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NBA All-Star Weekend sinks to new low
The NBA showcase known as the All-Star Weekend unfolded in Philadelphia this past Saturday and Sunday. If you happened to have missed it, consider yourself fortunate.Modeled after Major League Baseball's All-Star events, with its home run contest and celebrity/old-timer's game, the NBA leads into its All-Star game with a slam-dunk contest, a three-point shootout and […]
From the Pressbox
As a boy born and raised in the South, I grew up to the sights and sounds of NASCAR. Every year, the middle of February would bring joy to my heart with the beginning of the season.However, this season seems to be different. Could it be that I'm no longer in the South and no […]
Passion' lights up small Annex space at Eastman
Stephen Sondheim's "Passion" premiered in a packed Annex 804 this past week at Eastman. The opera, set in northern Italy in the 1850s, explored issues of love, loss and femininity. When the male lead, a soldier named Giorgio, was transferred from his hometown, he was forced to leave his married lover, Clara. Upon arrival at […]
Young percussionists to perform this week
Have you ever played in a major performance venue? Have you shared a stage with musicians of a caliber way beyond your own? If you have, you know that when an aspiring musician is given a chance like this, it can be both challenging and inspiring.This week, a group of talented fifth grade percussionists will […]
Music celebrates life of Wilder
Before pulling out of CLARC last week, a bus driver turned to talk to his passengers.Both confused and awestruck, he asked the passengers ? all Eastman students ? exactly what the study of music involves."You plan to study it all of your lives?" he asked. "There's still new stuff to discover after studying it for […]
Women win in final home game
With three games remaining in the regular season, the women's basketball team is making every game count. UR now stands at 6-5 in the University Athletic Association and 15-7 overall. The Yellow-jackets are currently tied for third place in the UAA.UR avenged earlier losses to conference foes Brandeis and New York University as they rounded […]
Metcalf sets school pole vault record again
The men's and women's track teams proved to be full of talented athletes as they racked up personal records in Boston last weekend.UR split into two squads to compete in different meets on Saturday ? the St. Valentine Invitational at Boston College and an invitational meet at Massachusetts Institute of Technology."The basic goal was to […]
The Scenic Route
No one knows where life's roads lead, because the paths are different for everyone. Some paths, though, are less popular than others, but equally deserving of consideration. Here are four potential paths that one may want to consider as alternatives to grad school or the daily grind.Teach For AmericaIf you care about the state of […]
Olympics outshine awful All-Star games
What a time to be a sports fan. The Olympics are in full swing, the NBA and NHL are in the home stretch, March Madness is only a month away and pitchers and catchers reported Wednesday.With all that's going on, I thought I'd use this space to try and touch briefly on as many things […]
Olympics provide upsets and contraversy
The Winter Olympics were rolling right along until controversy struck Monday night and shifted the focus of the games.A close decision gave Russia the gold medal in the pairs figure skating for the 11th consecutive Olympics, but most observers felt the Canadians deserved to win.The Russian pair of Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze led after […]