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Whether there is such a thing as steroid rage is contentious, but there is certainly not an ounce of doubt when it comes to steroid hysteria. The recent announcement by Attorney General John Ashcroft of federal indictments against four men accused of distributing steroids to top athletes has sparked a wave of moral outrage about […]

Senior Erika Smith scored 20 points and added 10 rebounds to lead the women's basketball team to the NCAA Division III Final Four for the second consecutive year with a 61-57 win over Marymount University.An estimated 1,000 spectators witnessed the Yellowjackets tie a school record for wins in a single season. UR improved their overall […]

The second round game of the NCAA tournament was held in the Palestra on March 6. A crowd of 1,025 gathered to watch the Yellowjackets take on the St. John Fisher Cardinals in this NCAA showdown. UR won the tip-off to begin the game. Junior Seth Hauben scored the first points for UR with a […]

Look around the plethora of Atkins ads this time of the year and you would know that America is on a diet. Why is then obesity still a rising epidemic?One problem is socioeconomic disparities. With healthy foods costing more on average than fatty fast foods and snacks, it is hard to tell the financially insecure […]

Family and friends often ask me what it's like to take the train to and from Rochester for 12 hours. I usually claim that it's not bad, forgetting what it's really like until I'm onboard. My latest Amtrak journey was from home to Rochester, and I knew there was going to be trouble when they […]

During the file sharing "debate" that was held in Hoyt on Feb. 16, Cary Sherman simply dispensed the gospel of the recording industry. Sherman said that sharing music was driving down record sales and this was "hurting the artists." Although I disagree with his assertion that file sharing is responsible for the decline in CD […]

The women's lacrosse team traveled to West Palm Beach and lost to SUNY Cortland 12-8 on Thursday, March 11. Head Coach Liz Monte was still satisfied with the result, considering this was a difficult opponent to start off the season, as the SUNY Cortland women's lacrosse team is ranked 10th in their division. Single goalscorers […]

Last Sunday, the Eastman School and Rochester communities had the opportunity to hear a not very publicized yet astounding concert. Countertenor Daniel Brondel and pianist Russel Miller presented a diverse thirty minute program at the Christ Episcopal Church. This concert was part of the Candlelight Concert Series at the church, which features different performers every […]

After spring break, the women's tennis team returned with a 1-2 spring record. The team lost to the University of California Santa Cruz 9-0 and Division II California State University at Sonoma 8-1, and had a win over Mills College 8-1."The women [have] two losses to strong opponents from UC Santa Cruz and Sonoma," Head […]

The women's softball team played eight games in a University Athletic Association tournament against four teams, and took home three wins and five losses. The games were held in Florida from March 9 through March 13. In the first two games, the softball team took two heavy losses against Case Western Reserve University and Emory […]