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On Sunday night, my dreams were crushed. I had truly begun to believe that my beloved Red Sox were invincible. No matter what deficit they were forced to come back from, the team from Boston could surely handle it... that is, until the Rays finally came through and proved me wrong.After a solid two hours […]
UR hits nine-game losing skid
After taking a hard blow in the first University Athletic Association Round Robin Tournament, UR's volleyball team returned to the court with two more weeks of practice under its belt and hoped that the second round robin would be different. Unfortunately, the Yellowjackets came out unsuccessful, going 0-4 over the weekend.'We had a tough weekend, […]
?Jackets close season
The women's tennis team traveled in two different directions to finish off its fall season last weekend. Sophomore Lia Weiner who won the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Regional tournament earlier this fall headed to Mobile, Ala. to play in the ITA National Championships, while the rest of the team went to Ithaca, N.Y. to play in […]
UR falls in OT after beating CMU
Overtime has not fared well thus far this season for the UR women's soccer team. After winning at Carnegie Mellon University, 1-0, on Friday, the Yellowjackets traveled to Atlanta, Ga. to take on the Emory University Eagles. The Eagles managed to get the better of the 'Jackets after over 100 minutes of work, notching a […]
Golfers finish sixth at tourney in Maryland
The UR men's golf team headed to Hampstead, Md. over the weekend to participate in the McDaniel College Fall Invitational. The Invitational was hosted on the Piney Branch Golf Club, and the par for the course was a 71.The course seemed to be a tough one, as the winning team of the Invitational shot a […]
Men finish 1-1 on UAA road trip
It took just 43 seconds for the men's soccer team to assert its dominance over the Carnegie Mellon University Tartans on Friday. Junior forward J.J. Dennstedt took advantage of a lapse in judgment from Tartan goalie Matt Bazin to put the Yellowjackets on the board early. Bazin attempted to clear the ball out of the […]
Support Hahn
Professor of English Thomas Hahn resigned his position as director of graduate studies of the English department amidst allegations that he interfered in the investigation of Gilbert Kirton. Even as ongoing state and federal investigations proceed, Hahn should be not only welcomed back to his administrative position if he chooses to return as director, but […]
Injury, then epiphany
Being an athlete in college affords a freshman a large array of possibilities that would otherwise not be there. One is being immediately surrounded by a group of like-minded individuals who are bonded together with the same determination to be as good at their sport as they can be.At the same time, an athlete can […]
Irish interns got it good
'OK, for the story on China's one child policy, I need you to find a psychologist in the Dublin 4 area who specializes in Asian studies and persuade them to talk on air tomorrow. Also, try to get that guy from the New York Times who wrote that book you were talking about on the […]
Letter to the Editor
Gilbert Kirton exemplified professionalism in the classroomLast week's article, entitled 'Student Charged for Child Porn," strongly implied that CAS 105 instructor and English graduate student Gilbert Kirton infused his lessons with aspects of his personal life. As a former student of Kirton's, I know this to be false.Within the classroom, there was never any semblance […]