Uncategorized
Women's tennis looks to rebuild
When a team loses five out of seven starters that almost always means that the focus for next year is on rebuilding. The UR women's tennis team finds themselves in this situation. Coming off of a rough fall season the women will look to rebound in the spring.The squad will be led by junior captain […]
Softball team progresses to success
The UR women's softball team began their season in the competitive University Athletic Association's Championships, and looks to improve with each game and develop their young team throughout the season.Over spring break, the Yellowjackets traveled to the tournament, and came out with a 2-6 record, which included a sweep over Case Western Reserve University. Despite […]
Bittersweet 16 for men in tournament
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 Friday night […]
Stats Page
A post imported by CoPress Convert.
From the Pressbox
The use of nutritional supplements has become quite prevalent in our society today, especially among young athletes involved in competitive sports. Our awareness has recently been heightened by the death of Baltimore Oriole's pitcher Steve Bechler, who took Xenadrine, an over-the-counter drug containing ephedrine. Questions once again have been raised regarding supplement use among athletes […]
Jazz sextet offers break from coffee and cake
Wednesday nights, six unique musicians manage to take minds off coffee and cake and bring them into a more introspective and fun atmosphere. They call themselves the Respect Sextet. Getting their seemingly serious name from an Adam Sandler routine, it's obvious that this is no ordinary bunch. Not only is their name a contradiction, but […]
Club lacrosse opens season against Behrend
In an ideal world, colleges across the country would not be required to meet stringent Title IX requirements that have limited men's sports over the past 20 years. UR would have a varsity lacrosse team that would dominate fellow UCAA opponents such as Union College, Ithaca College and St. Lawrence College and earn the respect […]
Benefit concert features alumni
An impressive list of Eastman School of Music alumni will perform a benefit concert entitled "Eastman in New York" to support Eastman's Unrestricted Scholarship Fund on March 22 at 2 p.m. The event will take place at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall, and is being performed solely by artists who have earned degrees from Eastman […]
After Hours looking 'sexy' this Spring
Single-sex musical groups --such as the Boy's Choir of Harlem tend to dominate the a capella scene. After Hours --UR's most popular co-ed a capella group is an anomaly in that it is composed by male and female members. The theme of their upcoming concert, "No Sex Here," not only pokes fun at After Hour's […]
Driving over a four-leaf clover
Father Brian Cool and members of the Sigma Chi fraternity paint shamrocks on Fraternity Road in honor of St. Patrick's Day on March 17. The group also painted a nearby crosswalk green while Celtic punk music blared from the Sigma Chi house. Earlier in the day, Father Cool gathered with the fraternity brothers for a […]