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Tennis begins on road
The men's tennis team returns from spring break with losses in California to Pomona Pitzer College, the University of California at Santa Cruz and Division II California State University at Sonoma, bringing their overall record to 0-4. "We went out to play some tough competition and the men came back with three tough losses to […]
Women finish indoor season
The women's track and field team capped off a solid indoor season at the Eastern Collegitate Athletic Conference Championships on March 5 and 6, hosted by Bowdoin College. With 23 total points, the UR women finished in 14th place out of 39 competing teams. "Overall I was very pleased," Head Coach Barbara Hartwig said. "I […]
Track finishes at ECACs
The men's track and field team finished up their indoor season in a somewhat ambivalent fashion - although they were disappointed that they did not achieve any qualifying marks for NCAA Championships, they should be encouraged by their very strong performances at Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships on March 5 and 6 at Bowdoin College. […]
Men's basketball eliminated in Sweet Sixteen again
The men's basketball team was defeated by Keene State College Owls in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Division III playoffs on Friday night by a score of 82 to 79. This is the second straight year the Yellowjackets were not able to make it past the Sweet Sixteen. Last year they lost to Amherst […]
Shake it baby
Let's get things going, let's start D'Motions. Are you ready for Club D'Mo? D'Motions, UR's favorite hip-hop dance group, will be kicking their heels up this Friday. In what has always been their biggest show of the school year, D'Motions promises to exceed all expectations. This year's show features songs by B2K, Britney Spears and […]
Nader protects consumer rights
One month after Ralph Nader inspired fear from Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe by announcing his candidacy for U.S. President, Nader will come to Strong Auditorium to speak on consumer advocacy."We're very excited about Ralph Nader's speech this Wednesday," Internal Chair of the Outside Speakers Committee and sophomore Dan Bromfield said. "Regardless of your […]
Another tuition increase!
My (ex)father-in-law graduated from Eastman in (I think) 1937. Tuition was $650. My brother matriculated at the River Campus in 1958. I think tuition was $950, a 2.1% rate of increase. By the time I graduated in 1965, I believe tuition was perhaps $1,350, and scheduled to go to $1,500 the following year. That is […]
Chris Rock rocks
"You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful […]
Take over the world
Is world dominations something that keeps you lying awake at night, dreaming about the day that you will be the supreme leader, with the people of every nation of the world united behind you? Well if so then the Model United Nations Spring Conference 2004 might be a place where you can actualize this dream. […]
U R Idol ad
Hello, I am a member of SALSITA (the junior board for SALSA: Spanish And Latino Students Association and we want to advertise for our talent show. We need people that are interested in participating. I was wondering if you guys are allowed to print advertisments for us. If so this is what I would like […]