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Field hockey moves above .500 with two big wins
Field hockey out-stroked Nazareth and Utica Colleges this past week, giving themselves a winning record of 3-2. Rochester now takes a three-game winning streak into the core of the season.The Yellowjackets outshined the Golden Flyers to a 3-0 shutout last Wednesday night at Nazareth. Rochester played a solid game, producing a steady offensive output throughout […]
Men's tennis romps to tournament win
The men's tennis team started the season at 3-0 and went on to win the Flower City Tournament, beating Rochester Institute of Technology, Ithaca College and SUNY Oneonta, 8-1, 7-2 and 7-2 respectively. "It was a good way to start off the season, to really get in a groove before some of the other major […]
UR women's soccer stays on hot streak
Buzzing is an understatement for the Yellowjackets nowadays, coming off two dominating wins in a four day span. The UR women's soccer team posted two resounding victories against the Union College Dutchwomen and local rival Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers. The 11th-ranked Yellowjackets swept the week, outscoring their opponents 5-1 over their last two games […]
Offense dominates in big win over Gettysburg
The Yellowjackets defeated Gettysburg College this past weekend, 54-42, in an offensive battle that featured a combined 981 yards of total offense from both teams. It was UR's second win in the first three games of the season, pushing their record above the .500 mark. The 'Jackets came out on top, thanks in large part […]
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With the Buffalo Sabres' early exit from the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Buffalo sports fans didn't have closure as the summer began. When our season ended on account of four starting defensemen suffering major injuries, hockey understandably remained foremost in our minds well after the locker rooms were cleaned out for the summer.Therefore, word spread quickly […]
Volleyball slams the competition at RIT tourney
Despite playing against tough competition, the women's volleyball team split their games last weekend at the two day Rochester Institute of Technology tournament, where they finished sixth."The RIT Tournament this past weekend included 12 very tough and basically evenly matched teams; anyone could have come out winning the championship," head coach Linda Downey said.On Friday, […]
Congress must set example after Justice's failure
The Department of Justice recently announced that it would drop its criminal investigations into the accounting practices of home loan giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. These are probably the biggest corporate scandals that you've never heard of. Despite the incredible sums of money involved, the story never really gained legs outside the D.C. beltway. […]
Where did Classics go?
Hesiod, Plato, Aristotle, Plutarch, Homer - do any of these names ring a bell? You've probably heard of them in passing, but have you ever really read them? Have you sat down with the Odyssey and tried to deconstruct Homer's epic poem of a man who embarked on a long and torturous journey to make […]
Hatred does not rectify tension
Earlier last week, Pope Benedict XVI made a speech. In this speech, he quoted 14th century Byzantine Emperor Manuel II Palaeologus and the entire Muslim world was up in arms the next day. He quoted someone with whom he had never spoken - someone who cannot possibly be a threat to today's Muslim society - […]
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After graduating from UR in 2001, Sarah returned to her hometown of Boston in 2003 and now lives in Somerville, MA. After several years of being a freelance writer, she began a graduate program at Emerson College, where she is a Presidential Fellow, pursuing her Master's Degree in Journalism. Along with publishing two novels, she's […]
