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Image is everything: the importance of physical fitness

There is an opportunity on campus in the Collegiate Fitness program for any student who's ever looked in a mirror and wanted to change their appearance.

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AlcoholEDU helping to reduce alcohol-related harm on campus

As part of a new requirement that began last fall, freshmen and new students need to complete the mandatory online AlcoholEDU course by Oct.

UB study reveals that deal-finders don't hurt supermarkets

Consumers who partake in the art of "cherry picking," or only buying items that are on sale, are not as dangerous to retailers as previously thought.According to a recent study by associate professor of marketing, Debabrata Talukdar, though shoppers get a large percentage of discounts, it does not take a master cherry picker to find deals at the market."People who are extreme cherry pickers only get about 75 percent of the total discounts, but we also found that people who weren't actively seeking sales got about 50 percent of discounts," Talukdar said.According to Talukdar, people who contribute negatively to a store's profit are considered cherry pickers.

Online gamers get their fix

Tolerance, dependency and withdrawal are all ugly parts of addiction that many face when dealing with alcohol and drugs.

"Gone in Gone in 60 seconds, dismantled in 20 minutes"

Three men in white T-shirts stripped a 2003 Crown Victoria on a beautiful Tuesday afternoon surrounded by state and university police.In approximately 20 minutes, the retired police vehicle was dismantled.

IM for a cause

Using students and college campuses as tools for effective advertising, Microsoft and Rep Nation, a top marketing agency, are teaming up to give a new edge to spreading a message.Supporting important causes like breast cancer research can now be accomplished just by doing an everyday activity like sending an instant message (or IM) to a friend."We have partnered up with 10 of the world's most effective causes," said Brandon Evans, managing director and part owner of Rep Nation media.

Iraq averted?

Before Bush's reelection campaign, before thousands of Americans died in Iraq, before this country was politically divided, there was an opportunity to avert the crisis in which the citizens of this great nation now exist.According to an article by David Gardner in Daily Mail (Sept.

Sanchez's incarceration reinvigorates Run's message

The 18th annual Linda Yalem Safety Run will be held Sunday. It marks the first race since the conviction of Altemio Sanchez, for crimes including the death of UB sophomore Linda Yalem and Joan Diver, wife of Professor Steven Diver.Race coordinators say they have seen a drastic increase in participation.

Bulls look to fly by Cardinals in MAC standings

During week five of the 2006 football season, the Ball State Cardinals came into UB Stadium during homecoming weekend and thoroughly handled the Buffalo Bulls 55-25.

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Men's basketball scheduleThe 2007 men's basketball season will begin on Nov. 7 against Ohio Valley in the Coaches vs.

Mike who?

As I began to write this, I decided to look at a dictionary for no particular reason. As I opened the dictionary, I turned to the word leader.

AIDS lecture kicks off Gender Week

This year's Gender Week, themed "Engendering Possibilities," kicked off Monday with a lecture by Sarah Schulman, one of the keynote speakers.

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Pop punksters at all time high

Turning 18 years old usually means manning up and asking that special lady to prom, plotting a graduation celebration, and working every day over summer just to pay the car insurance on that beat-up Pinto.That is, of course, unless that teenager is a member of All Time Low.

Turner Gill stadium!

Recently I was asked what the name of our football stadium was. I felt kind of embarrassed to answer "UB Stadium." How did they think of that one?It seems to me that the school could have been a little more creative with their names for the two major sports venues on campus.

What can you do with a BA in English?

English majors agree that there must have been a misleading memo to the world about English majors having the sole career goal of being a teacher.

Vai-ing for applause

With all the confidence and swagger of a true rock and roll legend, Steve Vai burst onto the Center for the Arts main stage Monday night at UB, bringing his "Theories of Sound '07" tour through Amherst.The evening began with a dark stage and a crescendo of sound that made sure everybody in the audience was on the edge of their seat with anticipation.The crowd went absolutely wild as the guitar wizard walked onstage sporting a glowing green guitar and looking like something out of a drug-induced hallucination.Vai managed to maintain the energy emitted by the crowd for the entire show.

A learning experience in downtown Buffalo

The Buffalo walking tour organized by the International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) gave students an opportunity to learn about downtown Buffalo this past Saturday.Over 20 international students joined the three-hour tour in order to explore the culture and history of downtown Buffalo."I think (the tour) was pretty nice, and I learned a lot about American history," said Yajuan Xiang, a graduate student in early childhood education.The tour was guided by Todd Mitchell, an ISSS volunteer who has been introducing downtown Buffalo to UB students for three years.