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"Girls rule, boys drool"

"What goes up, must come down. Spinning wheel got to round."These classic lyrics from Blood, Sweat and Tears couldn't have been truer for the men's and women's soccer teams this weekend.


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Marijuana arrests up

The 2006 Uniform Crime Report released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation revealed that 44 percent of all current drug-crime arrests involve marijuana, amounting to a total of 829,625 people arrested.This was reported in a Sept.


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UB spends big for sickle cell

Fun and charity filled the Student Union Theater this past Saturday as the Black Student Union and Alpha Beta Sigma Sorority Incorporated hosted the Annual Sickle Cell Auction.The auction, which began fashionably late, was unlike a typical date auction where the audience bids on prospective dates for an evening out.


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Schedule

VolleyballThursday: vs. Akron, 7 p.m.M. SoccerFriday: vs. Bowling Green, 7 p.m.W. TennisFriday: at , FootballSaturday: at Ball State, 12 p.m.Cross CountrySaturday: at Lehigh Paul Short Invite, 1 p.m.VolleyballSaturday: at Ball State, 7 p.m.


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World gathering in founders plaza

You may have noticed a lion lurking in Founders Plaza outside of Capen Library Tuesday as UB's international community gathered to celebrate the re-opening of the plaza after a major construction project this summer.


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Athletics program recognized for excellenceThe UB Division of Athletics CHAMPS/Life Skills program has been named as a Program of Excellence by the Division I-A Athletic Director's Association.


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Cartel brings Georgia to NY

Toting a sweet Southern sound that's catchier than the clap, Georgia pop-rockers Cartel made their debut visit to Rochester, with a healthy amount of UB students sprinkled throughout the Flower City's Water Street Music Hall.Sticking true to their roots, Cartel began the night with the purely "Chromatic" tunes "Luckie St." and "If I Fail." Painfully off-key screams and lyrical accompaniment were belted back at singer Will Pugh, whose voice was as pleasant as his beloved Georgia summer afternoon.Upping the already fast-paced set was "Say Anything(else)," easily one of the band's catchiest tunes.


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Lyrical train wreck

Had Metro Station, the four-piece electro-pop outfit hailing from Southern California, released its self-titled debut record five or ten years ago, it may have been deserving of more attention.


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Scoreboard

M. SoccerSunday:Detroit1Buffalo0W. SoccerSunday:Howard2Buffalo0


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UB chemists develop a method of making future electronics lighter and thinner

UB chemists have found a new way to deposit metal oxides without the compounds in question sustaining damage from the high temperatures required for a chemical reaction between metal and oxygen.This kind of breakthrough is the science behind building thinner, lighter computers, iPods and other electronic devices, according to Robert L.


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Sniffling that cold away

Nyquil, Benadryl, Cold Eeze and Robitussin. This is just the short list of medication students can get hopped up on with the hopes of quick relief from a stuffy nose or a crippling headache.Getting sick prevents students from doing homework, going to class and even partying on the weekend.


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AIDEN keeps emo intimate

The crowd was electric, the band was wired, and the music was mediocre as Aiden, the glam-goth emo band out of Seattle, took the stage at the Buffalo Icon, Sunday night.


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New for an era

In a business ruled by singles and iPod downloads, the music industry has become so overwhelmingly general that it often forgets the sound of passion.


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2008 Football OpponentsThe Buffalo Bulls have confirmed that they will open next season on August 28 against the University of Texas El Paso.


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