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Sporing a game revolution
By JOE O and JOE O'CONNELL | Oct. 5, 2007As videogame technology expands, limitations on concepts, control and freedom are becoming a non-issue.
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Taste of the Rockies
By EVAN NEMEROFF | Oct. 5, 2007This past Sunday is one that I want to forget as quickly as possible. That is because the Bills beat the Jets and my favorite baseball team, the New York Mets, suffered the worst collapse in Major League Baseball history.The Mets went 5-12 in their final 17 games, blowing a seven game lead that they held in the NL East on September 14.Waking up for classes on Monday was not easy for me.
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UB president calls for tuition increase at FSEC meeting
By MOFEI LIU | Oct. 5, 2007According to President John B. Simpson, the low cost of tuition at UB could be putting the university at a disadvantage when it comes to keeping up with the competition.At Tuesday's Faculty Senate Executive Committee (FSEC) meeting, held at the Center for Tomorrow, Simpson acknowledged that UB does not compare favorably with similar-sized public research universities around the country.
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Yale professor stresses importance of medical research ethics in lecture
By KEELEY SHEEHAN | Oct. 5, 2007UB welcomed Dr. Robert L. Levine, one of the most renowned ethics experts in the medical field, as a guest speaker on Tuesday in Farber Hall.
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Pro-lifers need to address unintended pregnancy issues
By KIMBERLY BOLDT | Oct. 5, 2007The issue of abortion is one of the most contentious of our times. People on both sides of the debate have very deeply held beliefs.
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A little lovin' at UB
By AMANDA WATKINS | Oct. 5, 2007With an enormous student body and a consistently packed Student Union, UB can be one of the best or one of the most intimidating places to meet that special someone.
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Playing for a cause
By CARLY CLEMONS | Oct. 3, 2007Music was blaring and basketballs were bouncing on Saturday as part of the second annual Playing For A Cause basketball tournament held by UB's Minority Management Society.The tournament was held to benefit Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, a part of the American Cancer Society.
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More harm than good
By STEPHANIE SCIANDRA | Oct. 3, 2007Since abortion has been an option for women to escape problematic and unwanted pregnancies, there has been debate over both the legality and morality of the procedure.
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Contraceptives: Protecting your student body
By STEPHANIE SCIANDRA | Oct. 3, 2007They are things you already know and there are some you wish you didn't. And whether you're doing it or feel like you're the only one who isn't, it's important to know how to protect yourself when the time is right.
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Heartbreak sheds a dim view of love
By RYAN CUPELLO | Oct. 3, 2007If one were to take a heart-warming love story and interject a slew of crude humor and bad plot points, the result would be The Heartbreak Kid.Fortunately for the Farrelly brothers, the film's dual directors famous for modern classics such as Shallow Hal and Dumb and Dumber, this predictable comedy formula is widely accepted among American moviegoers just looking for a few unabashed laughs.A remake of the 1972 film written by comedic genius Neil Simon, The Heartbreak Kid stars Ben Stiller (Night At The Museum) as Eddie Cantrow, a San Francisco sporting-goods storeowner whose biggest fear is tying the proverbial knot.
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SA clubs and UB students engage in combat as they fight to conquer Spirit Week
By JOANN PAN | Oct. 3, 2007UB students climbed a rock wall as others painted club montages on the windows of the Student Union, initiating the beginning of the celebration of club and school pride during this year's Spirit Week.
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Sporing a game revolution
By JOE O and JOE O'CONNELL | Oct. 3, 2007As videogame technology expands, limitations on concepts, control and freedom are becoming a non-issue.
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"Ice, Ice Baby"
By Editorial | Oct. 3, 2007The Ayles Ice Island, once part of one of the major ice shelves in Canada, has split in two. According to the BBC News, scientists blame global warming as a major reason the ice broke apart.
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"Stump the Yank, or"
By SILAS RADER | Oct. 3, 2007Many of us went to UB's Distinguished Speaker series to get Michael Moore's oration on health care.We got it, but not before over an hour's worth of complaining about the nation.Jordan Fried, the freshman economics major and self-proclaimed conservative who delivered the question about Moore's idea of propaganda, had this much to say about the event:"While parts of the speech were entertaining, it was overshadowed by his lack of respect for us as Americans...he's clearly an America-hater."Is that true?
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Spilling out through the speakers
By GARRETT CARLSON | Oct. 3, 2007The story starts with a boy and his guitar. In the case of The Spill Canvas front man Nick Thomas, it was that guitar that set him on what would become a very successful, but constantly evolving, musical journey.
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UB employee wins Isaiah Thomas lawsuit
By JOSEPH GLENN | Oct. 3, 2007After weeks of controversy, the verdict is in for the Isaiah Thomas harassment lawsuit. Confirming rumors, it was decided that Thomas did harass Anucha Browne Saunders, Senior Associate Athletic Director for Marketing at UB Athletics.
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Pro-Life Article Perspectives: Are you pro-life or pro-choice?
Oct. 3, 2007"I'm pro-life because some of my best friends' parents got pregnant at 18 and they wouldn't be here if they had decided to have an abortion.
