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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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Waking Up in Italy

Over 96 percent of the world's population does not live in the United States or Western Europe. The SUNY system offers hundreds of study abroad programs that allow students to explore the world and expand horizons.


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U.S. Chamber Builds Winning Record in Elections Republican-leaning political organizations, including Karl Rove's American Crossroads, spent $167 million on the midterm elections and came out on the winning side of almost twice as many races as they lost. Rove's American Crossroads and Crossroads GPS backed the victor in 23 of the 36 House and Senate races in which a winner was declared.


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