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In Review

University Spirit

War of the Wasps

photo of students with mascot

STINGING COMPETITION: Rochester students voted this fall to replace the long-running but lovable mascot known as URBee—left, held by women’s soccer player and Scholar All-American Ashley VanVechten ’08 of Brighton, N.Y.—with a new representation of the yellowjacket, the University’s athletics symbol. Holding the winning wasp is VanVechten’s teammate and UAA All-Academic honoree Darby Grant ’08 of St. Louis.