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UR takes out Utica on rainy Saturday night
A slippery field wasn't enough to stop the women's field hockey team last Saturday as the 'Jackets trounced the Utica College Pioneers, 5-1, to the exuberance of an energetic UR crowd. This is the 'Jackets' third victory in their last four games and Utica's first loss in three.Freshman forward Anna Dobrzynski scored the first goal […]
UR gets ball rolling against Brockport
The UR women's tennis team kicked off its season this past Thursday with a bang, beating the SUNY Brockport Golden Eagles, 8-1. With the help of skilled veterans and talented newcomers, the 'Jackets were able to defeat the previously unbeaten Eagles. In addition to only allowing the Eagles one match in the game, UR also […]
Volleyball drops three games at RIT tourney
After a rough weekend at the Rochester Institute of Technology Invitational, the UR volleyball team returned with an aggressive home performance against RIT. The 'Pack the Palestra" initiative brought casual fans out of their dorm caves to support the 'Jackets. So long as the 'Jackets continue to play with Tuesday's intensity, there will be plenty […]
Football blanked by Case Western
To kick off its 2008 season, the UR football team traveled to Cleveland, Ohio this past weekend to play against the Case Western Reserve University Spartans. The 'Jackets were not able to stop the momentum of the Spartans, who were most recently ranked 18th in d3football.com's national poll the 'Jackets allowed them to score on […]
Nielsen's serenity leads team to third
The average sports fan may feel as if it's his or her prerogative to cite weather as the foul villain responsible for a favorite team's loss.Perhaps it's only appropriate that the Flower City Tournament's overcast conditions stopped the men's tennis team from photosynthesizing though the 'Jackets dominated Ithaca College, the men had trouble containing Skidmore […]
Soccer shuts down Naz, looks ahead to tough schedule
If the men's soccer team's 2-0 victory over the Nazareth College Golden Flyers on Tuesday night had to boil down to a single play, it would probably be an instance in the first half in which 5-foot-5-inch junior midfielder Timmer McCarthy outworked a 6-foot Nazareth midfielder to get his head on the ball and direct […]
Crosstown rivalry inspires courage
Four years ago, St. John Fisher College assistant football coach Gary Mervis had an idea. Why not put a cause behind the annual football game played between UR and St. John Fisher (now known as the Courage Bowl)? And Mervis had just the cause to put behind it. In 1979, Mervis's youngest daughter was diagnosed […]
Men grab first place at SUNY Invite
Though there was a large space vacated by the strong force of the class of 2008 on the men's cross country team, it certainly wasn't noticeable this past weekend. Despite losing top runner Mark Stevens '08, along with classmates Patrick Hughes, Dan Mueller and Nick Roosa, who were also steady members of the top five, […]
Soccer shuts out nationally ranked Union team
The UR women's soccer game against the Union College Dutchwomen this past Saturday started out with a bang. Actually, the phrase would be 'started out with a shot." The 'Jackets came out strong, scoring two goals within the first nine minutes of play. Right off the initial kickoff, sophomore forward Bridgette Varin got the ball […]
Local voting
Voter registration deadlines are imminent. It is absolutely crucial, particularly considering this election's substantial effect on our generation, that UR students turn out to the polls in significant numbers. Furthermore, while the presidential campaign and other national issues have dominated political rhetoric across the board, local elections rarely receive any significant attention. UR student groups […]