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Paradox of pounds

Buffalo is often valued for its variety of eateries; but this, paired with fewer and fewer supermarkets, is contributing to severe hunger issues in the Western New York community.


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UB Police up the beat with new officers

The University Police Department will welcome two new faces to the force this academic year. Stacy Tuberdyke, 31, and Daniel Behuniak, 40, started in the Erie County Police Training Academy on Aug.


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American-Iranian group seeks Iran's approval

Last week the United States granted a rare waiver allowing a U.S.-based Iranian American lobbying group to set up shop here in what some people consider a gesture of diplomatic outreach.


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Revisiting the past with bootleg tracks

There's an odd appeal to bootleg releases. Obviously intended for hardcore fans, bootlegs enable the listener to be a part of the creative process, not just the finished product, giving them that slightly-illegal feeling that they are listening to something they shouldn't be.


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Watch list:

October ClassicsFall is here and that means autumn-colored leaves, frigid air and baseball playoffs.


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"In the beginning, God created stupid people"

Bill Maher has made the funniest, but not quite scariest, movie of the year. The veteran political comedian's new documentary Religulous questions the factual basis of religion and the faith that comes with it.


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MondayYoga Sessions. Wellness Education Services will be offering free yoga sessions in 271 Richmond Hall from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.TuesdayTech Fair.


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Juiced

Oh, O.J. As I was sleeping on Thursday night, my phone began to vibrate uncontrollably. I grabbed it and read the text message I just received from CNN.


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McCain: man of the people

I'm going to vote for John McCain in the general elections on Nov. 4. For a long time I was all about Obama, but I realize now, it's got to be McCain.


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Fun Playlist needs some work

What happens when you mix together two awkward kids, three homosexuals, a missing drunk girl, a crazy ex-girlfriend and a really gross piece of gum?



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