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Golf wins tourney
Hurricane Ivan's wrath turned this weekend's Williams Invitational into a single-day, 18-hole shootout. With little room for error and under horrible weather conditions, the UR golf team turned in their best performance of the young season, capturing the overall team title by two strokes. Even with two sparkling Sunday individual performances, the team stressed a […]
Women's volleyball recap
UR women's volleyball team fell to visiting Rochester Institute of Technology 3-2 at the Palestra on Tuesday night. Every set was close and hotly contested, but the RIT Tigers prevailed 27-30, 31-29, 30-27, 19-30, 16-14.Sophomore Susan Johnson led the Yellowjackets with 22 kills and 20 assists. Senior Kristin Vogt added 14 kills and six blocks. […]
Men's tennis destroys all comers, garners three wins
Most people are not prone to going out on a cold, windy day, let alone doing any physical activity on those days. However, the men's tennis team is a different story. Despite unfavorable weather, the team spent their weekend with one goal on their mind - crush their opponents. The team played at the Flower […]
Men's soccer ascends to No. 3 ranking
The men's soccer team continued to run on all cylinders this past Saturday as they rolled over the Hobart College Statesmen 4-1, improving their record to a perfect 7-0 on the season. The victory over the Statesmen raised the Yellowjackets from fifth to third overall in this week's Division III poll. Scoring for the Yellowjackets […]
Chemistry professor honored
New Professor of Chemistry Harry Stern recently received a grant of $50,000 from the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation. This grant will be used to further advance the computer modeling of G Protein Coupled Receptors (GPCRs), a significant subject in today's pharmaceutical research. Stern is regarded as an excellent addition to UR. "We have high […]
Campus utilities failed brie64258;y
The first month back at school usually brings some unexpected changes, but a temporary loss of easy access to both food and water was an exceptional surprise.This past week, both Wilson Commons and campus water facilities suffered temporary facility setbacks when, in two unrelated events, the registers and computers in the Pit of Wilson Commons […]
Long-distance often means long-lost love
When I first came to college, I maintained a quasi-relationship with my high school boyfriend. We were allowed to date others, but we weren't supposed to actively pursue them. This agreement ended over Thanksgiving break when I, like too many of my freshman colleagues, ended my long-distance hassle. After that, I vowed to date only […]
Specialty drinks for any occasion
Below are some drinks to make people say, "Mmmm, that's good." These are a bunch of drinks that are perfect for a party or small gathering. CaipirinhaThis drink is considered the national drink of Brazil, but this is only a recent development. This is because the name comes from a derogatory word that roughly means […]
Wilson Days should be productive
Now that most of the freshmen are already overwhelmed by 300-page readings, biology tests and economics quizzes, it seems like the wonderful days of orientation are long gone. How can we forget Wilson Days, the only days during that week on which we actually had to get up before noon? It seemed like a great […]
Letters to the Editor
Media should be unbiased It is likely that, being in the field of journalism, you have at least heard of "Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War On Journalism." I just watched it and our situation seems to be a lot worse than I thought it was. I think it is both appalling and terrifying what Fox News […]