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Women's swimming wins first meet of seasonIn its first home meet of the season, the women's swimming team downed St.

Baking biscuits with a teaspoon of trance

Bright lights flashed within the dark belly of the Town Ballroom as music blasted at an ear-piercing decibel.

Tony Paoli: Road warrior

Concert etiquette

'Thaaaaaat's myyyyyy godsonnnnn!

It started rather innocuously three years ago on a late, drunken night in the second floor living room of 86 Humboldt Parkway.

Buffalo loses battle of the Bulls

It was a two-man game Monday night, but neither of the two played for the Buffalo Bulls.The men's basketball team could not stop South Florida's Melvin Buckley and Solomon Bozeman as the South Florida Bulls rolled to a 77-61 victory.

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Bhangra beats

The UB Bhangra Club treated the Student Union to a short but sweet performance as a part of International Education Week yesterday.Bhangra, a traditional North Indian folk dance, was once performed to celebrate the harvest.

Let it snow

We have now past the one month anniversary of the shocking October blizzard, and although the early storm came as a surprise to most, what could be seen as much more unexpected is the fact that it hasn't snowed since.The rest of Buffalo knows that it is winter.

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Athletes of the Week announcedThe athletics department announced that sophomore guard Eric Moore of the men's basketball team and Mary Veith of the cross-country team were Athletes of the Week.Moore recorded a career-high 20 point game for the Bulls in the season-opening 72-69 victory over Canisius.

UB's favorite TV shows

There's nothing better than winding down at the end of the day in front of a favorite primetime television show, the celebrities' faces becoming more familiar than those of family and friends.

Architects and artists convene for Buffalo's first Pecha-Kucha Night

"Pecha-Kucha" is a Japanese phrase that means "the sound of conversation.""Pecha-Kucha Night" is a series of artistic and architectural showcases taking place in various cities around the world over the next six weeks, with Buffalo having its first Pecha-Kucha Night this past Saturday.Originally, conceived by architects in Tokyo, Pecha-Kucha Night began in three years ago as a simple method for young designers to meet, network, and showcase their works in public, quickly becoming a world phenomenon.Nick Bruscia, one of the organizers of Pecha-Kucha Night Buffalo, said that organizers were determined to allow aspiring area architects to display their work for the community."This showcase is something in which we have been trying to get in Buffalo since its inception in 2003," Bruscia said.Pecha-Kucha Night Buffalo was held in downtown arts venue SOUNDLAB on Pearl St., which was filled to maximum capacity."The setup also allows us to present many artists in a relatively short period of time.

A Better UB

While some local residents cite Buffalo as a wasteland of squandered economics, officials are now looking at UB - and the surrounding region - as a land of infinite opportunity.

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International Education Week

This past Monday, the Korean Folk Art Club brought a tradition that is thousands of years old to the Student Union as part of UB's International Education Week's festivities.

Spectrum Cartoon: 11.15.06

The house the earthquake center built

On Tuesday, an earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale shook Ketter Hall.Inside, a four-story wooden house rocked violently back and forth for 15 seconds while the crowd held their breath.

'Tis the season

Though it's only 15 feet off the ground, there is a small plywood platform nailed into an old pine in Allegany County that seems to be as close as I can get to heaven on this earth.My tree stand is miles from anything, there are no honking horns, police sirens or phone calls.

Illustrious [LIVE] Music

When a band garnishes their music with spontaneous improvisation during a live concert, one can only hope they

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M. BasketballMonday:South Florida77Buffalo61