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Harry Connick's Coming to town
Harry Connick, Jr.'s music melts your heart in a wonderful way if you're keyed up and in love. It's also perfect stuff to pop into your CD player if you've broken it off with that not-so-special someone and want to lament on your couch with a pint of chocolate ice cream.Connick's remakes of classic tunes […]
No Ron Carter, but sextet deserves respect
The moment I heard that Ron Carter was coming to Eastman, I cleared my schedule, rearranging classes and various other commitments. However, in my haste I forgot to reserve myself a ticket. So, at 8 p.m. last night, I found myself standing in Eastman's Main Hall ? not watching the concert, but waiting at the […]
Hot Ticket
Rafting in Rochester? Now? Beach ball at UR in the fall?Yes, it's possible. This Sunday, at 4:30 p.m., Delta Gamma is holding its annual Anchor Splash at the Speegle-Wilbraham Pool, which is located in the Zornow Center of the Goergen Athletic Center.This year, the swim meet and spirit contest will boost 19 teams competing in […]
Polo places 5th in nationals
UR co-hosted the men's Div. III National Collegiate Club Water Polo Championship last Sunday. This young team of seven years experience placed fifth of 11 teams. Trinity University from San Antonio, Texas won the championship game 10-8 against the Rochester Institute of Technology. "It was a great experience to host the National Tournament this year, […]
Hockey sweeps weekend games
The men's ice hockey club team started clicking just in time to post two important league wins last weekend. UR went on the road to beat Syracuse University, 4-1, Friday and then traveled to Niagara College on Saturday for a 4-2 victory to improve to 3-2 in the Eastern Collegiate Hockey League."Our whole team is […]
Johnson and Schilling shine as stars of MLB
The 2001 Major League Baseball season is over, but I don't think I'll ever forget it. One of the most dramatic seasons ever was followed by the best World Series in the past 10 years ? and the most inexplicable of all-time.It was a year where the impossible became almost expected and the unimaginable became […]
Video killed the radio star
In the world of popular music, music videos are essential ? along with live concerts and record promotions ? in order to succeed. The popularity of Total Request Live on MTV is an indication of the importance of the more recent advent of music videos for artists.There are great songs that have horrible videos, which […]
New Order is 'Ready' for action
New Order's new album, "Get Ready," is refreshingly reminiscent of the "Velvet Goldmine" soundtrack. It undulates smooth rhythms, soft, techno-esque music and carefree lyrics while simultaneously screaming of the pop-idolatry of the '60s and '70s. New Order is made, in part, of members from Joy Division, a band that started in 1976 in Manchester, England. […]
X-country runs to 5th at States
It was the second meet in a series of championship meets for the men's and women's cross country teams as both teams traveled to Ithaca College for the New York State Cross Country Championship last Saturday.The men picked up their feet from last week's disappointing race while the women held their ground from last week's […]
From the Pressbox
When most people watch a sporting event, they think that the players and coaches are the most important people in the game and on the sidelines. Yes ? they are the people that usually get the credit for the game-winning tackle or devising a play to hit the game winning jump shot. But it is […]
