Issue
Volume 55, Issue 15
A double whammy year
Letter To the Editor
By: JOHN BOOT
Since the mid-seventies, UB has cancelled classes on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. This year these holidays fall on a Tuesday and a Thursday, so those on a Tues.-Thurs. schedule miss two classes, over seven percent of scheduled class time. [read more]
Another big win means big challenges
By: ALEXIS FARNSWORTH
Sunday's road game against Boston University (3-5-1) proved another impressive win for the UB men's soccer team (10-1-0), as the Bulls left the Terriers scoreless and became the nation's first team this season to earn ten wins. [read more]
Battle of hearts and minds
By: MIKE FLATT
"If you're not a liberal at 20, you have no heart. If you're not a conservative at 40, you have no mind." [read more]
Border detention lawsuit goes to court
By: SIOBHAN COUNIHAN
Nearly six months ago, two UB students and an instructor filed suit against the U.S. government for an allegedly illegal five-hour detention and racial profiling at the U.S.-Canada border. [read more]
Construction starts on storage building for stuffed UB libraries
By: MATT MILLER
Almost a third of UB's three million books, volumes and journals are moving out of its libraries and into an off-campus warehouse. After a ten-year battle with budget and facilities problems, officials say the move will change the way students and faculty access these resources. [read more]
Crew dominates at Head of the Ohio
By: THOMAS DRUELINGER
The fall rowing season started off with a one-two finish in the varsity eight, the best showing the UB rowing team has ever had at the Head of the Ohio Regatta. [read more]
Crofut is just one of Bulls’ losses
By: NICHOLAS TIEDEMAN
Despite a milestone day for senior Anna-Lesa Calvert, UB women's soccer took a crushing hit Sunday, losing senior captain Natalia Crofut to a season-ending injury in a 1-0 loss to Central Michigan. [read more]
Cronyism reigns supreme
Bush’s nominee for the nations highest court should be rejected
While the nation speculated on Bush's pick for the Sandra Day O'Connor vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court, it should have been obvious who he would choose in the end. Bush is a man who values loyalty to his family above all else, and as the White House and the GOP find themselves overrun with charges of insider cheating and cronyism at every turn, Bush picked his own lawyer, and longtime member of his inner circle, to fill the vacant slot. [read more]
Drunk student found passed out in president’s office
By: JEREMY G. BURTON
Ever wake up drunk beyond repair in UB President John Simpson's office? [read more]
‘Eli’ teaches how to talk the talk
By: NICOLE COLEMAN
Three years ago, Kathy Curtis envisioned bringing international students and American students at UB together to share each other's unique lives, and to break the cultural barriers between them, creating a uniform, yet diverse campus. [read more]
Equal rights, equal votes reach milestones
By: TOM HALLECK
People, by nature, take many things for granted, including an equal chance to vote, a desegregated campus and the equal right to a seat on the UB Stampede. [read more]
Eyes wide shut
Students battle insomnia any way they can
By: RUTH BLAYNEY
It isn't unusual for students nod off in class or fall asleep buried in a textbook, but when their heads finally hit the pillows after a long day, many can't seem to get a good night's rest. [read more]
Generic pasta and nude modeling
By: LINDSEY SCHUPPENHAUER
Within the past five years, survival guides have been created for everything under the sun. The "Teenage Guy's Survival Guide," the "SpongeBob SquarePants Survival Guide" and the "Hip Mama Survival Guide" have all graced store bookshelves. Created for the sole purpose of entertaining, these guides make the perfect gag gift. [read more]
Let’s go fly a kite
By: AMANDA MAC ALPINE
Over 150 years ago, a 15-year-old boy, Homan Walsh, launched a kite from one side of the Niagara Gorge and landed it on the other. This might seem like a small feat nowadays, but back then it made history. [read more]
Local businesses balance pros and cons of Campus Cash
By: ROBERT PAPE
Whether buying books, pizza, or even a toothbrush in a pinch, Campus Cash is often the most convenient option students have when opening up their wallets. [read more]
Mead’s cinematic deed
By: KARA BENNETT , KENNETH ILGUNAS
The matriarch of visual anthropology, Margaret Mead, trekked the globe for decades, exploring divergent cultures and civilizations. Despite her death in 1978, her work and influence continue to live on. [read more]
Optimism running over
By: JENNIFER GILLAN
If you were to ask me how I feel about sports, I'd definitely tell you the glass isn't half full. It's overflowing. [read more]
Rehashing old ideas
By: RACHEL BELLAVIA
Before its release, Tim Burton's "The Corpse Bride" looked promising. Burton had provided a stellar cast, Danny Elfman composed a distinctive musical score, and the stop-motion animation appeared even more high-tech than "The Nightmare Before Christmas." [read more]
Schedule
| Volleyball |
| Wednesday: at Canisius, 7 p.m. |
Scoreboard
Nothing to Report [read more]
Sidelines
National attention [read more]
Students make up for lost meals with hurricane relief
By: MAUREEN CATTIEU
No matter what meal plan, from the basic Flex Plan to the never-go-hungry-again All in One plan, students are helping the victims of Hurricane Katrina by donating unused meals to assist in the relief effort. [read more]
UB tennis charges over Red Flash
By: GREG CISZAK
Running right through their competition, the Bulls stampeded over the Red Flash on Saturday, ousting St. Francis (Penn.) in a flawless 7-0 victory at home. [read more]

