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Men's lacrosse comes back to the big arena
After a three-year hiatus, men's lacrosse is once again a part of UR sports. The team has regained club status and has been admitted into the Pioneer Collegiate Lacrosse League, making the team a "virtual varsity" program. The PCLL is a division of the US Lacrosse Intercollegiate Associates, meaning the men's team will be competing […]
Horoscopes
Aries (March 21-April 19) - Allow me to tell you a story about Deuteronomy. When Deuteronomy was a little boy, he was best friends with Mrs. Clause. Mr. Clause, better known as Santa, was angry with Mrs. Clause. Deuteronomy was able to rectify the situation with a little Tequila. Moral of the story - Tequila […]
Women's track shines
The women's indoor track and field team continues to get stronger as the season rolls on. With two relays finishing in the top four and a number of other individuals scoring significant points, the Yellowjackets finished a respectable fourth out of eight teams on Sat. at the St. Lawrence University Invitational."Finishing fourth was awesome," freshman […]
Tierney captures 400-meter crown
Coming off their first scoring meet this season, the future of the Yellowjackets' men's indoor track and field team looked quite promising. Scoring in 13 of 18 possible events, UR finished a sound third place out of eight teams on Sat. at the St. Lawrence University Invitational. They also had three more teams and two […]
Swimmers dominate in final home meet
As the swimming and diving teams said farewell to their senior teammates this weekend, they ended the year in a big way. The meet was the last dual meet of the season, at home against the Ithaca College Bombers.The senior farewells were sincere and heartfelt and the message was clear - they will be truly […]
Squash starts fresh at Yale after break
Competition roared for the UR squash team two weekends ago at Yale University where players took on some of the best opponents from around the country. While the talent was rampant at the meet, the Yellowjackets had difficulty compiling enough personal victories to solidify a team win, except against Wesleyan College.The Yellowjackets kicked off their […]
Basketball falters against two tough road opponents
Without the Yellowjacket fans, road games can be tough. The men's basketball team faced back-to-back University Athletic Association opponents this past weekend.UR battled for the 13th win of the year against the Washington University in St. Louis Bears. Both teams scored about the same for most of the first half. Fifteen minutes into the game […]
Who will win a Grammy?
Let me make this clear - I hate the Grammys! But it's almost sacrilegious to have a music column and not write about the Grammys when they are almost a week away, so here goes nothing. Here are my picks of who I think should win and who will probably win some of the major […]
Medieval Society aims to educate students
The word "medieval" usually brings to mind the famous legends of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table and the numerous ways in which they have been depicted in pop culture. These portrayals have left modern society rife with misconceptions of the medieval era as the time of the valorous knight, who rode […]
O.A.R. to play at new venue
While listening to Of A Revolution's latest album, "Stories of a Stranger," you can't help but wonder why there isn't more music like this in the mainstream."Stranger" draws you in from the very beginning with "Heard the World," on which guitarist Richard On experiments with the mellow sounds of the slide guitar. His solo on […]