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Night Out for Homelessness

UB's Night Out for Homelessness is Friday. It will be a test of the university's student body, one that will prove how seriously we can take an issue.


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Free fallin'

With wind in their hair, while quivering in their boots, students are lunging themselves from airplanes-with parachutes attached of course.


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Winless streak reaches seven

Momentum is the key for a successful season. When a team is on a roll, the wins come easily. On the other hand, a lack of momentum can lead to a string of unsuccessful games and piling up of losses.


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Sidelines

Three verbal commitments for football class of 2009


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Knowing Newton

Covering zones. Keeping an eye on the football. Hitting harder than the last play. Being a free safety is tough job for athletes who play on the defensive side of the football and for junior Mike Newton.


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Coach Profile

It's hard to believe that Buffalo men's soccer head coach John Astudillo has enough time to have a life outside of soccer.


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Informational terrorism

For the past several years, it hasn't been hard to find voices that claim Barack Obama is a terrorist or has ties to terrorist organizations, but these attacks have been limited for the most part to the absolute far right or the Weekly World News.


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Deciding to be undecided

Undecided: an ambitious label that many college students are afraid to advertise. It's meant to cover all the bases and leave the proverbial doors as wide open as possible.



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