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Playing for a cause

Music 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

Since 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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Heartbreak sheds a dim view of love

If 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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"Ice, Ice Baby"

The 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"

Many 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

The 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

After 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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Scoreboard

M. SwimmingSunday:Buffalo1Duquesne0W. SwimmingSunday:Ohio2Buffalo1


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Schedule

M. TennisFriday: vs. UB/Niagara Invitational, All WeekendVolleyballFriday: at Miami (OH), 7 p.m.W.


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Big Top UB

Homesick students are in luck as Family Weekend approaches. From Friday Oct.12 through Sunday Oct.14, families of UB students will be visiting and attending several events on campus.


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Research strives for efficiency in pharmaceutical development

UB is teaming up with technology development company First Wave Technologies, in an effort to revolutionize pharmaceutical manufacturing.Researchers are attempting to develop a method for creating pharmaceutical compounds - such as the ones used to treat ovarian cancer, breast cancer or diabetes - more efficiently by using microorganisms like E.


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Sidelines

Bulley named MAC Player of the WeekSophomore forward Dan Bulley of the men's soccer team was named Mid-American Conference Player of the Week.


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RHA and Amie Rossi Falsely Represented

Being loyal readers to the Spectrum, we are very disappointed by the lack of research that went into last week's article, "Letter from Amie Rossi and RH&A inappropriate."The accusations placed on Ms. Rossi were completely inappropriate, not to mention wrongly directed.


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Road warriors

As Simon and Garfunkel once sang, "I wish I was homeward bound." The men's and women's soccer teams will not have that wish granted anytime soon as both are in the midst of long road trips.



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