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There is quite a pervasive disinterest in varsity sports on this campus, and I think much of it has to do with being school spirited out after all those mandatory pep rallies we attended in high school. Come to remedy the situation here at UR is the cheerleading club, inspiring enthusiasm without the forceful tactics […]

The Yellowjackets extended their season when they qualified for the Eastern College Athletics Conference Northeast Regional quarterfinals. Their first opponent in this single-elimination tournament was Skidmore College, a team sporting an impressive record of 13-6-1.Despite this laudable record, the Yellowjacket defense put Skidmore's offense to rest by allowing just two shots throughout the entire game.Rochester […]

Danielle Scherry Class: 2008Sport: SwimmingMAJOR: Undecidedhigh school: Rocky River High School, Rocky River, Ohioideal day off: Sleep all day.Favorite OTHER sport: FootballFavorite food: Pizza and ice creamfavorite movie: "10 Things I Hate About You"Plans after college: Live happily ever after.expectations for the season: Keep working hard and we'll see what happens.Favorite athletic memory: When my […]

The theme of the 1970s was "sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll." Bob Dylan's famous song, "The Times They Are A-Changin'" does no justice for the drastic evolution of college football. Now sex, drugs, hip-hop, felonies and money handshakes accurately describe what college football has become. NBC should tell Donald Trump to take a hike […]

The women swimmers of Rochester had two outstanding performances this weekend. In their first meet, Friday afternoon against St. Lawrence University, Rochester won 123-87. "We swam a very strong meet," Head Coach Danielle Herring said. "We executed every race, and were very strong off the walls and blocks." Rochester won a total of nine events […]

Men's soccer topped off its spectacular 2004 season by sweeping the Eastern College Athletic Conference Tournament to earn the 2004 Upstate Championship title.The tournament consisted of four teams whose impressive regular season records qualified them for the ECAC championships, including St. John Fisher College, SUNY Brockport, SUNY Plattsburgh and top-seeded UR.In the semifinals, Rochester went […]

When a group of six saxophonists and a bare bones rhythm section make you wish you were in the middle of a small, intimate jazz club in the heart of a big city with a glass of wine in hand, you know someone's done something right. That would the Eastman School of Music jazz saxophone […]

In the beginning of the 1920s, a small group of civic leaders in Rochester, N.Y. came together with the dream of establishing a world-class music school. The book "For the Enrichment of Community Life" describes how Rochester industrialist, philanthropist and entrepreneur George Eastman founded the Eastman School of Music and how his vision for the […]

"The question is, what happens after you walk off into the sunset," Bridget Jones said. So begins "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason," the sequel to the 2001 hit adaptation of the Helen Fielding novel "Bridget Jones's Diary." "The Edge of Reason" finds Bridget, played by Rene Zellweger, six weeks into her relationship with the […]

Intricate choreography performed by 41 dancers gifted with grace marked last Saturday's performance in Strong Auditorium by the Ballet Performance Group.Each dancer, in lively, vibrant costumes, leapt, twirled and spun magnificently through two acts and a total of 14 songs.The first act tended toward classical ballet, with pieces such as "Waltz and Toreador" and "Pas […]