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Play PokerSue B. and Towers are famous - or infamous - for their regular poker games. These are great ways to have fun without leaving the dorm, and it's always easy to find new players. However, one can only play five-card draw a few thousand times before it gets boring. Next time you play, why […]

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) - So you did that one thing that one time was "kind of" illegal and now you're worried that "they" will find out. I can't quite see what will come of that situation - all I can say is "delete KaZaA ASAP." Aries (March 21-April 19) - Aries, fairies, marries, blueberries, […]

Computer virus disrupts network The River Campus experienced widespread Internet disruption this past weekend due to an external network failure. Because the failure was external, Web sites and servers maintained from on campus, such as http://www.rochester.edu, were not affected while Web sites operated from other locations were rendered inaccessible.Suspicions that the virus Mydoom, the record-breaking […]

Almost two years ago, the URTV club was initially formed. Due to circumstance, the club did not come to fruition, and Channel 18 remained mostly unutilized. A year later, the Campus Times ran an editorial wherin we suggested that there was much that could be done with the channel. Channel 18, which is included as […]

UR prides itself on its lenient curriculum, which according to the Web site has "freedom." While students at UR may have more freedom in their academic choices than those at many other universities, most students are forced to take the primary writing requirement, otherwise known as CAS 105 or as CAS 105L for students whose […]

The men's basketball team clinched the record for best start in school history Friday night with a 68-47 win over Washington University in St. Louis. The Yellowjackets dropped Washington to 12-6 overall and 4-3 in UAA competition. The game did not start well for the Yellowjackets, as the Bears went on a 7-0 run in […]

Although UR women won five of the first six swimming events and won six overall events, the Yellowjackets experienced defeat for the first time on Saturday, losing 134-109 defeat to Ithaca College.The defeat came after UR won nine consecutive dual meets this season. This was UR's first loss this season after nine dual meet wins.Karen […]

Inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr.'s recent birthday, the start of black of history month and a recent article on http://www.ESPN.com I've decided to write about the legendary Jackie Robinson. He was born Jack Roosevelt Robinson in Cairo, Georgia on Jan. 31, 1919. Robinson was the youngest of the five children of Jerry and Mallie […]

Representatives from the three divisions of the National Collegiate Athletic Association met at the annual NCAA Convention in Nashville, Tenn. in January to consider legislative reforms at all levels of competition. The biggest event was the Division III meeting to vote on a set of legislative reforms sponsored by the Division III Presidents Council.The representatives […]

With its undefeated run to the top of the Division III men's basketball poll, the UR Yellowjackets have dominated nearly every team that has stepped on the floor with them. Boasting a starting lineup chock full of talent and experience, there is seemingly nothing opponents can throw at the Yellowjackets that they aren't suited to […]