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Discovering diverse diner options in ROC
Whether satisfying a late-night hunger or curing a head-splitting hangover the next morning, diners have been the remedy students have turned to for years. With that said, the characteristics of a good diner are very straightforward. A quality diner needs to have good coffee, cheap specials and breakfast foods available during non-breakfast hours. Luckily for […]
Teacher Feature: Berthe Kouroublakis
Berthe Kouroublakis, a senior lecturer of the Modern Languages and Culture Department who teaches beginning and intermediate Spanish, is anything but ordinary. She is commonly referred to as "that quintessential language teacher," who can be seen wearing elaborate clothing with numerous dangling bracelets and earrings. Her colorful clothing and mannerisms are representative of her life […]
Attending college classes at age 50
Somewhere around or just after age 50, I decided I wanted to change my life and pursue a new challenge. After all, I had lived almost every lifestyle there is and traveled to many parts of the world, more inclined to go to the less traveled and more risky geographies. I had raised a family, […]
Horoscope
Aries (March 21-April 19) - When your friend tells you there are plenty of fish in the sea, you will look around campus and remind him that whales are actually mammals.Taurus (April 20-May 20) - The design of River Campus is a real feat of engineering; no matter which way you walk, the wind blows […]
Cheating: Is the instant satisfaction worth it?
So I know this guy who cheated on his long-term girlfriend with his best buddy's little sister. Gasp!Did anyone have the balls to pass on this juicy tidbit of extremely drama-filled info to the girlfriend or even to the guy's best friend? Nope. As far as I know, they are happy and ignorantly chugging along […]
Women's team continues its streak
You would have to go back two months to find the last time the UR women's basketball team lost a game. Since that time, the team has won 11 straight, including an impressive 62-55 victory against the third-ranked New York University Violets this past Friday and a championship win at the JP Morgan Chase Tournament […]
Basketball proves it's worthy of No.1 ranking
If there was ever any doubt of the validity of the UR men's basketball team's No.1 ranking, it was stifled pretty quickly this past weekend when the 'Jackets shut down the second-ranked Brandeis University Judges en route to a 74-68 victory. UR improved to 14-0 (3-0 in conference play) with the win. It's the best […]
Swimming stumbles
The UR men's and women's swim teams were busy over break as they competed in two meets, against SUNY Cortland and Nazareth. The men were victorious in both of the meets, beating SUNY Cortland, 149.5-148.5, and defeating Nazareth 132-71. However, the women were not so lucky as they fell to SUNY Cortland by a 117.5-177.5 […]
Life, Love… Sport
Aloha everyone, and welcome back from your winter break. Thank you for choosing to read Life, Love... Sport (New York City Edition), I hope you will enjoy it. There is a lot of excitement here at the LLS for the new year, especially since the biggest spectacle in sports is nearly upon us. Since college […]
Track and Field starts season well
The indoor track and field teams kicked off their spring semester seasons with an eventful outing at the Rochester Institute of Technology Invitational. Though there was no team scoring at the event, UR's strength was shown with top-eight finishes in 19 events from the women and in 10 events on the men's side. In addition, […]
