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Security Update
Senior Matt King was arrested on charges of driving while intoxicated after flipping a friend's vehicle containing two other students on Wilson Boulevard around 1:30 a.m. on Nov. 7, according to UR Security.King was taken to Strong Memorial Hospital's Emergency Department for a small laceration on his head and was diagnosed as having a Grade […]
Women lag at NYS final
The women's cross country team continued its late season struggles on Saturday at the New York State Championships in Saratoga Springs. After last week's last place finish at University Athletic Association Championships, the women showed mild improvement, finishing 10th in the 15 team field."There were elements of the race I thought we handled better, but […]
Men's XC places 6th at States
After last weekend's poor showing at the University Athletic Association Championships, the men's cross country team could have found it very easy to throw in the towel for the last two meets of the season. Instead, the Yellowjackets were highly motivated to prove that the last place finish the previous week was simply an aberration, […]
Alternative ways to get a high
Yesterday I walked out of Gilbert to go to dinner, and a guy with this odd expression on his face came up to me and said "Yo, what's up!"I could tell that he was definitely high. I guess the immediate response following that "he's high" reaction would be to assume that he smoked pot - […]
Horoscope
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) - It's your birthday, go shorty - nevermind. Enjoy this week before things get hard again, go get high and shake your groove thang. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) - Stop being fake and start getting real. Or at least turn off that damn television, it's just "Real World" reruns anyhow. Go […]
Happiness' leaves viewers waiting
Coming off of the biggest week for film exhibition in Rochester with the international High Falls Film Festival and the Polish Film Festival, the 2002 release "Waiting for Happiness" may seem a disappointment to viewers expecting a bit more narrative or action in their films.Relying largely on long takes and deep focus shots, African director […]
Gaming Season
When you're ready for a break from studying,it's good to know where you can go to play some games. The University of Rochester Simulation Gaming Association, UR Chessand EmptySky Go club are all clubs on campus dedicated to playing a variety of games. URSGAThe University of Rochester Simulation Gaming Association (URSGA) is the university's premier […]
Starting next week, avoid seeing 'Gothika'
The plot of "Gothika" is a ripped-off twist between "The Sixth Sense" and the Hannibal Lecter series. That is to say, the movie is basically twisted sexual perversions and someone who sees ghosts.I like to start out reviews by saying something reasonably positive about the movies I see. So here goes - the producers of […]
Problems delay online registration
Due to technical difficulties arising during the last testing phases for the system, students will not be able to register online for spring semester classes until Monday of next week. The software used, supplied by TouchNet, is not functioning at maximum capacity, and was slow enough for the university to decide to delay the entire […]
Angelou postpones speech
Maya Angelou has rescheduled her sold out speech at UR due to a family emergency. She is now scheduled to speak on Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 8 p.m. in the Palestra.Angelou postponed her appearance because her son Guy Johnson, 59, required emergency medical surgery on the West Coast. She wanted to be with him before […]