yoUR Record Label gets off ground, signs band
Courtesy of Andrew Polec If you look up a band called Khat House, and then listen to “Tyger Girl” — the lead single off their debut album “Welcome to Khat House” — a couple things will probably be...
View ArticleInternational recruiting efforts expand at UR
Leah Buletti, News Editor In the 2004 admissions cycle, the size of the international undergraduate population at UR hit a low point. With only 2.7 percent of the class of 2008 hailing from outside the...
View ArticleHot hitting leads to winning streak
Courtesy of Drue Sokol One of the key ingredients for a winning baseball team is timely hitting, and that was in no short supply for the Yellowjackets in their home double-header against the Vassar...
View ArticleTennis comes out swinging, undefeated after 3
Courtesy of UR Athletics During last weekend’s Flower City Tournament, the UR men’s tennis team put on a tour de force, featuring everything from a trio of formidable freshman to a clutch...
View ArticleUR loses in last Courage Bowl, ends participation after eight years
Courtesy of Norm Kieffer With the game tied in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s eighth annual Courage Bowl, the UR field goal squad trotted out for what they hoped would be the game-winning score....
View Article2012 U.S. Open ratings fall flat
Courtesy of cdn.thehabarinetwork.com At this year’s U.S. Open, Andy Murray won the men’s draw in a five set thriller over Novak Djokovic, one of the most electric athletes the sport of tennis has ever...
View ArticleMumford & Sons maintains musical identity in sophomore album
Photo courtesy of stevestonfolk.com In their debut album “Sigh No More,” the members of English quartet Mumford & Sons were able to develop a raw, emotional brand of folk rock that connected the...
View ArticleUR reacts to Obama’s successful re-election
Drue Sokol, Photo Editor On Tuesday night, rows of chairs and three large screen projectors were set up in Hirst Lounge, where students backing both parties gathered to watch the results of the Nov. 6...
View ArticleImplementing incentives could mean increased attendance
Courtesy of rochester.edu As a result of working for the Campus Times for three and a half years, you end up attending a wide variety of student events, athletic contests and performances that would...
View ArticleAll-Star game prepares players for upcoming NBA playoffs
Courtesy of fanpop.com The NBA All-Star game is coming up this weekend, providing a nice reprise for players to get their legs back and recover from the grind of a long regular season. A lot is made of...
View ArticleUR to drop Courage Bowl, refocus on conference schedule
UR Athletics has decided to end its participation in the Camp Good Days Courage Bowl, a charity event that benefits children with cancer. The department has professed its commitment to focusing on the...
View ArticleCT Recommends MuseScore
Courtesy of linux-sound.org It’s a rare treat to come across free software that not only accomplishes what it was designed to do, but does so on a level comparable to much more expensive software...
View ArticleTowers construction powers through delays
Robin Wang, Staff Photographer With the construction that has become a ubiquitous element of River Campus life continuing and contractors trying to adhere to tight completion deadlines, these projects...
View ArticleYellowjackets overcome fourth quarter deficit, edge out win
By many statistical measures of quarterback play, Saturday’s game against the St. Lawrence University Saints should have Photo by Jamie Germano - UR Athletics been a rough one for UR sophomore...
View ArticleMultiple video games disappear from the Hive
Drue Sokol, Photo Editor On the afternoon of Wednesday, Nov. 9, Hive Manager Jeremy Mravlja was notified by one of the Hive’s student employees that almost all video games had gone missing from the...
View ArticleMemes take over Internet, UR tags along
Courtesy of facebook.com We’ve all heard, hundreds of times, about how we’re “living in the information age” and how “social media has become the dominant form of communication.” Inundated as we are...
View ArticleStudents clamor to be heard: petition lobbies for digital audio space
On the coattails of last semester’s student-led initiative to improve music spaces on campus, two students in the music department are now spreading a petition advocating that more space in the...
View ArticleTwo track teams, two strong showings
Courtesy of Rochester.edu A portion of the UR men’s and women’s track and field teams traveled to New York City last weekend, while the remaining members stayed here in Rochester. Make no mistake...
View ArticleWomen’s lacrosse continues to struggle
Courtesy of Drue Sokol The women’s lacrosse team was trounced by two top-flight foes in Skidmore College and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) on Friday, March 30, and Saturday, March 31,...
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