Sports
Club Sports
Fencing foils its opponents with heart
Competing in men’s and women’s foil, epee, and sabre, UR’s club fencing team has traveled throughout the Northeast taking on competitors.
nationals
UR Women’s Rugby rucks all the way to nationals
Everyone should be paying close attention to the club UR Women’s Rugby team, as they recently qualified for nationals for…
Baseball
Men’s Baseball makes itself heard
The baseball team is quite vocal from the dugout. Sometimes players yell to cheer on their teammate at-bat or on the mound. Sometimes they yell baserunning advice. But the volume never drops, and the encouragement never ceases.
gender
U.S. Women’s soccer sues over gender inequality
The U.S. Women’s soccer team is suing U.S. Soccer Federation over sexism and discrimination. This lawsuit is backed by 28…
Admissions
Bring back the scholarship in sports scholarships
Clearly, there needs to be more oversight of the recruitment process. Coaches taking bribes is quite bad, but it’s also difficult to detect. It should be far easier to notice when those enrolled as student-athletes do not actually intend to ever play the sport.
Baseball
UR Baseball continues hot streak against RIT
UR Baseball beat rival Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in a doubleheader on a chilly March Sunday. The game, originally…
Athlete of the Week
For Ethington, friendships outweigh dominance
Senior guard Lena Ethington led Women’s Basketball in minutes, points, and steals. Though the team ended with a 10–15 record this season after making the Elite Eight last season, Ethington reflected on the challenges the team has faced and her experience as a player.
Athlete of the Week
For Thakkar, preparation nets success
Junior Tanmay Thakkar is a key player for Men’s Tennis, often playing in the No. 3 or No. 4 spot in individual matches and in the No. 2 or No. 3 spot in doubles play. The team boasts an impressive 6–0 record, thanks in part to Thakkar.
Basketball
Door shuts on basketball’s tournament run, careers of six seniors
UR Men’s Basketball team fell in the second round of the NCAA Division III tournament to Amherst College 75–67, ending the team’s season.
Legal Proceedings
Kraft needs a hefty punishment
Last Friday, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft was charged with two misdemeanor counts of solicitation of prostitution. His lawyer plead not guilty on his behalf and requested a non-jury trial.
