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Playing by numbers

Mitt Romney's recent bump in the numbers has been replaced by a small bump in the road following Friday's September unemployment report. Despite plotting to basically take down the full staff of PBS, the nation's rate of unemployment unexpectedly fell to 7.8 percent in September, down from 8.1 percent last month and marking the lowest it's been since President Obama took office in Jan.


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UPDATE: Five students from 86 W. Northrup arrested

Five students were arrested on Tuesday when police seized three guns, cocaine, marijuana, pills, $800 in cash and other illegal drugs from their University Heights home. Exercise science majors Cameron Hom, John Marchant and Jared Eder; School of Management student Ethan Mirenberg; and undecided major Michael Daley were arrested from their 86 W.


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Hail to the chief

Phillips Stevens Jr. is heading to Nigeria next month and is coming back to UB with a new title: chief. Stevens, an associate professor of anthropology, is going to Nigeria on Nov.


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How To: avoid getting sick

It's coming. The coughing, the sneezing, the watery eyes and the endless tissues. Your roommate has it: her boyfriend has it, your professor has it and that girl who sits behind you has it.


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Memorializing the soldier who never came home

On Wednesday night, hundreds of students dressed in black and white congregated to Knox 20 to pay tribute to a soldier who was driven to commit suicide after enduring months of bullying and hazing from his superiors. As they filled the lecture hall, a white tri-fold board that said, "We Are Danny Chen," stood in front of the room and faced all in attendance.


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The debate continues on campus

Students charged with political excitement filed into the Union Wednesday night, gearing up to watch President Barak Obama and Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney duke it out in the first presidential debate of the 2012 election. With provided popcorn in hand and laptops open, students live tweeted and followed fact checking online as Obama and Romney debated numerous polices, the economy, healthcare and tax plans.


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Ski team faces monetary trials

Last year, the UB's Alpine Ski Team sent five varsity men and five varsity women to the conference regional qualifiers at Bristol Mountain Winter Resort in Bristol, N.Y.


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Happy birthday to me

Oct. 3, 1992 is my documented birthday. But I don't consider it the day I was born. The revamped Jake Knott was propelled into existence sometime around sixth or seventh grade, when my dad opened life's curtains and exposed my mind to true cinema.


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Dine on a dime

I hate UB meal plans. I really do. It's time for some real food. But unless you buy ingredients from the Elli or CVS with Campus Cash, you need to spend real money.


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Bulls capture first victory of the season

After a below-average performance in the Cornell Invitational, the women's tennis team stepped up and crushed Big Four rival Niagara - securing its first win in its first contest of the year. The Bulls (1-0) came away with a dominant 7-0 victory when they hosted the Purple Eagles (0-1) this Saturday at the University Tennis Center. "I think we played well against Niagara," said junior Tanvi Shah.


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Fracking discussion continues

Protesters holding hot pink signs stood outside UB's Faculty Senate meeting on Tuesday at the Center for Tomorrow at 3 p.m. Members of UB's Coalition for Leading Ethically in Academic Research (UBCLEAR) handed out materials to the incoming faculty senators, calling for "academic integrity and transparency." UBCLEAR has been requesting the university fully disclose the founding, funding and governance of UB's controversial Shale Institute since August, when UBCLEAR wrote a letter against the institute endorsed by 83 faculty members.


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A paintball champ

Joe Barrett, dripping with sweat in the extreme heat of Thailand, armed with his gun, pods and team threads, sprinted into battle.


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Happy birthday to me

Oct. 3, 1992 is my documented birthday. But I don't consider it the day I was born. The revamped Jake Knott was propelled into existence sometime around sixth or seventh grade, when my dad opened life's curtains and exposed my mind to true cinema.


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