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Taking the plunge

This Sunday, almost 1,000 volunteers will jump into the icy waters of Hamburg Town Beach during the Law Enforcement's Torch Run Event for Special Olympics New York, the Polar Plunge.


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Two UB divers go wild in Arizona

The diving team made the long journey from Buffalo to Tucson, Ariz., gearing up for the second annual Wildcat Invitational, held at the University of Arizona's Kasser Family Pool over the weekend.


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No more hazy eyes

Before many of us left for break last week to enjoy family, friends and turkey, the UB fraternity Tau Kappa Epsilon was suspended after a party involving the hospitalization of four people.


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A home for the holidays

In 2004, the City of Buffalo Animal Shelter faced a budgetary cut that would force them to euthanize all animals that weren't claimed in three days. After successfully protesting this cut, Buffalo Humane, a no-kill organization that finds home for homeless animals, was founded.


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Not so neutral

A vote occurred in Switzerland that will place a black eye on the country's reputation concerning religious tolerance.


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Generation reborn

Generation Magazine will be returning to its long-vacant and dust-filled shelves around campus next semester.


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Contemplative clicking

The National Science Foundation has provided UB with a $500,000 grant to study the use of personal response systems, or clickers, in large lecture classes. UB is one of 10 universities nationwide to be given this grant.



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