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"The SA vice president, on and off the job"

When Ashish Abraham took office as UB's new Student Association vice-president, the first thing he wanted to do was overhaul SA's "corrupt," wasteful and social elitist image.Starting with a fresh foundation and backed by a great supporting team, Abraham and his fellow elects sought to make this year's SA more caring and open to the students' needs on a club and academic level."This year SA will and should be held accountable for the promises and goals that were set up in the beginning of the year," Abraham said.As vice president, Abraham is first responsible for coordinating over 120 clubs and organizations, making sure that they follow all of the SA guidelines, including the required community-service projects that are mandatory for all SA clubs.According to Abraham, his responsibility also includes holding events that will engage a wide variety of students."It's important to me to create events that will engage not only the mainstream, but those who feel SA events aren't normally geared towards them," Abraham said.

Local entrepreneur named Niagara Frontier Executive of the Year

UB's School of Management will recognize Louis P. Ciminelli, CEO of LPCiminelli Inc., as the 2007 Niagara Frontier Executive of the Year at its annual awards banquet on Nov.

Fest preemptively moved indoors

In a meeting held early Thursday morning, the Student Association executive board and Fall Fest administrators decided to hold the coming Fest indoors in Alumni Arena instead of at Baird Point, citing a possibility of rain and storms."We can't gamble with students' money," said SA President Peter Grollitsch, who explained that rain on the electrical equipment was the primary cause of concern.He added that the artists refuse to perform in the rain but would still be paid regardless.According to Grollitsch, the beer tent and carnival are currently still planned for setup in the Slee lot.The change separates the tent from the main floor of the performance, increasing difficulties with distributing alcohol."We don't let intoxicated people in.

Nukes deployed

You didn't know about it, but last week there were six nuclear weapons flying high above your head.

Schedule

M. SoccerFriday: vs. Siena, 7pmW. SoccerNiagara TournamentFriday: at Binghamton, 1pmVolleyballPittsburgh InvitationalFriday: at Alabama-Birmingham, 10:30amFriday: at George Mason, 5pmFootballSaturday: at Temple, 1pmCross CountryTommy Evans InviteSaturday: at , 11am

Marino opens up 'Ten'-fold

Filmmaker Ken Marino is breaking whatever stone tablets Moses forgot about with The Ten, a new comedy from the hilarity team "The State.""(The Ten) is just a big, broad, silly, raunchy adult comedy," said Marino.

Scoreboard

M. SoccerWednesday:Buffalo2Niagara0VolleyballWednesday:Niagara3Buffalo2

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Grad students

According to a recent study by LiveScience, about half of Americans dislike their jobs, and most of these unhappy employees are under 25 years old.In response to a statistic that looms over many students' post-graduation life, four University of Arizona graduates have created Pursue the Passion (PTP), a research project geared towards helping young people find happiness in the workforce."Our goal is to find out how you can be passionate about your career," said Brett Farmiloe, the group's founder.

Shoot 'Em Up will blow 'em away

With more one-liners than Leon Phelps, Shoot 'Em Up, starring Clive Owen (Children of Men) and Paul Giamatti (Lady in the Water), offers enough suave swooning to win over the prudest of fans.Owen plays Mr. Smith, a down-on-his-luck chap who gets caught up in the chase between a pregnant woman and a mysterious mob of hit-men gunning for her life.The opening scene does the film justice by delivering one of the more intense shoot-outs in recent memory.

VoIP telephones to replace all campus telephones

One major goal of the UB 2020 Information Technology (IT) Transition is to do away with the old and make room for the new.

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Scoreboard

M. SoccerFriday:Fairfield1Buffalo0VolleyballFriday:Valparaiso 3Buffalo0W. SoccerFriday:Niagara 4Buffalo3VolleyballGame 1Saturday:Buffalo3South Florida 2XWest Virginia 3Buffalo0M.

The brainwashing effect: don't let it happen to you

President Simpson once described UB as a place of learning and a "generator of new ideas" that serves a diverse population in today's knowledge-based society.

Speaker series labeled unfairly

To the editor:I'd like to voice my opposition to the opinion piece dated August 29, 2007 on the Distinguished Speakers Series line-up for 2007-08.

Meet your SA: President Peter Grollitsch

We see London, we see France, we saw Peter Grollitsch's underpants. Taking a behind-the-scenes look at this year's student government, Grollitsch's choice of under-roos will be exposed and examined, for the betterment of UB.Our leader, with his heart-patterned boxers, has one goal in mind for the school year: aiming to please all UB students."I'm going to do whatever I can to make sure every student at UB is happy," said Grollitsch, a senior international business major.

Creating a universally accessible campus

UB is striving to make more handicap-accessible features available on campus, as well as eliminate barriers and improve options for disabled students, in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)."These projects have been going on for years and they continue in phases," said Robert Shibley, director of urban design.Some repairs were done over summer break, such as widened doors placed in Capen Library, the renovation of the School of Pharmacy on South Campus, ADA improvements in Alumni Arena, pavement crack repairs on roads on North Campus and ADA site work on the pavement and tunnels of South Campus.Utility tunnels on South Campus were excavated over summer and replaced with new piping that goes around the entire campus, in addition to new lighting and security systems.

In praise of ESPN

I am just barely old enough to remember ESPN in its prime. Just old enough to remember the "Big Show," hosted by Keith Olberman and Dan Patrick.

UB develops plan for recycled tires

UB is embarking on a $1.8 million project to research possible uses for recycled tires, with funding from Empire State Development, New York State's leading economic development agency.According to Dr. A.

A weekend of ups and downs for Bulls

It was a rollercoaster weekend for the volleyball team as the Bulls won their first game of the season, broke personal records and faced intense adversity at the Western New York Invitational.The Bulls (1-7) started the tournament Friday evening against the Valparaiso Crusaders (4-1), getting swept (30-26, 30-19, 30-17). The match marked the fifth straight loss for the Bulls during 2007 season."It's very disappointing," said head coach Jim Lodes.