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Coleman leads UR in Spartan rout
As the women's soccer team capped off its regular season on Saturday afternoon, the Yellowjackets' 5-0 upheaval of the Case Western Reserve University Spartans propelled them into a spot in the NCAA tournament. For the 16th time in UR women's soccer history, the 'Jackets will vie for the honor of top team in the nation, […]
From the Pressbox: Early-bird boxing
When someone uses the term 'old man's sport," golf and fishing are often the first activities that come to mind. But now there's another sport that has made its unexpected assertion unto the list: boxing.At one point, young bloods that wanted to channel their aggression and fighting abilities from the streets and into a ring […]
View from a Starr: Nov. 13
Not even a 10th of the way into the season and already the contenders and the pretenders are starting to emerge in the NBA.In the Eastern Conference, the defending champion Boston Celtics and the LeBron James-led Cleveland Cavaliers are the early frontrunners. Joined by the surprising Atlanta Hawks who are undefeated through their first six […]
Athlete of the Week: Lauren Norton
Freshman Lauren Norton has battled against both herself and her opponents this season, and the result has been a dual victory.The chemical engineering major from Troy, Penn. placed seventh out of 76 runners at the University Athletic Association women's cross country championships and fifth out of 97 runners at the New York State Collegiate Track […]
?Zack and Miri make a porn?-a-licious film
If your goal is to see Elizabeth Banks naked this weekend, invest in Photoshop because that's the closest you're going to get. I know I'm disappointed too. But that's possibly one of the only letdowns of 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno," yet another hit to add to director Kevin Smith's already formidable repertoire of […]
Public support for Obama will lead to success
During the 1932 presidential election, in the midst of the Great Depression, the American people overwhelmingly turned to the Democratic candidate who embodied change and demonstrated leadership. Franklin Delano Roosevelt capitalized on the failed policies of the incumbent president, Herbert Hoover, and pledged 'a new deal for the American people."Seventy-six years later, America is faced […]
Letters to the Editor: Article attacking Obama holds no water
As I sat down with a cup of coffee and the Campus Times two weeks ago, I was excited to read each side's final argument for the election from students' perspectives.As I opened to the Election '08 feature, the first headline that caught my eye was 'McCain is no FDR, but he's better than Obama."Initially […]
Election analysis
College campuses are traditionally hot spots for political questioning and discussion, and UR should be no exception. The responsibility for fostering this activism rests primarily in the hands of politically minded student organizations. But while some student groups embraced their roles as political instigators at UR in the months leading up to the election last […]
Presenting a more balanced view of care centers
Over the past couple of weeks, efforts by Women's Caucus and VOX have brought Crisis Pregnancy Centers, or CPCs, to the attention of the campus community. These efforts, the groups allege, were to counter 'misleading flyers" posted around River Campus and to expose CPCs as fake pregnancy care providers masquerading as medical clinics. While we […]
Into the great wide open
Last spring, I decided to put my undesirably clean and unworn hiking boots to use. With a little financial help from a fellow outdoors enthusiast (thanks Gramps!), I ventured down to Asheville, N.C. to meet up with 10 strangers for an eight-day foray into the wilderness sponsored by an outdoor education school.In eight days, our […]
