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BPG plans to shake you all night long
The Ballet Performance Group will shake you all night long at their winter show this Friday. BPG is not just your average ballet performance group - they are an exciting group of women that mixes repertoires such as glitzy jazz with classic ballet. "The show offers a wide variety of dance styles and will be […]
Basketball returns with fresh faces
There are plenty of fresh faces on the court this year for the women's basketball team. With eight freshmen making up almost half of the squad, the Yellowjackets will be making up for a lack of experience with athleticism and tenacity on the court."We all have been working extremely hard in practice," junior Danielle Muller […]
Swimmers crush foe
Brandeis University visited UR on Nov. 19 before Thanksgiving break. The men's and the women's swimming and diving teams were able to fight their ways to victories over the visiting team.Men's Swimming and DivingThe men's swimming and diving team squeezed past the competition with a 164-130 win over Brandeis before leaving for Thanksgiving break. The […]
Men's basketball begins season 4-1
Five games into the season and the men's basketball team is off and running with a 4-1 record. Ranked 12th in the country by D3Hoops.com, UR is winning games by out-rebounding opponents and playing solid defense. With a roster that includes four freshmen and six sophomores, youth and inexperience were big question marks coming into […]
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Cheerleading is a sport. The Women's Sports Foundation defines a sport as "Any physical activity in which relative performance can be judged or quantified can be developed into a competitive sport as long as (1) the physical activity includes the above defined elements, and (2) the primary purpose is competition between teams or individuals within […]
Squash team gets smacked around in league play
The UR squash team participated in the 2005 Liberty League Men's Squash Championships on Nov. 19 and 20 in hopes of proving they could mirror last season's performance with the help of their new head coach. The team's first opponent was St. Lawrence University. UR suffered a bitter defeat, being swept. Despite losing at all […]
Holiday trips male gender
In store windows and magazines, on televisions and billboards and whispered through the lips of every suburban mother is the same thing - the 2006 Holiday Season is upon us. Grab your carts and prepare to overheat that little piece of plastic, because the unbelievable bargains are here!It's been one week since Thanksgiving, but it […]
Micklos earns top academic honors
Senior Nate Micklos, the leading scorer for the men's soccer team this season, has been named College Division Academic All-American of the Year for men's soccer by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Micklos is a native of Palatine, Ill. and a graduate of William Fremd High School. He currently holds a 3.75 cumulative […]
FIRST event structures middle-school minds
Remember playing with LEGOS while you were growing up? Yes, those small, colorful, creative and often frustrating, yet addicting pieces of plastic. Personally, it was building the little people that led to my obsession with LEGOS. Now, don't strain yourself while reminiscing about the good times as UR will be hosting its own LEGO building […]
Sex & the CT: Boy wonders about friend's extra-curriculars
I'm a gay man and recently I've been hooking up with another guy who claims to be straight. It's been going on for over a month and the sex is great, but he persists on being straight even though he clearly likes the sex. I don't want anything more than sex but I'm curious, what […]