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Too dim to notice

On her latest release entitled "The Brightness," singer and songwriter Anais Mitchell delivers a melancholy presentation, but ironically falls short of a shining performance.Despite sounding very similar to Alanis Morissette, Mitchell's voice doesn't carry the same charm and strength that made Morissette successful.


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Failure to launch

The NHL All-Star Game was Wednesday night and for the 19 hockey fans left in the United States, it meant a chance to see the game's new, young generation of stars on display.


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Bright lights and loud worms

For critics digging for the traditional deep, time-consuming art gallery, Eric Brown's "Terminals" and Paul Dickinson's "Music For Worms and Compost" might not be the answer?


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Sidelines

Football staff loses two, promotes oneGerald Carr, who was hired last year as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, will not have his contract renewed.


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UB hosts high school poetry contest

High school poets nationwide were invited to participate in the fourth annual UB Poetry Contest that offers the allure of generous cash prizes as well as the opportunity to participate in a poetry workshop offered by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and UB writer-in-residence Carl Dennis.


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Forsaking the First Wives Club

Recently, one of my friends announced her engagement to her boyfriend of three months. As she is the fourth of my friends to slap on a diamond ring, I find myself being a minority in a circle of girls who value their college experience as being that time to find 'the one.'


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"Burglars strike Heights, campus over break"

Both off campus in University Heights and at UB North's apartment complexes, several students came back to school after winter break to find their homes turned into crime scenes.With possessions stolen and collateral damage left behind, now they're concerned how the university handles their safety and security.'UB needs to do something around here,' said Mike Maslyn, a senior communications major.Maslyn, who currently lives on Merrimac Street in the Heights, was one of several students that returned from break to find his home had been burglarized.


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Schedule

Track & FieldX at Penn State National Invitational, TBAW. BasketballSaturday: vs. Northern Illinois, 2 PMW.


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Planning the next five years of UB 2020

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between UB and SUNY is expected to be completed next month according to Sean Sullivan, associate vice president for academic planning and budget.The MOU, which will outline campus goals and objectives for the next five years, reflects the goals of long-term plan UB 2020, and is designed to act as the foundation for meeting these goals, Sullivan said.An objective shared by both UB and SUNY is for the university to 'become a premier national research university and grow by 10,000 students by 2020,' Sullivan said.


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Scoreboard

W. BasketballWednesday:Eastern Michigan69Buffalo56M. BasketballWednesday:Toledo78Buffalo62


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Sidelines

Athletes of the Week namedFreshman 149-pound grappler Jason Hilliard and senior thrower Sarah Vance of the track team were named Athletes of the Week.


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Frank's Sunny Italy brightens Buffalo

For most of the year the sun refuses to shine in Buffalo - everywhere except Frank's Sunny Italy that is - and even with many choices for Italian food in the area Frank's glows seven nights a week.Located just outside Buffalo's Italian district at 2491 Delaware Ave, Frank's Sunny Italy has become a staple of good Italian food at an affordable price in the northern Buffalo area.Family owned and operated since 1990, Frank and Joe Sclafani have turned the restaurant into a family business to be proud of."It's great, the food, and serving the customers," Joe Sclafani said.


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