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The UR men's soccer team emerged from a grueling week of play with two wins and a loss. On Friday night, the Yellowjackets faced UAA foe the Washington University Bears in St. Louis. The Bears proved to be a formidable opponent as they defeated the Yellowjackets 1-0 with a late strike. Head coach Chris Apple […]

The Yellowjackets were swept in the midst of a squall Saturday in the Windy City as the University of Chicago Maroons easily dispatched the Yellowjackets 42-7 in what UR head coach Mark Kreydt called "easily our most disappointing day of the season." The loss, which drops UR to 1-6 overall and 0-1 in the University […]

Often, I think, men do not realize the extremity of feelings women have about the ever-present possibility of pregnancy. I know that men worry too, and I also know women who don't worry enough, but generally I have been shocked by the abject terror I have witnessed in some women who fear getting pregnant. Even […]

In terms of school mascots, most schools try to pick something intimidating or scary. You know, like a bear or a pirate. Something that will make opposing teams quiver in fear.Of all the intimidating or scary things to pick, why did UR choose the Yellowjackets? While it is true that some people are deathly allergic […]

When it comes to Halloween, you really only have two options. The first is to dress up in an awesome costume, go out with your friends to a Halloween party and wake up in a shower wearing someone else's awesome costume.The second option, for those of you who don't have friends and costumes, is to […]

Robert, Catherine's father, cracked after writing groundbreaking proofs that affected several fields in mathematics and science. Catherine, a young mathematician in her own right, worries that she has inherited her father's mental illness along with his genius. Hal, a young doctoral candidate once advised by Catherine's father, commits himself to searching through Robert's notebooks for […]

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I am the President of the UR Club Sports Council and President and Coach of Men's Rugby here at UR. My issue is the unequal treatment of club sports compared to varsity sports. We pay as much as varsity athletes (if not more) to attend UR. From personal experience, the rugby club, at the begining […]

Considering the colder temperatures as of late, I'm sure those of you that regularly exercise or train outdoors have already started to think about making the transition indoors once the weather really gets nasty. For some, this can be easy, but for others, training indoors can become a major struggle during the long winter months. […]