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Flawed and funky across generations
By CHRIS DIMATTEO | Oct. 26, 2007It seems like the perfect combination: a motion picture compiled entirely of Beatles music serving as the definitive soundtrack and muse for a generation.
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Consistent mediocrity
By CHRIS RYNDAK | Oct. 26, 2007Well, at least Dick Jauron made a decision, right? The word came down from One Bills Drive on Tuesday, and it was made clear on Wednesday: Trent Edwards is the Buffalo Bills starting quarterback.If you talk to anyone about Edwards, there's one word that will absolutely be included in that conversation: poise.
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Can you even spell individual?
By EVAN HOLT | Oct. 26, 2007Before I even start, I would like to make one thing clear. Out of about 10 writers and two editors besides myself at Life Desk, I am the only male.
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Annual Bazaar showcases Latino culture
By JOANN PAN | Oct. 26, 2007The Intercultural and Diversity Center's Latino Bazaar brought Latin America to UB with cultural festivities that took place in the Student Union this past Wednesday.The bazaar allowed students of all ethnicities to experience the Latino culture firsthand.
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Domestic violence takes a hit from Walk With Me event
By JOANN PAN | Oct. 26, 2007Bruised and black-eyed participants of the annual Walk With Me event, organized by Wellness Education Services, attempted to raise awareness about victims of domestic violence on Tuesday.Students began the event by fashioning imitations of injuries and applying large pieces of tape over their mouths to represent the female and male victims of domestic violence whose cases often go unheard.Walk With Me is an annual event at UB that is a part of a larger effort to put a stop to domestic violence.
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Smoking on campus: a cloudy issue
By KRISTEN DEANGELI | Oct. 26, 2007UB students are no strangers to exiting classrooms and walking through a cloud of smoke. This is enough to irritate many students or send them into a coughing fit.
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Bulls 'Zip' towards MAC title
By David Sanchirico | Oct. 26, 2007In past seasons, by the time mid-October came around, most Buffalo Bulls fans had already shifted their focus to the upcoming basketball season.
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Dorming not worth the cost for many students
By LAUREN DONOVAN | Oct. 26, 2007It's no secret that dorming is an expensive component of college; with the cost increasing every year, more students are looking for alternatives to living on campus.The cost of sharing a small dorm room for eight months would cover the cost for students to live in a house or apartment.
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In the Year 2020
By HANNAH DOBBZ | Oct. 26, 2007John B. Simpson isn't the only one with a plan for the year 2020. Like the old gag from Conan O'Brien about what happens "In the Year 2000," two decades later, everyone's got some wacky plan about how things will turn out.Barack Obama hopes to have reduced energy consumption by 10 percent in 2020, with at least 30 percent of the federal government's electricity coming from renewable sources.
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A tiny part of a much larger story
By SILAS RADER | Oct. 26, 2007Author and former child soldier Ishmael Beah visited Alumni Arena on Wednesday night to speak to UB students and community members as part of this year's Distinguished Speaker Series.Composed and dignified, the speaker met with members of the press before the presentation.
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Strong showing at the ITA Regionals
By IFEOMA IFEDIGO | Oct. 26, 2007The women's tennis team wrapped up its fall season at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Regionals on the campus of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA.
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Look to the sky
By SILAS RADER | Oct. 24, 2007Just before noon on Tuesday, Oct. 23 2007, the NASA shuttle Discovery launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Weekend split in Michigan
By IFEOMA IFEDIGBO | Oct. 24, 2007On the road in the Great Lake State, the women's soccer team added both a win and a loss to its Mid-American Conference (MAC) record in matches against Eastern and Central Michigan.On Friday the Bulls (5-9-2, 2-5-1 MAC) traveled to Ypsilanti, MI to take on the Eastern Michigan Eagles (6-5-4, 4-2-2 MAC), but were defeated 7-1.The Bulls scored the first goal of the match in the fourth minute of play.
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Students sound off on school night activities
By STEPHANIE SCIANDRA | Oct. 24, 2007Ishmael Beah's Oct. 24 speech at Alumni Arena as a part of the Distinguished Speaker series will mark yet another unfortunate situation; like many events planned for the fall semester, students who have classes scheduled at the same time cannot attend.
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Crazy world of college football
By EVAN NEMEROFF | Oct. 24, 2007For those of you who have not noticed, it has been one crazy season in college football. There are unexpected teams at the top of the standings in every conference and in the Bowl Championship Series rankings.Let's start at our own school, the University at Buffalo.
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Nasty Nick Swardson
By MATT ZAJAC | Oct. 24, 2007Mixing his candid foul-mouthed cocktail of "ambiguously gay" gaffs with moonshine testosterone, party boy Nick Swardson has risen to heights most stand-ups comics will never know.
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Lightweight Rowers place in Boston
By ALEXANDER HUMMEL | Oct. 24, 2007They may be lightweights, but they made a solid showing against stiff competition from around the world.From the starting gun to crossing the finish line, the women's lightweight rowers made a splash over the weekend, placing ninth overall in a field of 14 other crew teams.
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Sidelines
Oct. 24, 2007Swimmers earn MAC honorsAndrea Lehner and Connor Vander Zalm of the Bulls swimming and diving teams have been named Mid-American Conference Women's and Men's Swimmers of the Week.Lehner won five individual events at last Saturday's Western New York Invitational and was part of the Bulls inning relay squad at the meet.Vander Zalm was a winner in won two distance freestyle races at the meet and took home second place in the 400-yard individual medley.2007-08 Men's Basketball MAC Preseason PollVoting was conducted by members of the MAC News Media Association.(First place votes)
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UB Reads Program brings distinguished speakers to UB
By STEPHANIE SCIANDRA | Oct. 24, 2007Ishmael Beah will speak in Alumni Arena to thousands of students and community members on Oct. 24 at 8 p.m.Beah is the published author of A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, which is the UB Reads Program's book selection for this academic year.Forced to join the army at age 12, Beah lived through hell, finding he was capable of committing horrible acts including murder.
