Tagged - sports
Head Coach
UR welcomes alum and Rochester native Ashley Van Vechten as new women’s head soccer coach
The Rochester Yellowjacket athletic community is reunited with one of its most decorated and celebrated members as Ashley Van Vechten ’08 is appointed new women’s head soccer coach.
sports
Everything is sports now
"One hot-press incident as a result of this new health kick: The University of Rochester Furs are running on life-size hamster wheels during their meetings."
Basketball
New COVID restrictions allow in person sports despite remote learning
In response to surging cases in Monroe County, the University announced updated COVID-19 guidelines for students.
nationals
Men and women’s Ultimate Frisbee qualify for nationals, raises funds within the week
Rarely can the words “Nationals Qualifying” and “UR sports” be said in the same sentence, but both the Men’s Ultimate Frisbee and Women’s Ultimate Frisbee teams have made the impossible happen. As soon as UR finals end, the EZs (women’s) and Piggies (men’s) will be traveling to Norco, California for the national USA Ultimate College Championships.
Basketball
The ’Jackets are Back & Ready to Attack
UR’s varsity Yellowjackets have enjoyed a triumphant return to competition. Beginning in late February, many teams — including track and field and men’s basketball — were given clearance by the University to begin modified versions of their typical seasons.
campus
We can’t cover campus without the community
You, the University community, are the backbone of this paper.
Campus Times
Sports section on pause for the foreseeable future
Due to a lack of writers, editors, and general interest, as well as COVID-19 disruptions to the normal sports seasons, the Campus Times has decided to discontinue the Sports section.
activities
Social Media Editor forced to run 5K for the Culture Section
In spite of my post-race aching body, the experience reminded me how much I enjoy running and how important it is to make time for things I enjoy.
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.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Sports are all about politics
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's candidness is something we should all live by.No player in NBA history has more career points than Kareem.