Archives - Will Penney
Sports
'Jacket hive thrives
Both men's and women's track took home second at the NYU Team Challenge at the Armory in NYC over the weekend.
Sports
Runners clean up at Cornell
The men and women's track team combined for six ECAC qualifiers, three NYS Championship qualifiers, a school record and two more marks that just barely missed school records at the Kane Invitational at Cornell over the weekend.
Culture
‘Jeopardy!’ welcomes our new computer overlords in tournament
Could a computer ever beat a human in a game of knowledge and trivia? IBM was determined to find out.
Culture
Lady Gaga’s single ‘Born This Way’ emerges from its shell
“Born This Way,” Lady Gaga’s new single and the titular song of her upcoming album, is in many ways very different from her previous work.
Culture
Old vs. new: the war of reception
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Culture
‘Blue Valentine:’ not a date night movie
Even though the “Blue Valentine” poster claims that the film is “a love story,” it might be better defined as “a story about love’s fleetingness.”
Boston's best lure Yellowjackets from nest
The UR track teams competed at the elite Terrier Invitational on Saturday, racing some of the region's premier collegiate runners and more than holding their own.
Culture
‘The Way Back’ is promising, but fails
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Culture
‘Deadly Murder:’ what other kind of murder is there?
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Sports
Track bounces back, tacks on top times
Men's and Women's Track had an incredibly successful day at the St. Lawrence Invitational, with a total of six ECAC-qualifying performances between the teams.
