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Biology Department excels
In TheCenter's 2004 ranking of American research colleges, UR placed in the top 30. One of the reasons is the Undergraduate Program in Biology and Medicine, which gives students a strong background in the biological sciences. As a second-semester sophomore, the extent of my experience in the biology department has been with introductory courses. These […]
Tech Toys
Everybody is familiar with the morning or mid-day ritual of scrambling around your dorm room collecting everything required to sustain yourself during a long day of alternating between classes, the library and the dining hall of your choice. You can only pray that you've grabbed everything you could potentially need to spare yourself from trudging […]
Life made easy for off-campus UR students
So you think you are a big timer. Seeing as you are too old and mature to live in a dorm, christening yourself "too cool for school," you decide to take the plunge and live off-campus. Oh the freedom, the financial savings and not to mention, living in your very own house. It may sound […]
Life lessons mom neglected to teach
The monotony of constantly being asked "how was your break" is slowly killing me. Nevertheless, I will divulge that my break was somewhat educational. I learned some valuable and unexpected lessons by doing nothing more than, well, nothing. I inadvertently lived off the free samples of food handed out in the eatery of my local […]
Java's jolts monotonous college routine
A half frozen, slightly stale scone from The Common Ground is a quick fix in your free 20 minutes between classes, but every avid coffee drinker hits rock bottom when they cannot force down the muddy looking campus coffee accompanying that delightfully tasty pastry. For those in the mood for a little more excitement, adventure […]
Horoscopes
Aries (March 21-April 19) - This week, I'm going to veer from the usual and give you a very serious horoscope. You must - hahaha - stop it, you're tickling my feet and I can't write the - haha - horoscope. Damn it, so much for that.Taurus (April 20-May 20) - The stars have aligned […]
Women crush Fisher for Chase title
The UR women's basketball team celebrated more than just the new year over the holiday break. They dominated opponents over the past month, posting a 7-1 record since Jan. 3. This record includes an impressive win in the JPMorgan Chase Scholarship Tournament. In that tournament, the women downed three straight local foes to grab the […]
Pressbox
Some things never change. The Detroit Pistons have been a dominant force in the National Basketball Association Eastern Conference since the arrival of Rick Carlisle four years ago.The Phoenix Suns emerged into a team-to-beat since Steve Nash returned to the team last year. Although their powers have arguably not shifted this year, there seems to […]
Basketballl shoots its way to 12-4
After two weeks of winter break, the men's basketball team returned to practice and prepared themselves for the latter half of the season. Since the beginning of this year, the Yellowjackets only lost two of eight games.In the first game of the year, UR dominated Rochester Institute of Technology, scoring almost twice as much as […]
Five runners qualify for conference championships
The women's indoor track and field team participated in their third competition on Saturday. Based on the results, their future looks promising. Five individuals have already qualified for the Eastern College Athletic Conference championships and one of these five individuals has also already qualified for the USA Track and Field Indoor Nationals."I think the team's […]