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Volleyballs' 4 game winning streak ends
The volleyball team had its four game winning streak, the longest of the season, snapped this past week as it ran into a nationally ranked team, and the defending New York State Champion.The Yellowjackets increased their streak to four on the road against Hamilton last Saturday. UR prevailed 30-25, 30-17, 29-31 and 30-23. Sophomore Liz […]
From the Pressbox
With all the free time that NBA players were given over the summer you would think that they would have done something productive. Perhaps they could have taught kids that "Reading is fundamental," as the commercial suggests. Maybe, they could have gone back to the communities they grew up in and built new homes for […]
Golf finishes 6th
This weekend the UR golf team travelled to Ocean City, Md to participate in the Ocean City Collegeiate Classic golf tournament hosted by McDaniel College. This tournament was one of the key tournaments as far as NCAA selection goes. Sixteen teams participated in the tournament, 15 of which are in UR's region, an ideal stage […]
Don't get squashed
In last week's article, we talked about various indoor activities one may look to pursue during the winter months. Examples included racquetball, tennis and swimming. Some of you may be trying these sports for the first time, or you may be looking to get back into them after a long absence. This article will focus […]
Field hockey ends on a high
On Friday, UR field hockey took a tough 3-1 loss to the number two team in the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association, St. Lawrence University. The game started off well for the Yellowjackets, when they took a 1-0 lead over the Saints 25 minutes into the first half. This was the only goal that UR would […]
UR a Drag' good, clean fun
Seeing a seven-foot-tall man teetering around in heels and wearing an electric blue and silver dress is fast becoming nothing out of the ordinary on the River Campus. Pride Network's UR a Drag show is quickly becoming a campus tradition. Six queens from Rochester and Buffalo performed to a standing room crowd in the May […]
Christina proves herself
Call her a slut or call her superficial. For now, let's just call her stellar. Christina Aguilera has just unleashed her new album titled "Stripped," but that is not the end of it. This album has enough songs to keep us listening for a while."Dirrty" caused a controversy all over the world with its raunchy […]
The original Halloween movie
For a good, old-fashioned Halloween scare/make-fun-of-the-sheer-stupidity-of-this-movie experience I would suggest watching the original classic ? and appropriately titled ? Halloween. Before watching the movie I was told it was considered a "B" movie. Figuring this simply meant it had a lower budget than a big studio horror film, I went into it with an open […]
Better than another CD
So your hair is all straightened and blow-dried and you have your hot-pants accented with black Friday-night-fuck-me boots or you got your new sweater on with cologne and a ragged baseball cap and you're ready to head out. Well, before you get wasted and cram yourself into a sweaty basement to listen to techno or […]
Horoscope
Scorpio (Oct. 23?Nov. 21) ? Your train will leave Rochester at noon traveling 30 miles an hour. At the same time, another train will leave Boston traveling 50 miles an hour. Where they will meet is up to you.Sagittarius (Nov. 22?Dec 21) ? Friday is Coloring Day for Sagittarius. Take out the crayons and the […]