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Senior captain Robin Metcalf set a school record for the second week in a row in the pole vault, vaulting 2.91 meters at the Syracuse University Indoor Invitational Saturday. The old record was set at 2.89 meters."Robin gets more confident every day," said women's coach Barbara Hartwig. "I think the record will be broken a […]

Ready or not, the wind ensemble is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary this week right here at Eastman with a whole lot of hoopla and festivities. Who really cares anyway? Well, for starters, I care. Please allow me to fill in those of you who are still clueless on what exactly all the fuss is about. […]

Technology and history converged last Tuesday as pianist Tony Caramia presented an entertaining and historical presentation on the music of Billy Mayerl.The added information ? the background on both the pieces and the composer ? served to pique the interest of the diverse audience, which Caramia never seems to have trouble attracting. The activities were […]

For most Eastman students, audition days bring back memories of excitement, confusion and anxiety. We know all too well what it's like to walk into Eastman's main building and feel like our destiny will be determined largely by how well we remember to inhale and exhale.However, for many non-music students, this whole process seems foreign […]

Allegedly, Britney Spears performed on Lambidi Beach a number of years ago. I'm not sure about the validity of that statement, but someone on the Campus Times staff said it'd be a good hook for an article about music in Ghana.If you name it, I've probably heard it. Diverse doesn't even begin to describe the […]

The United States has always been better in the Summer Olympics than the Winter Olympics. The climate in most areas of the United States is more suited to the running and swimming required in the summer than the skiing and skating needed in winter.This year, however, the United States is poised for a record medal […]

Just two days after an amazing World Series ended, commissioner Bud Selig announced that Major League Baseball would contract two teams before the 2002 season.Two days after an unbelievable Super Bowl, the Master of Timing struck again, announcing that contraction would not happen before the 2002 season after all.However, he tempered this good news with […]

It's that time of the year again. It seemed like yesterday when we departed from Atlanta. Tomorrow, the torch lighting, the fireworks and the parade of athletes begom the games in Salt Lake City. The Olympics have always been one of my favorite events. It is not just a chance to demonstrate patriotism. The Olympics […]

Second chances are not always easy to come by. This weekend, however, the women's basketball team seized the opportunity to redeem themselves from disappointing in-conference performances against Washington University in St. Louis,and the University of Chicago. After losing to Chicago 51-47 on the road last Sunday, the Yellowjackets (now 12-7 overall, 5-4 UAA) rebounded in […]

The women's ice hockey team avenged an embarrassing 9-0 loss against Skidmore College Saturday, winning 3-2 in the last minutes of the game."We came [into the game] focused and played hard," sophomore assistant captain Erica Contini said.The women first took on Skidmore Nov. 3 at the Genessee Valley Ice Rink.The win was even more amazing […]