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Untold fairy tale of the American Revolution unveils itself
Gather around children and give me your ears, for I am about to tell you the greatest story never told. It involves some of the biggest names in American history and has changed the course of the world forever. I'm talking about the American Revolution, a fight for independence that some have attributed to high […]
PENCILS DOWN!
It's always the same stupid story, to the endless fascination of my brother: how my father donned his black ensemble, crept ninja-style into the dorm room and snuck out the door with the calculation-filled notebook of the most detested quantum physics geek. Around finals time, my dad whips out those old college references to give […]
Jackets tip off season with undefeated streak
Two weeks into the season, the UR men's basketball team is off to a promising start. The 'Jackets are 5-0 and have been crowned tournament champions twice already. Two weekends ago, the 'Jackets kicked off their season, playing in the Chuck Resler Tournament. UR beat SUNY New Paltz in the first game, 73-43, and then […]
Squash takes Liberty Championship
UR squash continued their strong start to the season with another dominating performance at the Liberty League Championships two weeks ago. Coming in heavily favored as the top seed, the Yellowjackets had no trouble living up to their billing and showed themselves as the class of the Liberty League. The championship was played over two […]
Messiah shuts out 'Jackets in Sweet 16
Two weekends ago, the Yellowjacket men's soccer team stepped on the field as one of the final 16 teams in the National Championship tournament for the first time in school history. Their opponent was not as unfamiliar with such a setting. The Messiah College Falcons had won the last three National Championships and have won […]
Swimmers lose matches on road
Just before the Thanksgiving break, UR men's and women's swim teams traveled to Pittsburgh, Pa. to challenge home team Carnegie Mellon University, as well as Franklin and Marshall College and Washington and Lee University in quad dual - a meet where the four teams race simultaneously, but the scores are calculated as three separate dual […]
Women's bball 4-1 to start the season
The women's basketball team continued their impressive start to the season on Tuesday, conquering Elmira College, 77-51, and advancing their record to 4-1."Our goals against Elmira were to attack them for 40 minutes and just play hard and together for the whole time," head coach Jim Scheible said. The ladies took the floor ready to […]
SMILEmobile aims to help students
The Eastman Dental Center has announced the launch of the Ronald McDonald House Charities SMILEmobile, according to a press release put out by the UR Medical Center. SMILEmobile is a mobile dental office that will provide dental care to children in Rochester schools.According to the press release, this unit is the fourth active SMILEmobile and […]
Security Update
A junior was arrested on Sunday, Nov. 18 at 1:22 a.m. at the Theta Chi Fraternity house. He was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, according to UR Security Investigator Dan Lafferty. UR Security officers and Rochester Police Department officers were already present at the house to investigate underage drinking. They shut down the […]
Campus Brief: CEIS has significant impact on NY economy
The Center for Electronic Imaging Systems, a New York State Center for Advanced Technology located on campus in Taylor Hall, recently announced a record economic impact total of $120 million for the 2006-07 fiscal year. In brief, this number indicates that research performed by CEIS-affiliated scientists has directly created $120 million of new economic activity […]
