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Catching from coast-to-coast
By CHRIS RYNDAK | Apr. 20, 2007For Lacy Schneider, playing Division I softball was always in the plans. The junior catcher is now living out her dreams behind home plate for the Buffalo Bulls.
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"Despite delays, fund will support economic major"
By ANDREA HEIMBROCK | Apr. 20, 2007Frederick J. Kogut is determined to increase economic conditions in Africa as well as in Western New York by providing a fund to help students achieve their goals.
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The Big Easy comes to Buffalo
By MELANIE BOCZARSKI | Apr. 20, 2007The sultry and soulful sounds of New Orleans filled the CFA this past Tuesday evening, appropriately juxtaposing the bleak and rainy night.
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Transforming the trans fats tragedy
By NICK PIERSIMONI | Apr. 20, 2007Have you ever found yourself eating an entire box of Oreos at midnight? Enjoy eating peanut butter out of the jar with a spoon?
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Skewed coverage at home
By Editorial | Apr. 20, 2007On Monday, much of the world stood still as reports started pouring out of Blacksburg, Va.: a shooter on the Virginia Tech campus claimed the lives of 32 innocent students and professors before killing himself.
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Highway to green
By RACHEL HOWELL | Apr. 20, 2007The biodiesel fuel-powered Campus Consciousness Tour will pull into UB this Sunday for Spring Fest.Not a bad idea, considering that gas prices are upwards of $3 a gallon in some parts of Western New York.
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Rock out your story time
By MELANIE BOCZARSKI | Apr. 20, 2007It is rare to find rock music with lyrics that tell a good story. And even with a good story, it's harder still to find a fiddling country singer who can legitimately rock out.
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Students team up with UP to patrol bike path
By JOANN PAN | Apr. 20, 2007After over a decade of tragedies associated with the Ellicott Creek Bike Path, one group of UB students is trying to make it safer and more appealing in the public eye.
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How are Bills fans still Bills fans?
By IAN MCLEES | Apr. 20, 2007Well the school year is coming to a close, the NFL just released its full schedule for the 2007-2008 season, and a few things jumped into my mind.
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Not your average rocker
By ALYSSA KRAMER | Apr. 20, 2007Meet Chris Funke. He's not your typical musician. He's a senior music performance major that has worked diligently to successfully mold himself into one of UB's top guitarists.Unlike the typical Led Zeppelin way of rocking out, Funke's main focus is in classical guitar.Growing up in Amherst, Funke grew up with the suburban equivalent of the Jackson Five.
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Turn down their volume at least a little bit
By ERIC LOONAN | Apr. 18, 2007All I ask of a sports fan is that they know what they are talking about and can express that opinion without getting red in the face.
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Treat a tragedy like a tragedy
By Editorial | Apr. 18, 2007This is a time to reflect on tragedy and to slowly come to grips with what we have learned. Our counterparts at Virginia Tech have been affected in life-changing ways, and the last thing any of them deserve to hear right now is what's at fault in their system.The same could be said of a nation injured again by violence in schools.
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Two top five finishes for Bulls at Knecht Cup
By COREY GRIFFIN | Apr. 18, 2007It was a weekend of mixed results for the rowing team as the Bulls sent two teams into the Grand Finals and two into the Petite Finals in the Knecht Cup at Villanova on Saturday."I think of all the events, this Knecht Cup was a very well attended and very competitive regatta," said head coach Rudy Wieler.
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I miss Imus
By John Ranic | Apr. 18, 2007After the Don Imus fallout, I realized not only how often women are degraded in music, but how fun it is as well.
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Bulls pick up first MAC victory
By ERIC LOONAN | Apr. 18, 2007It had been a long time since the Buffalo softball team was able to win a game, let alone a close game.
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Sidelines
Apr. 18, 2007Hadisubroto and Villa named Athletes of the WeekSenior Yules Hadisubroto of the men's tennis team and junior Tina Villa of the track and field team have been named Athletes of the Week.Hadisubroto improved his singles record this season to 18-13 with his efforts this weekend.
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Students nationwide get loud for annual Day of Silence
By STEPHANIE SCIANDRA | Apr. 18, 2007Students nationwide will be joining together this spring with something profound to say: nothing.
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Professor appointed to National Mathematics Advisory Panel
By AVERY P. SCHNEIDER | Apr. 18, 2007A professor in the Graduate Department of Learning and Education recently took on a countrywide endeavor in education when he was appointed to the President's National Mathematics Advisory Panel.
