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Men look to dominate
The men's basketball program looks poised to continue its record as one of the elite Division III teams in the nation. Posting a 23-4 overall record last season and undefeated at home since Jan. 19, 2002, the men's basketball team is again within reach of advancing to the NCAA National Tournament in March.Head Coach Mike […]
Featuring women in film
You're quite the film connoisseur, aren't you? At least, that's what you told her, and now she's going to hold you to it. You could take her to see "Scary Movie 3," but you don't really want the snide remarks for the next three months. This week, however, you have a better option. The High […]
Football falls short in fourth quarter comeback
The weather was chilly and the mud was deep, but the UR spirit couldn't have been brighter as the Yellowjackets scraped back from a fourth quarter 16-7 lead by Washington University in St. Louis to come within two points of topping the Bears Sunday night in St. Louis. "It was tough conditions - there were […]
Hulk' far less than incredible
The "Incredible Hulk" for GameCube is the stupidest video game I have ever played. Allow me to expound. I recently took some time out of my busy schedule of "RBI Baseball" and "Tecmo Super Bowl" - two classics on the only real video game system ever released, the original Nintendo Entertainment System - to navigate […]
Keeping in Step
Students and members of Charlie Company Second Platoon of the Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps practice Tuesday evening for a drill competition to be heldamong the NROTC platoons at UR.
In honor of King
It's never too early to start planning for Martin Luther King, Jr., day and the celebrations there-around. A holiday that often goes unnoticed as students return from the frigid mayhem of winter break, the College Diversity Roundtable is making some power moves to ensure that Dr. King gets his due this year.There are two events […]
Bring X-mas to the community
If your student group is looking to do something special for children in the Rochester community this Christmas, be a part of the Community Service Network's Secret Santa program.The CSN has letters to Santa from 19 children from a classroom in Rochester. Each group that participates in the program, which promises to be rewarding and […]
Calo's presidency a success
It seems to be the consensus that, thus far, Chris Calo's role as President of the Students' Association has been a success.Appointed at the end of last year, Calo has made great progress in many aspects of the presidency. "Chris has been working at it very hard," Dean of the College William Green said. "I […]
UR, Rochester plan 19th Ward redevelopment
The city of Rochester will soon move ahead with plans to redevelop the area known as the 19th Ward in a new complex to be entitled Brooks Landing, which will eventually include a hotel, restaurant, shops, a public boardwalk and commercial space.It is hoped the new development will revitalize the area, and provide facilities readily […]
Former Neo-Nazi warns against hate
Former Neo-Nazi TJ Leyden spoke on the topic of hate in Upper Strong Nov. 20.Leyden, who now works to discourage hate and prejudice, used his own experiences as evidence of the effect hate can have on a society. Leyden opened his talk with a timeline of how he became involved in the white separatist movement. […]