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A suspect fleeing from the Rochester Police Department was taken into custody last Wednesday at 9 a.m. at the UR Medical Center.After running through numerous parking lots, the suspect entered URMC and led police and investigators to the Patients Account Office area, according to UR Security Investigator Dan Lafferty.There, the suspect was taken into custody […]

The Susan B. Anthony Legacy Dinner, sponsored by the Susan B. Anthony Center for Women's Leadership and the University of Rochester Women's club, took place last Thursday in the May Room of Wilson Commons. Over 70 people gathered together to dine, listen to speeches and honor female leaders in the UR community. Seven women were […]

For the second straight weekend, the UR women's basketball team hosted two weekend games against tough University Athletic Association foes. And again, the Yellowjackets came away with one win and one loss.On Friday, the Brandeis University Judges came into the Palestra looking to take the buzz out of the Yellowjackets. The Judges had no such […]

As the men's indoor track and field team's season draws to an end, the number of athletes qualifying for the Eastern College Athletic Conference Championships continues to grow. This past Saturday, the Yellowjackets traveled to Boston University for the Valentine's Day Relays, where four individuals qualified for the competition. Three did it a second time […]

I'm now a senior and I have been fortunate to spend two of my years here living in suites - one of them in Towers and the other in Phase. Each year I noticed something about both the suites I was living in as well those of others. There was typically someone in the suite […]

A special concern of this installment of Olympic hockey is the goaltender situation of Team USA. Buffalo Sabres' goalie Ryan Miller is the most notable absence from the Team USA roster. In his stead are such paradigms of mediocrity as Rick DiPietro of the New York Islanders, Robert Esche of the Philadelphia Flyers and the […]

If you only look at place finishes, you may be unimpressed by the women's indoor track and field team's performance last Saturday at the Valentine's Day Relays at Boston University. However, after looking a little closer, it becomes obvious that the women performed at a very impressive level. Saturday's meet included competition not only from […]

The UR squash team won their last home match of the season on Friday, defeating Hobart College 7-2. The win gives them momentum as they gear up for the team championships at Princeton University this week.UR lost at first and second string but was able to win positions three through nine, as well as the […]

On Feb. 18 in Strong Auditorium, the Midnight Ramblers, UR's all-male a cappella group, will host the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella Quarterfinal Competition.There will be six groups competing on Saturday night, including The Brick City Singers from the Rochester Institute of Technology, Cadence from LaFayette College, High Street A Cappella from Ohio State […]

Metalheads rejoice! Have you grown tired of this "neuvo" metal scene with its dark and doom clichs and gothic overtones? Well, there is good news - one band has turned away from pseudo-metal and returned with the double bass and heavy guitar roar that used to define heavy metal. This band is DevilDriver.The band borrows […]