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Athlete of the week
Behind the 'Jackets' high-flying start is freshman point guard John DiBartolomeo. The Westport, Conn. native took home the Tournament MVP at last weekend's Holiday Inn Airport Thanksgiving Invitational at the Palestra.DiBartolomeo has displayed a well-rounded game this season in the championship game he had 11 points, seven assists, four rebounds and three steals. How did […]
Men?s soccer loses in Elite Eight
After advancing the farthest it has in school history, the UR men's soccer team fell, 1-2, to defending national champion Messiah College in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Division III tournament last Sunday, Nov. 22. The Falcons, who outshot UR, 19-4, in the matchup, capitalized on that offensive pressure in the 87th minute […]
From the Pressbox
Twenty-one years ago, a promising 18 year-old Pensacola native laced up his boxing gloves, donned his American gear and took an epic flight to Seoul Korea to represent his country in the 1988 Summer Olympic Games. Going into the tournament, he was highly favored to win the gold medal in the junior middleweight division. Many […]
Squash team at new heights
There's no such thing as a slow start to a season when the UR men's squash team comes ready to play. At the Liberty League Championships last weekend, the 'Jackets kicked off on a high note, easily downing the three title contenders (Hobart and William Smith College 9-0, Vassar College 9-0 and St. Lawrence University […]
Strong makes transition from paper to electronic records
Electronic medical records are widely believed to reduce error, save money and improve patient safety by eliminating the paper trail. On Monday, the eRecord Extended Implementation Team, a group that oversees the implementation of medical software programs, informed 400 to 450 UR Medical Center community members about UR's plans to implement an electronic medical record […]
Fall '09: Student government and review
Between the opportunity to improve sustainability, enhance connections between the River Campus and the Eastman School of Music, increase student awareness of the Students' Association and improve transportation, there was plenty for the SA to accomplish this semester. While SA leadership claims that a good deal of progress has been made toward the completion of […]
Unity at last, through spending
Nothing good plays on the radio at 4 a.m. It's too bad, because as I drive through town on my way to the mall, I could use some adrenaline-generating music. No one ever suggests psyching yourself up for Black Friday with James Taylor. But after failing to find either 'Final Countdown" or 'Live to Win" […]
Get to know me: Liesel Schwarz
Liesel Schwarz just might save the world. A sustainability planning and development major at UR, this junior has made great strides to motivate her peers to go green in Rochester. What are you involved in on campus?I am co-president of Grassroots. I was Earth Day coordinator last year, and I work for Dining as a […]
Sex and the CT
I really only wanted to sit on Dave's couch and kiss. This wasn't a big night, I already knew, as Johnny Six was already two-beer-queer drunk swinging his Polaroid camera, members of my awkward high school graduating class were pooling around the beer pong table and I was standing there bored, chatting with an old […]
UR Debate Union has exciting season
The UR Debate Union has its roots in the early days of the University it was founded the day before the school was even created in 1850. More than 150 years later, the team is thriving, complete with new coaches, members and victories.'One major accomplishment we've had is winning the University of Vermont Tournament," publicity […]