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Save The Statler

The Statler has been nominated by Preservation Buffalo Niagara to the list of America's 11 Most Endangered Places. There has been a lot of attention concerning the recent bid made by Mark Croce and his business partner James Eagan of the Statler City LLC to take ownership of the Statler Towers, which has been in a state of financial limbo for the last 26 years. The Statler Towers is an abandoned, 77-year-old, 800,000-square-foot, art-deco-style building in Niagara Square.

Call of Duty Moves Forward by Taking a Step Back

Grade: B+ Call of Duty, which has brought thousands into the realm of online console gaming, has struck digital gold once again in this iteration of the gun-toting, highly explosive, and oddly familiar series. Call of Duty: Black Ops begins its systematic path of destruction with the attempted elimination of the Cuban commander in chief, the one and only Fidel Castro.

Four Loko of The Apocalypse

Students and lawmakers alike have been going loco for Four Loko, although for different reasons. "We are going to go crazy to protect our children from going crazy over Four Loko," said New York Councilman James Sanders Jr.

UB Alert Limited to On-Campus Situations

Presidential Search Committee Lists Desired Attributes

In an announcement to the university, Chairman of the UB Council and Presidential Search Committee Jeremy Jacobs updated the community on the progress and status of the presidential search. After completing their three scheduled open listening sessions, at which they welcomed opinions and suggestions from students, faculty and staff about the traits they would most like to see in the 15th president, the members of the search committee have formulated a position profile.

Police Blotter

11/7?A cell phone was taken from South Lake Village by an unknown subject. 11/8?Money was stolen from a cabinet in Wende Hall. 11/9?A vehicle was keyed by an unknown subject in Jacobs C Lot. 11/9?An envelope with money was taken from a Wende Hall office. 11/9?Ronald A.

School of Management Students Face Expulsion

Merrimac Fire Destroys Students' Home

Merrimac Fire Destroys Students' Home JENNIFER HARB Senior Life Editor

Buffalo Pride

Best Buffalo Festival The Allentown Art Festival is approaching its 54th year next June. Every year, tens of thousands of art patrons from Western New York and beyond gather in the Allentown Historic Preservation District in Buffalo. Over 450 juried exhibits line Elmwood Avenue and Allen Street during a weekend in June.

Arts and Theater Community Protests Collins Budget Cuts

Money, money, money. Erie County has a lot of it, and by year's end, it should have approximately $88 million in a budget surplus.

Pharmacology Lab Receives $2.3 Million to Promote HIV Research in Africa

With some help from a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), UB is boosting its efforts for combating HIV/AIDS on an international scale. The NIH has awarded a total of $2.3 million to the UB HIV Clinical Pharmacology Research Program Laboratory, which has portions housed in both the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and the New York State Center for Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences. The award serves as recognition for the 10-plus years that the program has fought the global AIDS epidemic.

What the Frack?

According to local anti-fracking activist Clifford Cawthorne, clean water is a human right. Local "anti-fracking" activists are concerned about the issue of hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," as it is commonly called.

News Briefs

Polio outbreak leads to mass immunizations Three million people in central Africa are scheduled to be immunized after a sharp increase in polio cases was reported.

Buffalo Takes Manhattan

Buffalo is a city that knows how to throw a party, and on Saturday, New York City will learn to tailgate Buffalo-style right in Times Square. Buffalo Takes Manhattan, an event hosted by People United for Sustainable Housing (PUSH Buffalo), is the fourth annual party thrown in Manhattan to benefit Buffalo's neighborhoods. The event will celebrate the achievements of the City of Buffalo and focus on the positive changes in Buffalo's neighborhoods in the past year. Buffalo Takes Manhattan will include a variety of food, entertainment and art to highlight what makes Buffalo such a unique place to live.

Don't Tread On My Games

On Tuesday, Nov. 2, oral arguments regarding the case of Schwarzenegger vs. Entertainment Merchants Association were held in the Supreme Court.

Greek Life Demands Safety in University Heights

In response to the overwhelming number of students in attendance at the Oct. 28 Heath Street Block Club meeting at Gloria J.

Police Blotter

Police blotter 11/1?A subject reported harassment from an ex-boyfriend. 11/1?An unattended wallet with credit cards was stolen from Dewey Hall. 11/1?A check was stolen from Crofts Hall and later cashed. 11/2?A window was found open at Scoellkopf Hall and was later secured. 11/2?A bicycle was taken from a Diefendorf Hall bike rack by an unknown subject. 11/2?A vehicle was struck by an unknown vehicle at Jacobs B lot. 11/2?A subject was taken to ECMC from Clement Hall for exhaustion. 11/2?A Macbook Pro was taken from an open Spaulding Quadrangle room by an unknown subject. 11/3?Minsun Lee was charged with harassment at Spaulding Quadrangle and was referred to the Student Wide Judiciary. 11/4?An unknown subject pulled a false fire alarm at the Student Union. 11/4?Three subjects were referred to the Student Wide Judiciary for marijuana possession at Clement Hall. 11/4?Two subjects were referred to the Student Wide Judiciary for alcohol possession at Richmond Quadrangle. 11/5?A subject was taken to ECMC and referred to the Student Wide Judiciary for alcohol and other drugs. 11/5?A subject refused transport after feeling ill at Talbert Hall. 11/5?A subject spilled hot water at the Natural Sciences Complex and refused transport. 11/5?A subject was referred to the Student Wide Judiciary for marijuana possession at Richmond Quadrangle. 11/6?Sammi Raquel Bershad was charged with disorderly conduct at Main Circle and was referred to the Student Wide Judiciary. 11/6?A subject was referred to the Student Wide Judiciary for marijuana possession at Wilkeson Quadrangle. 11/7?Jonah D.

News Briefs

Prison Riot in Brazil Leaves 18 Dead Rival gangs at the Pedrinhas prison initiated a vicious riot in which at least 18 inmates have been reported dead. The rebellion started after inmates forcefully took one of the guards' guns.

Arts Management Graduate Student Sets Vision in Motion

Curtis Stedge, a student in the Arts Management Program, has big plans for the dance scene in Buffalo. While completing his master's degree, Stedge is also taking steps to create a prominent dance community in Buffalo and has set his vision in motion by creating the KineoLab dance school in Buffalo's Downtown Theatre District. "My intention with KineoLab [are] to build community," Stedge said. After graduating with his bachelor's degree in Dance and Business Administration from Potsdam College, Stedge chose to attend UB after considering graduate programs at York University in Toronto, Boston University and New York University.

Studying (And Drinking) Abroad