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J.J. Gonzalez and Robert Valdovinos
While J.J. Gonzalez and Robert Valdovinos proposed a platform that would benefit the student community, their plan fell short on two fronts. In many instances their initiatives suffered from a lack of originality, at times making it unclear whether they are merely riding the coattails of the Weissmann administration, rather than bringing anything new to […]
Scott Strenger and Ashley Haluck-Kangas
Scott Strenger and Ashley Haluck-Kangas offer a combination of experience and vision that lends credibility to their bid for the two highest offices in student government. They communicate a message that included innovative ideas of their own and an important focus on academics.As an active senator and deputy chairperson of the Communications and Public Relations […]
Kyle Gass wants to make love to you, as soon as possible
You may know Kyle Gass as the guitar virtuoso next to Jack Black in the greatest rock band of all time: Tenacious D. But he also lends his acoustic shredding powers to Trainwreck, his new jamboree side-project which released their first studio album, 'The Wreckoning," last fall and just wrapped up a tour. Gass sat […]
An enchanting time with After Hours
After Hours put a unique twist on very familiar songs in 'Happily Ever After Hours," their Disney-themed performance on Friday. When the lights dimmed and senior Griffin Pahl walked onto the stage carrying a huge book in his hands, I don't think anyone in the audience knew quite what to expect. But then everyone began […]
Plastic Beach' an uneven but welcome return
It's easy for people to still get caught up in the novelty of Gorillaz calling four fictional, animated characters a 'band," and then going so far as to have them perform on a projector for their 'concerts," can have that kind of effect. But in preparation of listening to 'Plastic Beach," the first Gorillaz album […]
In the NCAA, 65?s a party, 96?s a crowd
Recently, some NCAA bigwigs have decided to leak the story that they are considering expanding the NCAA Tournament, aka March Madness from the standard 65 teams to a semi-unwieldy 96. This has been met with a mixture of groans, complaints and sighs. On the one hand, it's nave to believe that this wasn't going to […]
Athlete of the Week
After only 12 games in the regular season, junior catcher Steve Just has already put up Liberty League and NCAA first team all-star numbers.Hailing from only an hour away, in Liverpool, N.Y., the financial economics major put up an impressive .500 batting average and team high seven runs batted in over the four Liberty League […]
Golf battles through long lay off and weather
The first tournament of the spring usually brings sunshine and hope to the men's golf team. After a winter filled of knocking balls around the Goergen Athletic Center Field House, they were ready to get out in the warmth and stretch their legs. Unfortunately, the weather did not get the memo.Over a cold weekend, the […]
Get your brooms out
Football teams can see an offense put up 45 points in four games with ease but when a baseball team does it, it is something to marvel at.That is exactly what the UR baseball team did in a four game span over the weekend as they easily took down Liberty League rivals St. Lawrence University […]
Building matrimonial relationships, the Finnish way
I know that you have been craving your next iteration of the wonderfully weird and zany sports from across the globe as bad as Tiger Woods is hoping that people have very bad long-term memories (Hey, I had to get one in; this is a sports column, after all). But alas, your patience has not […]