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Tropicana swings with Latin flavor
Latin rhythms filled the night air as students and visitors gathered this past Saturday night for the Spanish and Latino Students Association's 16th annual Tropicana dinner and dance. Almost 400 people attended the event, which is the culminating event of a week of Tropicana activities. The dance, which was held in the Douglass Dining Center, […]
Lacrosse goes 2-1 on week, shuts down Vassar 18-4
p allowing the women's lacrosse to start into the heart of their schedule - their Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association conference games.The Yellowjackets opened up conference play on Friday when they travelled to face Clarkson University. UR used the Clarkson game to get some of the bugs out of their system. Due to weather the Yellowjackets […]
Proper channeling
Since over a year ago, the URTV club attempted to reemerge, and put programming on channel 18, UR's closed circuit television station. Due to the overwhelming effort required for students to create, produce, act in and direct their own television productions, the effort failed. The result is that the channel has been almost completely barren.However, […]
UR women's tennis overmatched twice
When a Division III team faces off against a Division I team, that sports a full roster of scholarship players a win is often a longshot. Such was the case when the women's tennis team headed into their match against SUNY Albany.The Yellowjackets fell by a score of 5-2 to an Albany squad that was […]
Baseball even in UCAA
The baseball team split contests with Upstate Collegiate Athletic Assocation opponents this week, securing a victory from each doubleheader while dropping the other game. St. Lawrence University routed the Yellowjackets in the opening game of a Sunday home doubleheader. En route to a 13-0 shutout, St. Lawrence pitcher Jon Hollis kept the home team to […]
Masters leads golf to 4th place
Junior Dave Masters stayed hot for a second consecutive tournament, leading the golf team to a fourth place tie at the Mid-Atlantic Region Classic April 13 and 14.After finishing Sunday in seventh place out of 15 teams, UR made a strong comeback on the final day to move into a tie for fourth with regional […]
From the pressbox
He came. He saw. He couldn't bear to watch any longer, started logging 38 minutes a night, thrust himself back into the starting lineup, routinely chewed out Kwame Brown and Co., wasn't voted an All-Star starter for the first time in 14 seasons and fell short of the playoffs a second straight year for the […]
Track teams tough at UR Alumni Invite
Seemingly unaffected by their inability to practice and compete regularly because of the weather, the men's track and field team dazzled the home crowd with an excellent performance, finishing second out of 17 teams that competed on Saturday in the UR Alumni Invitational. Coach John Izzo was hesitant to get overexcited, however, saying "In general, […]
Going Greek isn't buying friends
"You're just buying your friends!" That was my friend from home's reaction when I first told him that I was joining a fraternity four years ago. It was the first time I heard that protest regarding my decision, but it certainly has not been the last as I've heard that same sentiment from friends both […]
Greek Week displays pride and dedication
This is for anyone who is not currently involved with a Greek organization - I'm about to let you in on a little secret. I'm about to tell you the real reason why students at UR go Greek. Are you ready?It's because of Greek Week. There is a small stipulation stating that one must be […]