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College Student Protesting – A Question of Quality over Quantity
College Student Protesting - A Question of Quality over Quantity These days the art of student protest and activism is not quite what it used to be. One of the most used acts of student dissent has always been walkouts, banners, the handcuffs and in many instances of nudity. This last form of scholarly demonstration […]
Volleyball finishes fifth in conference
The season ended on a high note April 8 and 9 for the women's volleyball team at the University Athletic Association Championships. The women, entered ranked eighth out of eight teams, won the consolation bracket and finished fifth by sweeping the University of Chicago, 3-0, in the semifinals and topping Brandeis University, 3-1, in the […]
Women's basketball reaches the Final Four
The women's basketball team made history this year with its first-ever trip to the Division III Final Four in Terre Haute, Ind. The Yellowjackets advanced to the national semifinals with a victory over Messiah College on March 15, after doing away with Ithaca College and University of Scranton in earlier rounds.Head coach Jim Scheible was […]
Men's tennis reach Div. 3 Nationals
The men's tennis team certainly proved the weekend of April 19 that it likes to make things exciting. Just a week after an inspired victory over Swarthmore College - a win that included a trio of three-set matches - the Yellowjackets once again found themselves fighting an uphill battle and, just as before, displayed the […]
Field hockey knot 12th
The women's field hockey team got off to a dangerous start against the SUNY Oswego Lakers on Nov. 6 at Fauver Stadium in their first playoff game since 1992. The game was not their best of the season but the Yellowjackets came out on top in the end by a score of 1-0.Keeping the ball […]
Women's lax just miss NCAA's
Despite going 1-2 in three critical Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association games, the women's lacrosse team still had a chance to make the UCAA tournament and Nationals. UR beat Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 9-6 on April 22, but suffered an 11-7 loss to Hamilton College and a 12-8 defeat by William Smith College April 18 and 19, […]
Women survive in OT to grab ECAC title
UR's women's soccer team couldn't have asked for a better end to a successful season, claiming the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference championship the Yellowjackets hosted with victories over SUNY Geneseo and St. Lawrence University.The women swept Geneseo at Fauver Stadium Nov. 16, recovering from a weaker first half to a dominating second. "In the first […]
Baseball splits four matchups
The Yellowjackets ended their season with an overall record of 19-21. While sweeping doubleheaders against Vassar and Hartwick Colleges and dropping a pair of games April 19 to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,the highlight of the week, according to head coach Joe Reina, was the two game sweep of conference rival Vassar."Beating Vassar puts us in fourth […]
Men win third ECAC title
There is an adage in sports that says, "It doesn't matter what happens all year as long as you win your last game." As the UR men's soccer team stood on the frozen tundra of Fauver Stadium Nov. 17, all that mattered was that they were champions. All of the ups and downs, personal conflicts, […]
Men's basketball lose in Sweet 16
Men's basketball coach Mike Neer knew all along that the road to Virginia ran through Massachusetts. Whether it was Williams College or Amherst College, the New England teams presented a formidable line of defense for any team looking to advance to the Final Four in Salem, Va.The curtain fell prematurely for men's basketball March 14 […]