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Fire engulfs University Heights residence
By JAMES RAYMOND | Sep. 14, 2007Buffalo police and firefighters responded to a fire call at around 2 p.m. Wednesday afternoon at 84 Minnesota Avenue.
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SUICIDE PREVENTION WEEK
By CHRISSY CASILIO | Sep. 14, 2007Two out of three students who suffer from depression never seek help.That statistic, from the film The Truth About Suicide: Real Stories of Depression in College is exactly what the Student Wellness Team tried to change for the better during this week's National Suicide Prevention Week.
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Team effort being made to bring Dave Matthews Band to UB
By JOANN PAN | Sep. 14, 2007Scheduled performer Mark Cassidy was forced to cancel his UB concert this past Wednesday, as he was unable to obtain a work visa, according to Jennifer Wantz, assistant director of Student Activities.However, Student Life and the Student Association decided to make the best of the vacant space in the Student Union Lobby.
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"America, the easy"
By MATT MANERA | Sep. 14, 2007A park bench has the potential to offer a remarkable place for observation. Under human tissue, its steel and timber composition willingly cradle while listening to the world as it continues in its ever-persistent existence.
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"Woodcock, more like would not"
By RACHEL KLEIN | Sep. 14, 2007Prepare for military-style pushups, renegade basketballs and extensive amounts of laps when Mr. Woodcock wears the whistle.
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"Faculty Senate considers updates to databases, textbook royalty rules"
By MOFEI LIU | Sep. 14, 2007Faculty representatives discussed concrete steps toward UB 2020's campus improvements as well as changes to University policies regarding Campus Cash, textbook royalties and the registration schedule during Tuesday's general meeting session.Peter Nickerson, director of the pathology graduate program at the UB Medical School, reported on the Faculty Student Association's (FSA) efforts to make Campus Cash more widely accepted."The FSA has expanded Campus Cash to a variety of local vendors, not only on campus but also around UB," Nickerson said.
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"Attitude still the same, Curtis is now his name"
By RHONDA LOWE | Sep. 14, 2007When 50 Cent finally emerged from a long stay in the hip-hop underground back into the mainstream in 2001, he proudly proclaimed that he was the best.
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A leader by example
By David Sanchirico | Sep. 14, 2007Trevor Scott may not be very talkative, but don't let it fool you. The senior defensive end is certainly a leader.
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Google rents NASA airstrip
By Editorial | Sep. 14, 2007Under the radar of the American public, Google is expanding their clout among the powerful. While it is completely normal for high-rolling executives to have their share of yachts, planes and cars, how appropriate is it for a huge corporation to team up with the government?In a New York Times article published Sept.
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Letter to the Editor:
By PJ HINES | Sep. 14, 2007I would like to offer a response to James Raymond's comments in your September 12th Opinion section.
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Service Fair celebrates student role in the community
By CINDY MORAND AND KELLY WARTH | Sep. 14, 2007Volunteers were treated like royalty at the third annual Community Service Fair, hosted by the UB School of Management this past Wednesday."Our MBA students are really involved in the community, and they started this Community Service Fair," said Cynthia Shore, assistant dean of corporate and community relations.
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Weekend in Buffalo
Sep. 14, 2007Who: 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.
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West of Graduation
By AUSTIN STERN | Sep. 14, 2007Alas, 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.
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Bulls look to gore Penn State this weekend
By David Sanchirico | Sep. 14, 2007Looking 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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Reflecting on 9-11: have we lost our moral compass?
By Editorial | Sep. 12, 2007A 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.
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Into a wild soul
By DAN MECCA | Sep. 12, 2007Standing 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.
