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XC runners overpower local competition at Roberts
In most sports, it's the team with the highest number of points that is named victor. However, in cross country, just the opposite is true. In its unique scoring system, each runner is assigned a point value equal to the place in which he or she finishes. The team's total score is then determined by […]
Motion City provides Palestra ?Soundtrack?
'The best concert I've ever been to!" exclaimed diehard fan and freshman Gaby Logrono as she headed out of the Palestra, which had floors still crowded by herds of students striving for fresh air post concert. She, along with many other fans, was on her feet for at over hours as she rocked out to […]
Rising hip-hop star Emmanuel Jal relives his story
Emmanuel Jal is a universally known hip-hop artist who spreads messages of peace, love and freedom with his music. He has performed with artists such as Razorlight and Faithless in Europe, toured the United States, performed at Live 8, had a documentary made about his life and was even invited to perform at Nelson Mandela's […]
UR battles back to overcome RIT 2-1
It was the same story as last year when the men's soccer team took on the Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers on Tuesday night just a little less dramatic. A year ago, UR came back from a one-goal deficit in the final 10 minutes of regulation to beat the Tigers 3-2. The clinching score was […]
Smith again proves to be an offensive threat for ?Jackets
For four undergraduate years, St. John Fisher College's women's soccer head coach Jill McCabe piloted the UR women's soccer team, lettering for four-straight years and leading the team to two NCAA Division III titles. She also earned All-American First-Team status as a senior. After graduating, McCabe took a job as an assistant coach for the […]
UR places second at Saratoga
The UR men's golf team traveled to Spa State Park in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. over the weekend to play in the Liberty League Golf Championship. The championship was hosted by Skidmore College and was played on a course with a par of 72. The tournament's participants included Clarkson University, St. Lawrence University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute […]
Field hockey goes 2-1 on the road
After dropping its third game of the season on Friday to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, it took the women's field hockey team only 14 minutes to get back on track against the Brewers of Vassar College the next day.Junior defender Christi Bottcher brought the ball into the Brewers' arc and rocketed a shot past Vassar goalie […]
Rugby?s uniqueness provides camaraderie
Coming into college, most of us know very little about the sport of rugby. Coming out of college, most of us still know little about the sport of rugby. However, some students at UR, about 50 to 60 of them, in fact, have taken it upon themselves to find out a little more about this […]
Weiner takes singles crown at ITAs
Over the weekend, the UR women's tennis team competed in the Wilson Intercollegiate Tennis Association Northeast Regional Championships. The Championships were hosted by William Smith College in Geneva, N.Y. UR had five singles players and three doubles teams in the draw. The team competed very well with other participating schools and even had a player […]
Football takes down Union for first time in years
After a rough start to the season, the Yellowjacket football team was able to bounce back and defeat the Union College Dutchmen in Schenectady, N.Y. in a key Liberty League match-up. Following a quarterback controversy in week three, freshman quarterback Braezen Subick won the starting job and led the 'Jackets to a thrilling 29-25 victory. […]