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Area man steals ham, jumps in river
Quintin Griffin, 32, of Rochester was arrested and charged with burglary and petty larceny, Security reports. Griffin allegedly was seen entering and leaving the room of a student living in the Theta Chi fraternity house."The suspect was carrying something under his arm," Security Investigator Dan Lafferty said. Officers followed the suspect, after spotting him based […]
Political faculty increase by five
Five new professors ? some of "the rising stars of our discipline," according to Department Chair Gerald Gamm ? joined the UR Political Science Department in its largest expansion in recent years.Assistant Professors Kevin Clarke, Bonnie Meguid and David Primo have already arrived at the university, while Mark Kayser and Gretchen Helmke are pursuing post-doctoral […]
Keeper shuts out UR women
The UR women's soccer team had a balanced week with a win over Ithaca College on Wednesday, Oct. 16 and a loss to William Smith College on Saturday, October 19.The Yellowjackets demolished the Bombers with a 2-0 victory, despite inclement weather and daunting reputation of Ithaca's defense. Kristin Kelly, sophomore forward for UR, capitalized on […]
Women's tennis finsih third in state
The women's tennis team concluded their fall season last weekend, making tremendous strides from past performances at the beginning of the fall campaign. Facing many of the same opponents that they encountered in placing sixth at the UCAA Championships two weeks ago, UR left the New York State Championships at Cornell University with a third […]
Men's soccer puts forth this season's best effort in tie
With only three weeks left in their regular season, the UR men's soccer team is taking every effort to win a coveted NCAA tournament berth. This week they were faced with two regional opponents, Nazareth College and St. Lawrence University. A victory and a tie, respectively, have improved the Yellowjackets record to 8-3-2.On Wednesday night, […]
Men and women fourth in UR invitational
Any home-course advantage the women's cross country team may have had last Saturday at the UR Invitational was wiped out by a torrential downpour that pretty much leveled the playing field for all the runners to just one thing ? wet. What head coach Barbara Hartwig referred to as "blinding rain in the face" turned […]
Three game win streak for volleyball
This past week was a successful one for the UR women's volleyball team. The Yellowjackets notched two wins to increase their win streak to three games. On thursday, Medaille College fell victim to UR by a count of 3-0, and the team carried out a hard fought, 3-2victory over St. John Fisher University on Tuesday. […]
From the Pressbox
Ohio State's freshman running back, Maurice Clarett is only four months out of high school but in another four months will make one of the hardest decisions of his life. The 18-year old star is capable of challenging boundaries in both college and professional football.No true freshman has ever won college football's most prestigious individual […]
Six teams remain in race for college football supremacy
College football's system of determining a national champion is so complex, that even UR statistics professor Nicholas Zaino would be scratching his head in bewilderment to determine two teams to play for the title. The system, which has received harsh criticism since its inception four years ago, has several flaws. For instance, Nebraska received a […]
Field hockey nets tenth win
Neither the frigid weather outside, nor their opponents from the UCAA can cool the scalding hot UR field hockey team. With three shutout victories in a row and seven wins in their last eight games, the Yellowjackets have netted ten wins, their highest total in eight years.UR used tight defense and a spectacular performance by […]