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UR tops UAA teams
The men's basketball team is five games away from regaining its title as University Athletic Association Conference Champions. However, given the way each conference game has played out thus far, they know it will not be easy. "While we are confident, we realize that there is a lot of basketball left, and UAA games are […]
National League improves with trade
With Red Sox banners hanging from the ceiling of Wilson Commons, one can't help but think that baseball is just around the corner. Although after trudging through piles of fresh snow, you might want to table that thought and stick to watching basketball - college basketball, that is.It's true though. Spring training is just weeks […]
Women's track edges closer to postseason
The women's track and field team moved closer to the postseason at Saturday's Syracuse University Invitational. Facing some of their toughest competition of the season on a very fast track, the team posted a strong performance in the non-scoring meet. "We had a lot of quality performances," Head Coach Barbara Hartwig said. "It was a […]
Kotos fit for modern concert
Ryuko Mizutani's koto concert performance on Feb. 7 featured a spectrum of contemporary and traditional pieces for the Japanese stringed instrument that provided a concert with various textures. It was a chance for those who were relatively unfamiliar with the koto to investigate the techniques and adaptations of the koto as a solo instrument. Also […]
Percussionists bang out 'Transparent Structures'
The Eastman Percussion Ensemble delivered a strong yet balanced performance at their Feb. 1 concert. The pieces were not saturated in unnecessary notes. Each note was executed with a precision and subtlety that added to the overall depth. On stage, there was also a unique exchange of roles between Eastman Percussion Professor John H. Beck […]
Boogeyman' attempts at good cinema
There are a number of benefits for filmmakers producing horror movies - they are often cheap, populated by relatively unknown casts and have a built in audience of anyone looking for a thrill on a Saturday night. In addition, they usually don't take much thought or time to produce, so, like during the teenage slasher […]
Tuned In
The Hit Factory, a paragon of music recording studios during the last 30 years, announced its closing this weekend as a result of shifts in the music industry as a whole. This industry landmark located on West 45th Street in New York City was the epicenter of many of music's most remarkable, memorable and shocking […]
Vagina Monologues enlighten
My preferred pet name for mine is "cooter." In the past, I've been known to use "snatch," "regina" or "no-no spot." I'm currently starting a campaign to popularize "cranny." To each her own, really, when it comes to vaginas. Between drinking and not going to class, as is the life of a second semester college […]
Learn how to tell if 'he's just not that into you'
It's like a slap in the face at first. But then after an undefined period of time, depending on the reader, one enters a state of spiritual enlightenment. I am not referring to the feeling that one possesses after "finding God," or after he or she realizes that the Earth actually spins on its axis […]
Birtwistle visits for performance of "Secret Theatre"
Last week, the Eastman School of Music welcomed distinguished British composer Sir Harrison Birtwistle to Rochester for Musica Nova's performance of his "Secret Theatre." Birtwistle is a composer of international acclaim - conductors such as Pierre Boulez and Oliver Knussen have performed his music. In 1986, he received the Grawemeyer Award, and in 1988, a […]