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Who: Dan MeccaWhat: Vanessa CarltonWhen: Friday, Sept. 14, 8 p.m.Where: Town BallroomWhy: Instead of walking a thousand miles to the Town Ballroom, hop aboard the train and embrace the beautiful piano-playing virtuoso Vanessa Carlton.Who: Laura BacelliWhat: Penn State vs.

West of Graduation

Alas, Kanye West has graduated from being a young talent to a mature lyricist, all the while maintaining the brash confidence that landed him atop the game in a pair of gaudy shades and an obnoxious polo.With Graduation, the hip-hop artist shows once again that he's able to shoot out hit after hit without ever actually being shot at.After all the success he has had, it's no surprise that the producer/songwriter/MC is more egotistical than ever.

Bulls look to gore Penn State this weekend

Looking to build off of last week's Mid-American Conference (MAC) victory over Temple, the football team continues its Pennsylvania road trip this weekend.

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Carolina Panthers release former BullTight end Chad Upshaw, the Bulls leader in receiving yards last season, was released by the Carolina Panthers on Tuesday.

Reflecting on 9-11: have we lost our moral compass?

A solemn day in world history occurred six years ago, yesterday. And somehow, throughout the years, a few Americans seem to have lost sight of what 9-11 means in the grand scheme of humanity.It is unfortunate that some people in the University community don't understand the day's significance.

Into a wild soul

Standing alone in a western, snow-drenched tundra; the camera continues to pan out from the drifter as he walks into nothing, the man now merely a lifeless pinprick in a nature easily forgotten between skyscrapers and iPhones.Into the Wild, written for the screen and directed by Sean Penn (Crossing Over), is an unrelenting examination into the life and mind of Christopher McCandless, based on the book by Jon Krakeur.

Safety Fair gives students a real life view of disasters

A dorm room went up in flames and a car flipped over, ejecting its plastic passengers out the windows yesterday, as part of the annual Safety Fair.

Thank god we're safe on our homeland Thank god we're safe on our homeland

Six years ago yesterday, the most horrific tragedy in recent American history occurred, the events taking place on United States soil.

"Oakley Hall: No shades, just great music"

Brooklyn-based alt-country sextet Oakley Hall is under fire from Nashville and the rest of the Country music industry for their non-traditional sound.

Meet your SA: Cragg Chaffee

Student Association Chief of Staff Cragg Chaffee is confident with this year's new executive board and is ready to dive directly into the academic year.Chaffee's number one responsibility as Student Association Chief of Staff is to oversee the student staff and ensure that things runs smoothly.

Battle back in blue and white

If Turner Battle is as good a coach as he was a basketball player, the Bulls are heading in the right direction after the defection of former assistant coach Chris Hawkins to Tulane.Just two years after graduating, Battle, the 2004-05 Mid-American Conference player of the year, has joined the Bulls staff to replace the very assistant coach who recruited him all those years ago."I think while he was here he was a very good leader," said Bulls head coach Reggie Witherspoon, who recruited Battle as part of his first recruiting class.

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Pair of Bulls Earn MAC HonorsSenior linebacker Larry Hutchinson was named the Mid-American Conference East Division defensive player of the week.

Campus Cash opens its doors to new Buffalo businesses

Seasoned students know the feeling of scraping together their last dime to pay for bad take-out and cheap beer.

Celebrity obsession turns deadly

According to English professor David F. Schmid, American television viewers don't spend much time contemplating what draws us to the murder-mystery genre.By indulging in these shows, viewers simply enjoy the suspense and fail to recognize that the premise is a homicide, while resting on the security that justice is served in 50 scripted minutes.In his recent publication Natural Born Celebrities: Serial Killers in America, Schmid explores the perverseness of our obsession with serial killers and delves into the unconscious of the American public."You can tell a lot about a culture by the way they treat violence and crime," said Schmid.Schmid, who hails from England, attributes his interest in the topic to the bombardment of serial killers as American popular-culture figures in the 1980s.

"Bulls shutout competition, win fall classic"

Terrible weather elements were no match for the men's soccer team as it used home field advantage to claim two victories over the weekend.

Both squads place at the Tommy Evans Invite

Buffalo's cross country team got its season off and running on Saturday. But with new runners and a new season ahead, both the men and women's teams aren't up to full speed just yet.

GCH-ells yes

Take a look at my girlfriend cause she's the only one I got. Proceed to take your clothes off and have a good time...oh yeah.After their recent Best New Artist VMA and the explosion of their singles "Cupids Chokehold" and "Clothes Off," one would seemingly have to be deaf, or Mormon, to have not heard of Travis McCoy and his Gym Class Heroes.Although Buffalo was inexplicably left off of the forthcoming Fall Out Boy's "Young Wild Things Tour," in which GCH offers direct support, fear not.

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