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It is less than a month into the college basketball season and already we have seen the No. 2, 3, 4, 6, 10 and 16 ranked teams all fall to unranked opponents. Perennial powerhouses like the North Carolina Tar Heels, Indiana Hoosiers and UCLA Bruins have each suffered defeat not once, but twice to unheralded […]

The men's and women's swim teams headed off to the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association Conference Championships with their eyes on glory last weekend. Despite not grabbing the crown, the Yellowjackets were proud of their third and fourth place finishes. "We swam very well for this time in our season," junior Adam Simmons said. "Between our […]

Yes folks ? it's that time of the year again. The trees are cut, the lights are lit and people anxiously await that special day ? Dec. 17. Since 1954, aside from gearing up for the holidays, professional athletes secretly hope that Santa delivers them an early present and rewards them for a job well […]

The women's basketball team did something they haven't done in eight years this past weekend ? they put together back-to-back wins in a weekend of University Athletic Association competition. Ranked No. 23 in the country by the latest d3hoops.com national poll, UR opened up UAA competition in style in the Louis Alexander Palestra with a […]

College is a time for growth, both intellectually and emotionally. It is where we evolve into something that more closely resembles our parents and less the scared and unsure children we were. Part of this transition is stopping to consider our beliefs about who we are, including the ones we hold most deeply ? such […]

The Greek organizations on campus are invaluable ? they have contributed to the greater city of Rochester through their numerous philanthropic events and also helped improve UR's student life through their numerous social events. It is important to recognize that all Greek organizations perform community service participate in community service events like Big Brother and […]

At the end of the semester we take the time to chime in with some cheers, jeers and a tear that have come up that haven't editorialize on previously. Cheers to Assistant Dean and Director of UR's Study Abroad Program Jackie Lavine for being named the Professional Development Award by the Institute of the International […]

Community service. The phrase makes me think of playing bingo in a stuffy nursing home with members of the 75 year-old and up crowd complaining of various aches and pains. On the surface, this is not the most exhilarating use of time for an 18 year old, but it is by far one of the […]

So you probably saw the facts up around campus the week before Thanksgiving on multi-colored flyers declaring, "Approximately 1.6 million New Yorkers rely on Emergency Food Programs monthly" or "There are more than 3 Million (16.7 percent) people in poverty in NYS; this is 1 of every 6 New Yorkers; this represents 1 in 4 […]

Little puppetsThat was a very weak article written by your little freshman puppet about the concert that took place on Friday, Nov. 9. First off, "diehard concert-goer?" This kid? Who the hell in their right mind with any knowledge of any kind of music scene categorizes a hardcore band as a "sub-par garage band" Seriously, […]