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"Clowns, zombies and pirates, oh my!"

Zombies, pirates and clowns were just a few of the creepy characters waiting in the shadows of the haunted house in 145 Student Union on Tuesday as part of the early start to UB's Haunted Union.The two-day celebration, which will continue with the entire Haunted Union event on Halloween, is a spooktacular UB tradition."We've been doing the Haunted Union for eight years, and this our seventh year for the haunted house," said Jennifer Wantz, assistant director of student activities.According to Kate Schrum, a volunteer for the event, there have been a few additions to this year's haunted house."This year we have a Saw room, a circus carnival-themed room, a hallway with hanging limbs...this year we also have a mummy room," she said.


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Bulls hope for title in Miami

Saturday could be a historic day for the Buffalo football program. The team has the opportunity to clinch the Mid-American Conference East Division with a win and a Bowling Green loss.


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Two stops along Buffalo history resurrected: the Railroad and Vive

Though it was an ordinary bi-weekly meeting for the Urban Renewal Club, extraordinary people and parts of Buffalo history were the topic of the day as the group introduced community members to Buffalo's own Underground Railroad: Vive la Casa.A local non-profit organization devoted to helping refugees en route to Canada, Vive is more pit stop than destination.


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Veith earns All-MAC Honors\tBulls junior cross country runner Mary Veith was named to the All-Mid-American Conference first team last weekend with her third place finish at Cross Country Championships in Mt.


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Homeowners Take Aim

I am writing in response to an article in Monday's issue titled "Aiming at the Enemy," by Arts and Life Editor Dan Mecca:Last week a man shot and killed a home intruder in Dallas, Texas.


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TROUBLE IN THE HEIGHTS

Editor's note: this is the first of a two-part series examining the concerns of residents and community members living in the University Heights area.


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Are you afraid of the dark?

In reverence of the much loved holiday of horrors and the infamously great Nickelodeon show, here's a few ghastly great ghoul grinders that promise to entertain you while you wet your pants in the middle of some long, boring lecture.


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Trick or Treat

As college students head out on the eerie night of Hallows Eve, it's important for college students to remember those safety measures from yesteryear.


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Bump into this

Was that a noise ahead or a figment of a terrified imagination? Find out this Halloween and enjoy things that go bump in the night on Buffalo's competitive haunted house scene.The Haunted Catacombs and House of Horrors, located at 2090 George Urban Boulevard, are full of eccentric zombies and monsters waiting to stalk and pop out at guests.


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Bulls fall hard on the court

With their five-match road trip nears its end, the Bulls are hoping for better days as they lost to Kent State University on Friday and Ohio University on Saturday.


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Correction

On Friday, Oct. 25 the article "Domestic violence takes a hit from Walk with Me event" incorrectly stated that the event was held on Tuesday.


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Secretary General of Amnesty International speaks to UB community about terror and hope

Irene Zubaida Khan, Asian and Muslim Secretary General of Amnesty International, spoke to a diverse group of students, faculty and alumni this past Thursday as part of UB Law School's annual Mitchell Lecture Series.Having lead missions in most every region of the world, Khan spoke about how fear is used to create power for a select few and restrict the rights of many worldwide.


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Scoreboard

M. SoccerFriday:Akron3Buffalo0W. SoccerFriday:Buffalo1Ball State0VolleyballFriday:Kent State3Buffalo0FootballSaturday:Buffalo26Akron10Cross CountrySaturday:BuffaloN/AMAC ChampionshipsMen 7th out of 9 teams,Women\t10th out of 12 teamsVolleyballSaturday:Ohio3Buffalo0W.



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