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Bay Area sluggers deserve awards
The media has made him out to be a bad guy and his teammates have said that he is not a leader, but there is no arguing that Barry Bonds is one of the greatest baseball players ever. The San Francisco left fielder has won three MVP awards and eight Gold Glove awards. He has […]
Women's soccer beats NYU, Nazareth by score 2-1
Senior stopper Jen Seferiadis continued her offensive outburst by leading the women?s soccer team to its fourth straight win Saturday. Seferiadis curled a corner kick into the net five minutes into the second overtime to give the Yellowjackets a 2-1 victory over New York University in their first league game of the season. Seferiadis leads […]
Men's soccer stays undefeated at NYU
Now 6-0-1 overall, the men?s soccer team extended its unbeaten streak with solid wins over New York University and Hobart College this week by identical scores of 3-0.UR?s first victory of the week came last Saturday as they opened up conference play with a strong performance against the previously undefeated Violets of NYU, now at […]
From the Pressbox
If there was any doubt that sports and athletic competitions are more than pure entertainment, the Mets-Braves showdown Friday erased it. ?We told the rest of the country, the rest of the world, what New York is about,? New York Met Mike Piazza said in the Boston Globe. Piazza was on track. The match-up at […]
Notable Yellowjackets
Jacques ApplebyClass of 2004MEN'S SOCCERJacques Appleby was nominated by coach Chris Apple to be this week?s Notable Yellowjacket after UR extended its undefeated record to 6-0-1. ?Jacques has been critical to the teams early success this year,? Apple said. ?Jacques scored the golden goal game winner in overtime on Tuesday versus Ithaca and scored 2 […]
Quijano leads golf to 3rd place finish
Junior Mike Quijano helped lead the golf team to a third place finish last weekend in the Williams College Invitational. Quijano wrapped up in third place individually with a score of 68-77-145. His stunning first round of 68 was highlighted by a string of six birdies to finish out the day. UR fell to Williams […]
Men tackle Saints ofr big win
A stingy defense and a flurry of big plays on offense sparked UR to a victory at home in its Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association opener against St. Lawrence University last Saturday. The Yellowjackets ran away with a score of 31-13.The defense was rock solid throughout the contest, refusing to allow the Saints any leeway. The […]
Try music of student ensembles
When struck by the urge to attend a cultural event downtown, many River Campus students stop short of getting on RTS Bus 72.Why? Nightmarish visions, perhaps ? they think they?ll embarrass themselves by nodding off during some boring classical piece and wake up to find that they drooled all over their date?s shoulder. Don?t despair. […]
Field hockey splits back to back games at home
Field hockey began its Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association matches this past weekend at Fauver Stadium ? Friday, taking on Skid-more College, and then Saturday, battling against Union College.Against Skidmore College, who is 4-0 overall, the Yellowjackets dug themselves too deep of a hole. After only the first half, UR was down 4-0. However, determination soon […]
Caution: avoid sweeping generalizations
?You?re going where? Now? Why??Two of my friends shouted these questions at me last Friday night as I scrambled toward CLARC to catch RTS Bus 72. Yeah, I knew Chi Phi?s luau was that night. I knew that I would miss a fairly jumping fraternity quad. However, I had a fairly wonderful time at a […]
