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Energy is unsustainable
I was talking with some friends about high school the other day - those four years come up in conversation every so often - and I realized that I haven't changed as much as I would have thought. It's been almost three years now since I graduated from high school, and I hardly feel more […]
Believe in scientific method
With course registration still fresh in our minds, we've patched up a rough schedule of our future here at UR - planning out our majors, minors and clusters in the time we have remaining. Ultimately, science classes should not be overlooked as part of your undergraduate program. All too often, people have the skewed and […]
Step out of comfort zones and embrace diversity
Yesterday's Town Hall Meeting on diversity within the faculty, and school as a whole, got me thinking about the topic in general. While I do applaud President Seligman and his push toward more diversity within the University, I think some attention needs to be placed upon the current student body as well.One of my professors […]
Mixed results for UR in the pool
The UR men's swimming and diving team found their groove last weekend when they beat St. Lawrence University on Friday and Union College on Saturday. While the women didn't fare quite as well, they still came away with a weekend split and crowned numerous individual champions.The host Yellowjackets were greeted by a large and enthusiastic […]
From the Pressbox
Now that winter is approaching, it seems like the appeals of the great city of Rochester are dwindling. The outdoor festivals and concerts are suddenly non-existent. Golf clubs and Frisbees are hibernating in storage. The local parks are only good if one wants to catch pneumonia. Another apparent drawback is the end of the season […]
Hughes to race at nationals
The cloudy skies and light rain falling set the mood as the cross country teams ran the NCAA Division III Atlantic Regional Championships on Saturday. Running close to home, the Yellowjackets traveled to Letchworth State Park, where the men placed sixth out of 34 complete teams and the women placed 13th out of 30 complete […]
Men bounced from NCAA tournament
Another successful men's soccer season came to an end with a 5-2 loss to the Stevens Institute of Technology Ducks in the second round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday."Stevens is a really good team, and there is no shame in losing to a really good team," Head Coach Chris Apple said.Freshman forward Terrance Johnson […]
Football invited to ECAC bowl game
The Yellowjackets closed out their regular season with a hard-fought, yet disappointing loss to Hobart College in Geneva last Saturday, losing 31-21. The loss dropped the 'Jackets to a final record of 7-3 and 4-2 in Liberty League play. The team found out on Monday night that they qualified for the ECAC Northwest Bowl Championship […]
Spikers end season with ECAC crown
It has been said that sometimes the best way to snap out of a slump is just to play right through it. The UR women's volleyball team took that to heart as they hosted the Eastern College Athletic Conference Championships last weekend. Coming off a below expectation showing at both the New York State and […]
Field hockey falls in ECAC tournament
After beating Widener University to advance to the semifinals in the Eastern College Athletic Conference Mid-Atlantic Field Hockey playoffs, the Yellowjacktes took to the road again to play the Johns Hopkins University Blue Jays at Montclair State College in New Jersey. The 'Jackets fought hard, but were shutout by Hopkins 2-0. Despite losing to the […]
