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Field hockey sticks it to Brockport
This weekend was the end of the regular season for the UR field hockey team, but the Yellowjackets are not done playing. With a 10-8 overall record, the team finished third in the Liberty League and earned a coveted spot in the conference playoffs for the first time in the Yellowjackets history.The Yellowjackets had a […]
Men reverse the curse
The men's cross country team has been experiencing a streak of poor performances at the University Athletic Association Championship meet - placing last in the conference for the past four years. This all changed on Saturday, however, when they placed fifth out of eight teams.Led by sophomore Mark Stevens, UR racked up 112 points, placing […]
Student pines over prof's compassion
It seems to be the most popular trend since Ugg boots and those ugly bohemian skirts that, for some reason, everyone insists are cool. Dating someone who is old enough to give birth to you is the hottest thing since adopting children from Cambodia and giving them mohawks. Just take a look at celebrities. Tom […]
Students face dilemmas
How did you feel when you woke up today? If it was anything like I did, the answer is "pretty crappy." Maybe it's the lack of a transition from dream to reality. One second, you're snuggling with your hot high school guidance counselor, the next, you're snuggling with Katiyana, your pillow girlfriend. Perhaps it can […]
Fairies promote sex-ed
Maybe you were sitting in the library furiously studying for an exam or just hanging out in your room watching a scary movie on television when a fairy magically appeared in front of you - wings and all - and handed you a condom or two. Rest assured you were not merely a victim of […]
Shakespeare thrills in Douglass
Let's face it, when you hear the name "Shakespeare," you might prepare yourself for a solid three-hour nap, and who could blame you. In the upcoming performance of "Titus Andronicus," however, you'll have a hard time falling asleep even after the show, let alone during the performance. After all, letting your attention wander as the […]
Volleyball digs out seventh
After defeating Nazareth College, the UR women's volleyball team traveled to Ithaca College for the New York State Women's College Athletic Association Championships, where they tied for seventh place.The match against Nazareth College on Oct. 19 marked the Yellowjackets' 20th win of the season, with game scores of 30-19, 22-30, 30-23 and 30-21. This win […]
Swimmers beat out competition
Both the men's and women's swimming and diving teams claimed commendable victories this weekend. These wins got the teams off to a great start, making the men's record 1-1 and that of the women's 2-0.The teams competed against SUNY Brockport on Saturday, and each was successful in obtaining several first and second place wins. Men's […]
Women lack footing at Carnegie Mellon
Going into Saturday's meet, the women's cross country team was looking to perform better than they did last year. Unfortunately, they didn't quite hit the mark.The women came back from Pittsburgh as the sixth-placed team out of eight in the University Athletic Association."I had mixed feelings about the finish," head coach Barbara Hartwig said. "I […]
Women's soccer win with a dramatic comebacker
October weather tasted stale to a lot of soccer teams, but not for the UR women's team, who went 9-0-1 for the month when they tacked on a pair of wins this past weekend. The weekend matches featured some of UR's greatest competition seen in a long time. The Yellowjackets first squared off against Emory […]