Issue

Volume 59, Issue 7

News
Friday, September 18 2009

Alumnus dies suddenly

            Tuesday night, UB alumnus Thomas Leone tragically passed away in Niagara Falls, according to brothers of the Delta Sigma Pi co-ed business fraternity. [read more]

News
Friday, September 18 2009

Annan calls for global unity

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Sports
Friday, September 18 2009

B-Rabbit comeback

            My mother always told me to learn from my losses. [read more]

Sports
Friday, September 18 2009

Bulls show fight in loss to Syracuse

            After winning just six games last season, the volleyball team has turned things around under first-year head coach Tom Kress. So far it has been a season of streaks for the Bulls. After opening the year with two wins, Buffalo dropped three in a row before exploding for four-straight victories. [read more]

News
Friday, September 18 2009

From Africa to Alumni Arena

Inside the mind of Kofi Annan

  [read more]

News
Friday, September 18 2009

House passes biggest student aid bill in history

            Despite the fledgling economy, college may become more affordable for many students beginning in the 2010-11 academic year. [read more]

News
Friday, September 18 2009

Improving life in the Heights

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News
Friday, September 18 2009

MCEER and Calspan partner to improve America’s bridges

            This fall, MCEER, the University at Buffalo’s Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, and Calspan, a company in Buffalo internationally revered for aeronautics and transportation testing, will begin building two bridges in Ashford, N.Y.  The full-scale bridge test will be performed to develop ways to improve the nation’s crumbling bridge infrastructure. [read more]

Opinion
Friday, September 18 2009

School’s out

High school principal sentenced

            There are few things more tragic than a school official breaking the trust bestowed upon her by the community. Former Kenmore East High School Principal LuAnn E. Ostanksi was finally sentenced on Wednesday after being caught stealing in March. [read more]

Sports
Friday, September 18 2009

Similar past and futures

            If Buffalo’s football program was a symbol of struggle in 2004, then Central Florida’s was football futility. [read more]

Features
Friday, September 18 2009

Spinning the dream

            As the color guards’ flags dance and spin through the air, creating a picturesque display of color and movement in their hands, passersby’s look on in admiration at their matchless talent and skill. [read more]

Arts
Friday, September 18 2009

The ultimate liar

Grade: B

            In Hollywood, where it’s sometimes easier to become famous from gossip and the paparazzi rather than acting ability, Matt Damon proves he deserves his fame with his role in The Informant! [read more]

Opinion
Friday, September 18 2009

Troubles for drinks with bubbles

Sugar tax a way to fight obesity and pay for health care

            There’s an expression: “Right idea, wrong execution.” The New England Journal of Medicine illustrated this when it published an article written by a group of prominent doctors and policy makers stating that a tax on sugary drinks would not only raise revenue, but also have significant health benefits. [read more]

Features
Friday, September 18 2009

Victor E. Bull gets a new look

            The anticipation in the air was almost tangible on Saturday, as thousands of students swimming in a sea of blue cheered on the football team during its first home game of the season. When the team emerged from beneath the stands, smoke filled the air and Victor E. Bull took to the field, appearing noticeably stronger, leaner and more ferocious. [read more]

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