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Diversity versus discrimination

By Editorial | Dec. 6, 2006

For those who believed racial segregation in schools is a forgotten problem that occurred during the civil rights movement, this week has been quite the eye opener.The subject of racial integration into the classroom is addressed by a program employed by hundreds of districts across the nation to keep the enrollment of a particular school in "racial balance." While the idea of promoting diversity will find its limelight from time to time, the program is also argued to deny students (of any race) of their choice of schools merely because admissions is trying to build a racially well-rounded student body.

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Holiday diversity on South Campus

By ANNE DAIGLER | Dec. 6, 2006

As the snow began to fall Wednesday night, South Campus was filled with the sights, sounds and tastes of the holiday season.

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Hot Topics

By Editorial | Dec. 6, 2006

Headlines in the news worth griping about, or just poking fun.The following contributed: Robert Pape, editor in chief; Christopher Caporlingua, creative director; Silas Rader, senior managing editor; Rachel Bellavia and Justin L.W.

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Traversing time and space for eternal happiness

By DAN MECCA | Dec. 6, 2006

There are certain films that revolutionize the industry, bringing something so fresh and original that they spark a new genre.

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Homemade gifts: priceless

By STEPHANIE SCIANDRA AND SHANNON WHITE | Dec. 6, 2006

Those Mastercard commercials are on to something.With the right touches, a homemade gift can be made more memorable and touching than a commercially-bought one.

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Victorious vagabonds: UB Roller Hockey

By DAVID JARKA | Dec. 6, 2006

In relative invisibility to many people, tucked away at the Epic Center in Williamsville, N.Y. is where a Buffalo sports team that is perennially a national power house practices on a weekly basis: UB's Club Roller Hockey team.The Buffalo Wings have been highly successful since their conception in 1998.

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Road trip to Escondido

By MELANIE BOCZARSKI | Dec. 6, 2006

Collaborative albums usually suffer from the "too many chefs" syndrome, but "The Road to Escondido" proves to be a smooth consummation of talent.

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Darwin's alter ego

By LESLIE CHURCH | Dec. 6, 2006

On the wall of Clyde Herreid's office in the Distinguished Professor's department hangs a ten foot cut out of a bright red snake made in Japan, alongside an African mask, colorful batiks from Indonesia and a small black hat with a white rabbit sticking out of it.Dr. Herreid, a distinguished teaching professor in biological sciences who has been at UB for almost 39 years, is also a magician.

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10 ways to know you're not a real UB sports fan

By ALEX RUBIN | Dec. 6, 2006

Have you ever committed a crime against UB sports, yet not know about it? As Mike McDermott would say, "If you can't spot the sucker at your first half hour at the table, then you are the sucker." This famous quote from the film "Rounders" also applies to sports fandom.

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Flu shots and other seasonal sickness precautions

By PETER RIZZO | Dec. 6, 2006

As the semester winds down, many students simply can't suppress the utter joy in knowing that they have nearly an entire month before returning to the drudgery of yet another semester of demanding instructors, term papers and many late nights studying for that lousy World Civ.

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Taking a stab at Hollywood

By RACHEL SHERIDAN | Dec. 6, 2006

Director and writer Christopher Guest is well known for pointed mockumentaries that target a variety of topics.

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Matchmaking methodology

By KARA BENNETT | Dec. 6, 2006

Back in the day when I used to sling pizzas for Domino's, I found myself entering many strange places.

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Scoreboard

Dec. 6, 2006

Nothing to Report

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Buoyant in the water

By EVAN NEMEROFF | Dec. 6, 2006

Swimming for three consecutive days is a pretty tough challenge. The men's and women's swimming and diving teams did just that while fighting admirably at the SummaCare Invitational at Akron, Ohio over the weekend.

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Sidelines

Dec. 6, 2006

Idbihi wins conference honorSenior forward Yassin Idbihi was named the Mid-American Conference East Division Player of the Week on Monday.

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Schedule

Dec. 6, 2006

M. BasketballWednesday: at Tulane, 8 p.m.

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Eric Moore: A rising guard

By COREY GRIFFIN | Dec. 6, 2006

Not since Turner Battle was a sophomore has head coach Reggie Witherspoon trusted an underclassman to run the offense for the Bulls basketball team.

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Journalist Jay Schrieber: From UB to the top

By NICK MAGESIS | Dec. 6, 2006

There are few people who can say that they are working their dream job, and even fewer people that can declare that their ideal career started at UB.

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Brownell's garden

By SARA KOENIG | Dec. 6, 2006

Sauntering through the fruit aisles of Wegmans or Tops, most people wouldn't think twice about the complexities of culture as they picked up an apple or a bag of grapes.

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Skinny jeans and designer trends

By SARAH EID | Dec. 6, 2006

Skinny Jeans, UGG Boots, Seven's for All Man Kind, Juicy Couture: If these four things are gibberish, then you fall under the category of fashionably impaired.