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Sweating towards perfect abs
I'm sure those of us who exercise on a regular basis, at one time or another, have looked for a quick and easy way to train the abdominal muscles and get the desired "six-pack" look. First there was the Ab Roller, then there was the Ab Trainer, then there was the Ab Dolly and who […]
From the Pressbox
It was fitting last weekend that when one 23 was setting the all-time points record in his All-Star game swan song, another 23 showed the world that maybe one day he will break that mark.LeBron James flies through the air in the manner of his Airness, zips passes through the lane with the precision of […]
Is there hope for UR athletics?
An article in the Nov. 18 issue of Sports Illustrated quoted Dan Doyle -- author of Encyclopedia of Sports Parenting -- as saying, "Despite support for the notion of the three-sport athlete, many colleges aren't looking for the well-rounded student anymore, but the well-rounded class."When it comes to Division I and II schools Doyle is […]
Men and women finish first at UR invite
The women's track team continued to impress this weekend when they hosted the University of Rochester Invitational, also attended by Alfred State, Alfred University, SUNY Brockport, SUNY Geneseo, Ithaca College men, SUNY Oswego, Roberts Wesleyan and Rochester Institute of Technology. Even against what Coach Barbara Hartwig referred to as "real good competition," the women used […]
No place like home for squash, three matches taken
In its first homestand of the season, the squash team bounced back from a string of disappointing losses to sweep the three-match weekend series.After suffering defeats at the hands of Amherst College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Tufts University, UR saw its overall record drop to 6-8 after one of the best starts in team […]
Don't kill the music
Here it stands on the brink of destruction. Well, not really -- they will probably put something worse in the place of the pub.Talk has been flung around about closing the on-campus pub, the Hive, because of lack of student use. Now don't get me wrong -- I'm not holding my breath for Friday to […]
Ask Us
The simple answer to this week's question is just short of an act of God. UR is much like the postman. That is, come rain, sleet, wind, power outages or feet of snow -- mail, or in this case classes and university operations on a whole, are likely to get delivered."It is a general university […]
The anti-romance
Few things thaw my bitter soul as quickly and efficiently as watching Jennifer Lopez stumble at the very last moment into the outstretched arms of her male object of desire -- I swear I didn't see it coming. But what about those few disenchanted souls who find such outlandish tales of fantasy to be incompatible […]
Men improve to 7-2 in UAA
It was "On the Road Again" for the UR men's basketball team as the squad hit the dusty trail for a tiring weekend of rematches against bitter UAA rivals Emory University and Case Western Reserve University. The trip was a successful one, as the Yellowjackets picked up a pair of wins along the way and […]