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Suffering in secret
By AMBER HELFRICH | Feb. 11, 2009Staying thin and attractive has become so important that some will go to dangerous lengths to achieve an image of perfection.
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Best bartender on Main Street
By AMANDA SHETTLETON | Oct. 1, 2008Whether he's your good luck charm on flip night or just serving you a brew after a bad day, Paul Coleman of Third Base sports bar, is a favorite bartender on Main Street.A graduate of Buffalo State College, Coleman started at Third Base over four years ago as a bouncer and quickly started working behind the bar."It's fun hanging out with people and basically throwing a party behind the bar," Coleman said.
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Students trade hostels for unique experiences
By AMANDA SHETTLETON | Aug. 29, 2008They call themselves "couchsurfers" and they're no slaves to tourism: locals host them on sofas, air mattresses and floors in cities from New York to Shanghai.
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Women traveling solo is no longer a no-go
By AMANDA SHETTLETON AND KRISTEN DEANGELI | Apr. 25, 2008
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Money Beat:
By AMANDA SHETTLETON | Mar. 3, 2008For students, automobiles are a gateway to freedom, off-campus living, and off-campus jobs; they're also potentially the worst investment that a student can possibly make.
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Staph-killing properties of clay investigated by UB researchers
By AMANDA WOODS | Nov. 16, 2007
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Bump into this
By AMANDA SHETTLETON | Oct. 31, 2007Was that a noise ahead or a figment of a terrified imagination? Find out this Halloween and enjoy things that go bump in the night on Buffalo's competitive haunted house scene.The Haunted Catacombs and House of Horrors, located at 2090 George Urban Boulevard, are full of eccentric zombies and monsters waiting to stalk and pop out at guests.
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Five lofty goals to fill free time
By AMANDA SHETTLETON | Apr. 30, 2007While trudging from exam to exam through mud, wind and rain, students across campus are looking forward to four glorious months of sunshine and free time.For many, when that last exam is over, plans will include more than just loafing on the couch.
