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Segway through history

Norman and Brandon Jonas invested their entire life savings for the sake of Buffalo tourists. There are 63 Segway tours available across the U.S., according to segway.com.


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The high cost of cheap housing

A sump pump hose snakes out of a broken basement window. That house's foundation is cracked. This is the reality to the residents of 195 Englewood Ave. Last Saturday, UB had its second Housing Blitz of the 2012-13 academic year.


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From professor to farmer

Twenty-five years ago, on her way home from work, Geri Hens had no clue she was living her last day as an outdoor sciences college professor. Her life changed in a split second. She was hit by a drunk driver. Shesuffered injuries to her neck and back, and it was in the hospital that she had an epiphany.


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Plan of distraction

Romney's "shoot first and aim later" strategy has been perfected in the last few days with a series of "not elegantly stated" comments and bad headlines. His latest masterpiece came from a leaked video of the nominee at a private donor dinner earlier this year, quoted as saying the 47 percent of people guaranteed to vote for President Obama are people who "leaners," who, according to Rasmussen Reports, are tied between the two candidates at 48 percent. If the focus of this year's campaign season is going to continuously be gaffes and off-the-cuff remarks, it's safe to say Romney should probably throw in the towel. Even Obama had his own series of slip-ups in 2008.


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Fight for your right (to party)

You're bound to hear it the instant you walk into the Student Union for the next few days: go vote for the referendum. This week through Thursday, the Undergraduate Student Association has opened polling for a referendum on the Mandatory Student Activity Fee, and you should care.


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Letter to the Editor

I'd like to start off by saying that I intend this to be completely positive and objective feedback to the article about UBreathe Free in your Sept.


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Moment of silence

Sept. 11 is a familiar date, and this year it brought another tragedy: the assassination of U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens during an attack on the U.S. Consulate.


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Taking the reins

Mr. Movsesian blames his daughter's love of horses on his wife. Ever since she was a little girl, Cheryl Movsesian remembers her mother pointing to the "pretty horses" during the Movsesian's family road trips. Movsesian, a junior biochemistry major, is currently team captain and president of UB's equestrian club.


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Walk the Line: Week 2

Not a hot start after week one. If you read my "Take a Chance On" games last week, you probably shouldn't have taken a chance.



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