He may be cute and he may be cuddly, but he'll claw your face off the minute you get in the ring with him.
A new club has formed much to the delight of students with bloated senses of machismo and self-destructive frames of mind. In what is an unusual twist to the national Polar Bear Club, UB students have taken the concept to a new level. UB's chapter is the first to have students face-off against a polar bear in hand-to-hand combat.
Unfortunately, for some students, the bear, whose origin remains unknown, has dominated the competition. The bear's 8-foot-5-inch, 1,400-pound frame puts the average male student at a serious disadvantage.
The club has 16 members, 10 of whom are in the hospital. Four are dead.
The Polar Bear Club is accepting members. You may contact them at their e-mail address


