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UR men lose for first time
The Yellowjackets received a wake-up call from Washington University in St. Louis as the Bears handed UR its first loss of the season in a 64-69 Sunday night stunner. The Yellowjackets, who have spent the last two of three weekends on the road, looked a little dull on the court, trailing by seven at the […]
Men's track and field second best
The men's track and field team took second place for the second week in a row, this time posting 184 points, losing narrowly to State University of New York Geneseo who had 203 points. SUNY Brockport was third with 140 points, Alfred State had 49 points to finish fourth and Nazareth College posted just three […]
UR capsized by Navy
Navy, who is ranked 16th in the nation in squash, defeated the Yellowjackets soundly 9-0. Senior co-captain Pete Avitable managed to take the match against his opponent to five games with scores of 3-2 9-5, 9-1, 2-9, 0-9 and 9-7. After losing the first two games, Avitable claimed the next two 9-2, 9-0, calling for […]
From the pressbox
Maurice Clarett was dazzling during his first year in college football. He led The Ohio State University to an undefeated 14-0 season and the school's first national championship in 34 years. Every draft expert could see that Clarett was destined to become the next great lottery pick in the National Football League draft. Clarett wanted […]
Shirts heal many wounded hearts
Valentine's Day first started in Rome in the third century A.D. Feb. 14th was a holiday to honor Juno, the Queen of the Roman gods and goddesses. She was also known as being the goddess of women and marriages.The true origins of the name "Valentine's Day" are debatable. There are several Saint Valentine's that the […]
Eastman fails to keep up with times
On Feb. 5, UR announced that its 3,700 students living in residence halls will gain free access to Napster's Premium music service, which contains over 500,000 songs. In addition, Napster and Eastman will be developing ways in which Napster can provide original content from Eastman's students and faculty members across the entire Napster network.This agreement […]
Torke leaves audience with mixed impression
On Feb. 5, composer and Eastman alumnus Michael Torke gave a presentation on his music at Eastman. He was visiting Rochester to attend the evening performance of his orchestral work "Ecstatic Orange" with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Torke presented parts of different pieces of his and talked about their structure.He began by saying that he […]
Women's track and field finish in second again
The women's track and field team continued to roll at Saturday's UR Invitational. With 168 points, the women were a distant second behind Geneseo - 243 pts - but easily defeated Brockport - 120 pts - Nazareth - 24 pts - and Alfred State - 16 pts. "Again I was very pleased with the results. […]
Hedberg shakes up Strong
"I don't smoke up before a performance, because then, if a joke goes bad, it's really scary." Regardless of Mitch Hedberg's insistence of a chemical-free comedian on stage, his stoner-esque style makes even the most mundane aspects of life appear funny to his audience. From the moment he walked on to stage clad in '90s […]
Physics talk intrigues students
Frank Wolfs, UR professor of Physics, gave a lecture last Wednesday entitled "The Physics of Flying,"at 3:30 p.m. The talk discussed areas of physics involved in flight that are not generally understood by members of the physics community. Wolfs mainly addressed the common misconception that the Bernoulli effect is responsible for lift. "If you remember […]