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Buenaventura places eighth individually to lead golf

Five Yellowjacket scores broke 80 as the UR golf team placed sixth at the Hamilton Fall Invitational on Oct. 4-5.Leading the charge for the 'Jackets was freshman Michael Buenaventura, who tied for eighth place individually. This was the first top-20 placement for Buenaventura, who took 32nd in the Guy W. Kuhn Invitational three weeks ago.A […]

Coffee served with an eclectic Eastman scene

Waiting for a concert, a music lesson, a well-cultured friend or perhaps just a bus outside Eastman Theatre, many UR students have found themselves pondering one of two things: whether in fact they did hear gunshots from Chestnut Street or whether or not their fingers really will fall off due to hypothermia from the cold. […]

Construction causes campus chaos

What better place is there than Rochester during the start of fall? I have only been on campus for a short time and I am loving it so much.But now that fall is upon us, it is really taking my breath away: the changing of the leaves, the cooling of the weather. The aromas of […]

Fall Fashion: taking it from the runway to Rochester

It's getting chilly, and you know what that means. These last weeks of warmth are going to be a distant memory once the first snow falls in Rochester, and you will soon be wondering if there ever was a time you actually wore those shorts outside to class at all.But before the dreaded winter comes, […]

Feeling good vibrations and new sensations

Our bodies are made to please each other. We've got all the tools at hand (so to speak) to have really great sex. Tongues, fingers, lips, thighs and all manner of other body parts are perfectly designed to get someone off.Sometimes, though, it's good to try something new. While there are pretty much endless possibilities […]

Get to Know Me: Jen Roach

Jen is a sophomore from Philadelphia, Pa. She is studying financial economics and music at UR. On campus, she works as a Peer Career Adviser at the Career Center, a Student Activities projects and services aide and is also a member of the UR Jazz Ensemble and On Beyond Penguin. She is a Capricorn who […]

Chasing perfection: The life and times of a dining management superstar

While standing over that boiling pot of water in your kitchen, gazing at the directions on the back of your Velveeta box, you might be under the mistaken impression that you are making your food. In truth, though, your food has made you. Food has forged humans into what we are, down to the words […]

?Religulous? proves to be a step in the right direction

'Religulous," which recently opened in theaters, lies somewhere in the continuum between documentary and satire. Starring the ever-outspoken Bill Maher, the film takes no prisoners as it goes after the world's major religions and, as the title implies, dismisses them as ridiculous.As someone who is to the left of center, I have often agreed with […]

In Brief: National institution honors UR professors

Two UR professors were elected to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) this year.The two professors are Dean of the UR School of Medicine and Dentistry David Guzick, M.D., Ph.D. and Professor of Neurology, Pharmacology and Medicine at the School of Medicine and Dentistry Ira Shoulson, M.D.Guzick is also a professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Shoulson […]

Kings of Leon produce memorable album

Having never heard of the band Kings of Leon myself until four days ago, I am not speaking from personal experience when I say that the band has dramatically changed its sound with its new album 'Only By The Night". However, from what I've read of the customer reviews on iTunes, it seems that many […]