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Last Wednesday, the UR men's squash team traveled to Clinton, N.Y. to take on Hamilton College. The team suffered a disappointing defeat, losing to Hamilton 6-3.Freshman Patrick Harris, No. 1, senior Gen Izumida, No. 2, and freshman Ravi Gupta, No. 8, had UR's only wins.All three matches were quite competitive. Harris defeated Anthony Bardaro, 1-9, […]

The Yellowjackets squeezed past the New York University Violets this past Friday, 57-55, in front of a packed Palestra crowd. With 13 seconds left on the game clock and the fans on their feet, UR's defense prevailed over NYU's last effort shot by Jeff Gilkerson. The game featured very similar strategies offensively and defensively. Both […]

I thought UR students already had enough on their plates. I thought that between fulfilling onerous cluster requirements and spending long hours raising money for tsunami relief efforts, students didn't have time for anything else. To the world's rescue, four proud individuals proved me wrong. Two weekends ago, sparked by news of Inuit refugees, seniors […]

The Grill at Strathallan has more than just exquisite cuisine and an extensive wine list, it has what every truly top-notch restaurant should have - a history. Rick Tramamoto and Gale Gand, founders of the restaurant, met while working for The Grill. For those non-foodies, Rick Tramamoto is a former recipient of the James Beard […]

The other day, a co-worker decided to show me how she could get a condom all the way up her arm - no problem. At first the whole situation kind of threw me in for a loop. I mean, how often do you see someone walking around wearing a condom as a sleeve? It must […]

Aries (March 21-April 19) - Let me tell you about a time of the old days when Cornish hens roamed the land and pretzels grew in the backcountry. Your week will be like that - super duper. Taurus (April 20-May 20) - Who let me write the horoscopes? I'm not in touch with the stars […]

Single people always rant about how much Valentine's Day is a construct of the established love-ridden elitist structure in order to shove the lonely proletariat face straight into the dog-poo filled fact that we're alone in this world and that everyone has someone except for us. However, as a person who has been single for […]

Next week marks the beginning of Engineers' Week. During this week, many programs featuring the different engineering departments will be hosting events throughout the campus. Of particular interest, the UR branch of the National Society of Black Engineers will be co-sponsoring Career Day with the Career Center. NSBE has over 10,000 members and is currently […]

For the average college student, the dorm room has to serve a number of functions. It is, of course, a bedroom. It is also a miniature office, a room for entertaining guests, a dining room and a storage facility. With the amount of time that the average UR student spends in the dorms, it might […]

There's no doubt that the subject of homosexuality has been quite popular within media, politics and even family-dinner conversations. America is currently undergoing a "gay revolution." Issues ranging from the highly-publicized gay marriage debate, to the darker subject of AIDS in the gay community have been infiltrating mainstream culture. Coming out at a relatively young […]