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From the Pressbox
This year's ESPY Awards brought to light one of the most powerful sports stories of our generation. Sadly, it is also one of the least known. Maybe a few of you soccer diehards have heard of George Weah before he received this year's Arthur Ashe Award - for work that transcends sports. For those who […]
Crosstown rival Fisher edges past UR
UR's energy was put to the test during a dramatic seesaw battle in which the St. John Fisher Cardinals secured a 38-34 win over the Yellowjackets with a late-game fourth-quarter touchdown. "The atmosphere of the game was intense," junior linebacker Ray Finocchio said of the crowd of roughly 4,000. "You could feel the crowd's energy […]
Field hockey strives for postseason appearance
The Yellowjackets approached Wednesday night's game against Nazareth College with a 1-1 record stemming from a dominating win over SUNY Oswego on Sept. 4 and a 2-0 loss to the nationally-recognized SUNY Cortland Red Dragons on Sept. 8. "We're a pretty young team," Head Coach Michelle Andre said, "but [we have] lots of talent." Of […]
Music icon honored at Eastman
An American music icon was honored at Eastman on Sept. 9. Eastman Place, across from the Eastman School of Music on Gibbs Street, was renamed the Miller Center after Mitch Miller and his family. Miller is not only an Eastman graduate from the class of 1932, but is also a native of Rochester.He renamed Eastman […]
SA betters life for Eastman undergraduates
Considering it costs more than $30,000 a year to attend the Eastman School of Music, $60 a semester may not seem like a big deal to some students. Others, however, realize just how many packages of noodles they could get at the closest Wegmans for this amount of money. What exactly, then, is this "activity […]
Student loans
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Tony Scott
Tony Scott, as a burgeoning pundit, you're a discredit to your ilk. Are you implying you haven't made up your mind about your choice for President? In this, what some call the most polarizing election in history, you've cast your lot in with the small slice of fickle undecideds who must have slept through the […]
Easy dorm delicacies
Think that Douglass Food Court, Danforth Dining Center and the Pit are the only places on campus to get food?Wrong! Try this easy recipe in your kitchenette and make your stomach happy.PBJ French ToastAll the ingredients in this recipe are available at the Corner StoreYields 4 servings, 2 sandwich halves eachIngredients:8 slices bread, type of […]
Italia's romance and charm impossible to leave behind
I traveled to Italy and fell in love. It took me quite by surprise, actually. My love was not at all what I had dreamed of - the tall, dark and debonair prince with a smooth voice and wild imagination. In fact, I fell in love with something with so much grandeur that I couldn't […]
SA Profile: Outside Speakers Committee
Aimed at bringing diverse speakers to UR for the education and entertainment of the Rochester community, the Outside Speakers Committee brings one major speaker to campus each semester. Approximately 15 students are active in the group, and all are equally involved in deciding who to invite to campus and organizing and running the actual events. […]