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Scoreboard

W. BasketballWednesday:Kent State62Buffalo47M. BasketballThursday:Akron87Buffalo69

Tourney tune-up sets back Bulls

With the Mid-American Conference Tournament just a few days away, the women's basketball team traveled to Kent State for its final tune-up before tournament play begins.The Bulls, who will be the fifth seed in the East of the upcoming tournament, fell to the Golden Flashes in their final regular season game.

Endangering the public

Despite education programs and television programs, the country is still plagued by an epidemic of negligence and stupidity.

Jaggery is unclassifiable

It's hard to imagine that a group could be so unique that even iTunes can't classify them.Jaggery has managed to accomplish such a feat with their new album "Polyhymnia" released on Feb.

Bulls branded by Wolfpack

Traveling to Nevada was not a fun adventure for the Buffalo baseball team this past weekend. The Bulls lost the first two games against the Nevada Wolfpack while the third game was cancelled due to snow.Going into the match-up this weekend, the Wolfpack (6-9) had already played 13 games compared to only one for the Bulls (1-2). This playing experience played a major factor in the final outcomes of the results.

Schedule

W. BasketballWednesday: at Kent State, 7 PMW. SwimmingThursday: at NCAA Zone Driving Championships, N/AM.

Bulls 'have nothing to lose' hosting MAC Championships

With the culmination of a season riddled with unexpected twist and turns and without a win in the Mid-American Conference, the wrestling team hopes to change its fortunes around this weekend at the MAC Championships."We have nothing to lose," said wrestling head coach Jim Beichner.

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Thieves Guild will steal your heart

With two of the four bands scheduled to perform canceling at the last minute, Friday night was nearly immersed in disappointment.

Corrigan Committee asks Buffalo community for help

Athletics was at the forefront of discussion this past Thursday as the Corrigan Committee examined UB's sports program and invited the Buffalo community to speak its mind.

Big Willi style

Bad news for all the baby mama's-in-waiting living in Buffalo, Willis McGahee is all but gone from the Queen City.McGahee, the starting running back for the Buffalo Bills with more children out of wedlock than 1,000-yard rushing seasons, will be a free agent after this upcoming NFL season.

"No Fear, Killswitch is here"

The metal will not be stopped. Despite an unexpected snowstorm wreaking havoc on the Niagara Falls/Grand Island area, the fans came in droves to watch Killswitch Engage, DragonFroce, Chimaira, and He Is Legend heat up the Dome Theater stage Sunday.Anticipation grew steadily throughout the night and as the lights finally dimmed for Killswitch's set, the bruised, beaten, and sweaty masses let out an immense roar.

The continued controversy around emergency contraception

Late last year a law was passed allowing emergency contraception - the morning after pill - to be available over the counter without a prescription to women over 18 years old, a decision that has been a revolution in female reproductive health according to campus medical officials.Female students on campus can now go to Michael Hall during pharmacy hours without an appointment for emergency contraception for $25, a fee significantly less than the $40 charged by off-campus pharmacies.Melissa Mitravich, a family nurse practitioner for Planned Parenthood of Western New York, is no stranger to the conflict that the FDA approved, over the counter drug has caused.

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Help through research and therapy

Upon entering Gayle Beck's office, a student is likely to find a smiling, petite professor sitting in her desk chair, Indian style with her shoes off.

"Sexy, like an 84 year-old man"

Kurt Vonnegut's most recent book, "A Man Without a Country," is slathered with cultivated quips such as "Life is no way to treat an animal." And all I want to know is, are aphorisms disposable or are they sexy?

Softball gains first win by forfeit in Lone Star State

It was certainly unorthodox, but, as the old saying goes, "a win is a win."The softball team notched its first victory of the season Saturday night during the third annual University at Texas-El Paso Invitational, following a Northern Colorado forfeit.

Diabetes study at UB helps identify risk factors

Epidemiologists at the School of Public Health and Health Professions have exposed groundbreaking research that can detect the presence of diabetes in women years before the disease is even diagnosed.The study involved 1,455 participants from Western New York who were under investigation for patterns of alcohol consumption and cardiovascular disease between 1996 and 2001.

"Two wounded cops, one possible insanity plea"

When it comes to law-breakers pleading insanity, we've all seen it before.When, for instance, is murder just plain murder?

"Book edited by UB law professor questions the ideal man, black masculinity"

What does it mean to be a real man?The book "Progressive Black Masculinity," edited by Athena D. Mutua, associate professor of UB's Law School, is a collection of essays that bring attention to the issue concerning the ideal man and how it undermines black masculinity.