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The lost art of choosing sides

Here's a dilemma that has lain dormant for a decade or two: Where do I drop the needle?Unless you're a heroin aficionado, this phrase probably doesn't make much sense.


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T.O. (verkill)

Too many times when I turn on ESPN and start watching something about the National Football League, I often feel like Ed Werder is shoving a No.


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Sunny side up

Warm in the Wake's warm fuzzies provide a bit of relief from the mood swings of emo and indie rock.


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"Bush: same song, different dance"

Left with a Democratic majority in Congress, President Bush knows full well that he will have little success in the coming year unless he increases his political flexibility and changes his tone.Such was evident in his yearly address to the nation.Tuesday's particularly eloquent State of the Union Address reflected a far more moderate, reserved president, however he still maintained similar initiatives to those he has sought throughout his tenure.Bush prefaced his remarks with a call for bipartisanship, as he now finds himself in an unusual position vying for Congressional concession.Expectedly he called attention to the expanding U.S.


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Scoreboard

M. SwimmingFriday:Miami(Ohio)142Buffalo98W. SwimmingSaturday:Bowling Green181Buffalo119W. BasketballSaturday:Toledo85Buffalo77M.


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Swim teams sink in away meets

Despite strong individual performances, both the men's and women's swimming teams suffered losses that set them back in the Mid-American Conference standings.


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Story time for grownups

From the twisted mind of up-and-coming filmmaker Guillermo del Toro comes the most undeniably original and visually stunning fantasy tale told in years."Pan's Labyrinth" shatters the conventional image of modern film narrative by creating a mesmerizing, violent and at times terrifying fairy tale that was conceived strictly for adult audiences.


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Bulls downed in overtime by Rockets

It took five extra minutes to decide Saturday's contest between Buffalo and the Toledo Rockets. The game included 10 ties, seven lead changes and a 70-70 score at the end of regulation.


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Princeton Review: UB among worst of best

Due to the students that have voiced their negative views over the years in the Princeton Review's online survey of the "top" 361 US colleges, UB ranks high among the Review's least desirable categories.Grading everything from professors to campus aesthetics, each year the Review allows students to air opinions, positive or negative, about the campuses they call home.


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The Spectrum Watchlist

This Week's Theme: Movies that twistClassic: The Usual Suspects ("1995") This film reinvented the twist ending for a new generation.


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