell. Nowadays, they have developed a more polished sound, combining their backgrounds in classical music, bluegrass, funk and jazz to form their distinctive music. I sat down with three of the band members, seniors Mike Gorelik and […]

"Standing room only." That's what the woman told me when I walked into Kilbourn Hall Tuesday night to see the Ying Quartet perform. Granted, it was the first concert of Eastman's Fall 2005 concert season, and I had heard good things about this group, but I had no idea what to expect and was caught […]

It's not often that audiences attending prestigious performances by high-caliber musicians and composers are encouraged to actively move around during a performance. However, Abby Aresty, a Take Five Scholar, is using her composition "Merger" to incorporate these innovative ideas into her piece's premier performance. While at Eastman, Aresty has studied music composition and horn performance. […]

For the 49th year, the Memorial Art Gallery held its Clothesline Festival. This year there was nothing small-scale about the festival. Over 600 artists from a 27-county region of upstate and western New York exhibited their artwork. The festival took place on Sept. 10-11. The show is the main fundraiser for the Memorial Art Gallery. […]

A team's success is measured not only by what the players do on the field, but also how they prepare for it. According to coach Terry Gurnett, his team's 3-0 start this season has a lot to do with his players' good work ethic during the offseason."Players have worked extremely hard to come back fit," […]

Facing formidable opponents at the Potsdam tournament on Sept. 9 and Sept. 10, the volleyball team returned to UR with a 3-1 record. After defeating one of the two hosts of the tournament, the Yellowjackets failed to defeat Roberts Wesleyan College, a Division II team.UR began the tournament against the St. Lawrence Saints. After splitting […]