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Please Deliver My Mail
By DYLAN HALL | Oct. 5, 2001I live on a road that doesn't exist. Oak Court, the street sign reads. But there's no street, no pavement, just grass and a bench.Confused?
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"University Convocation Honors Excellence, Those Who've Passed Away"
By BRANDI MCLAVY | Oct. 5, 2001Students, faculty and staff gathered in the Center for the Arts for the seventh annual University Convocation Thursday afternoon to honor UB's strongest leaders and brightest talents.The convocation began with a somber procession by the Thundering Herd, UB's marching band, as the flags of the United States and the university's 15 schools and colleges were carried aloft.
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Athletics Program to Undergo Certification Process
By THANH BUI | Oct. 5, 2001Last week, UB announced its athletics program will be the subject of a year-long, intensive study as part of the National Collegiate Athletics Association Division I certification program.As a result of joining D-I in 1993, the university is required to undergo a self-run study in an effort to ensure commitment to honesty and equity in the university's athletic programs.Barbara Ricotta, dean of Student Affairs and chair of the study committee, said the study will examine both negative and positive aspects of the athletics program.
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Latin American Student Association
Oct. 5, 2001Laura Quezada, a senior sociology major, is vice president of the Latin American Student Association.
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Men's Cross Country Places First at St. Francis
By MICHAEL SCOTT | Oct. 5, 2001The UB men's cross country squad captured the Red Flash Invitational this past weekend at St. Francis, Pa.
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Bulls vs. RedHawks
By MATT ALBERT | Oct. 5, 2001Last season, the Bulls were a missed 21-yard field goal away from pulling off a major upset against perennial MAC East title contender, the Miami of Ohio RedHawks.On a field more fitted to bobsledding or ice fishing than football, they ran wild over the RedHawks, amassing a season-high 290 yards rushing in former Bulls' Head Coach Craig Cirbus's last game.
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Resisting the Call to War
By WALTER SIMPSON | Oct. 5, 2001Who would have guessed that a terrorist attack could have inflicted so much damage on our country?
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Letter To The Editor
By PATRICK COMERFORD | Oct. 5, 2001My name is Patrick Comerford and I was recently quoted in your newspaper [Oct. 3, "Fall Fest Attracts Small but Devoted Monday Crowd."] I did not say what you quoted me as saying.
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Letter To The Editor
By JON CARROLL | Oct. 5, 2001I read Sung Moo Cho's op-ed in Wednesday's issue and, while I agree with the spirit of his argument, I think we need to go a step further.
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SUNY Scholarships Offered to Victims' Relatives
By SARA PAULSON | Oct. 5, 2001A week after hijacked planes destroyed New York City's Twin Towers, Gov. George E. Pataki introduced legislation that, if passed, will provide family members of those killed in the attacks with full scholarships to SUNY institutions or comparable aid to non-public academic institution.Pataki announced plans Sept.
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Public Service Discussed as Possible Tenure Requirement
By STEFANIE ALAIMO | Oct. 5, 2001A proposal that would require faculty members to conduct research relevant to the community as a condition for tenure is currently under review by the Faculty Senate Executive Committee.Robert G.
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SUNY Scholarships
By Editorial | Oct. 5, 2001The financial cost of the Sept. 11 attacks against the United States is expected to total in excess of $100 billion over the next two years.
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Injunction Denied
By ELIZABETH M. FOX-SOLOMON | Oct. 3, 2001Construction on the Skinnersville Road student-housing complex will continue as scheduled, after a State Supreme Court Justice denied a motion Monday for a preliminary injunction.
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Fall Fest Attracts Small But Devoted Monday Crowd
By KEVIN PURDY | Oct. 3, 2001After compensating for what has become a familiar last-minute turn of events, Fall Fest drew a small but devoted following to Alumni Arena Monday night, giving those who postponed mid-term studies an energetic, nearly flawless show.Following the Sept.
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Byrned to a Crisp
By JIM BYRNE | Oct. 3, 2001Well, Michael Jordan is making his second comeback to the NBA at the ripe old age of 38. His first game will be in Madison Square Garden against the Knicks.Does anyone think he can soil the Knicks' opener by pouring on 55 again this time?
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Spring Break Trips In The Works For Students
By JAMIE LYNN PERNA | Oct. 3, 2001Students looking for fun in the sun this spring break will have to search no farther than the Student Union.Plans to offer at least two trips during UB's 2002 spring break are in the works by the Student Association, Sub Board I, Inc. and Schussmeisters Ski Club.
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Studying America's Favorite Projectile
By KEVIN PURDY | Oct. 3, 2001An attempt by a UB aerospace engineering professor to explain a basic concept may someday lead to a Bulls quarterback training with computer-analyzed passes.William Rae, a SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor at UB, is currently in the process of extracting data from wind-tunnel tests performed on one of Buffalo's most ubiquitous fall items: a football."I came to it by the back door," said Rae.
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Marshall Downs Bowling Green In Barn-burner
Oct. 3, 2001Marshall 37, Bowling Green 31On the strength of a phenomenal passing day from quarterback Byron Leftwich, the Marshall Thundering Herd handed the Bowling Green Falcons their first loss in a true barn-burner Saturday.
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Athlete Profile
By JELANI FREEMAN | Oct. 3, 2001If you passed Emily Cox in a Knox hallway, you'd never guess she's a great goalkeeper. Her slender frame and pretty face would fool you at first glance, but if you ever come to RAC Field you'll see a fierce competitor.She currently has 61 saves for the Bulls, including a career-high 18 saves earlier this season against Boston University.
