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Dean of nursing school announces end of tenure

The UB School of Nursing has come to the end of an era with its dean, Mecca S. Cranley, announcing that she will be retiring at the end of the school year.Cranley, who has been dean of the School of Nursing since 1991, plans to retire in January of 2008.


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Bulls tame Tigers in opener

Gaining experience was an important part of the Bulls' game on Saturday night, as the women's basketball team defeated the Holy Family Tigers in an exhibition match at Alumni Arena.


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More than just Xs and Os

A startling surge of 41 unanswered-points drove the Bulls up and down the football field to a convincing home win against an in contention Kent State team, and although post season action is out of the question for the Bulls, this type of positive momentum affords the Bulls a chance to really show their improvement this season in their last remaining games.Of course this season needs to be looked at critically.


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New blood shows skills

In an exhibition game, the Buffalo men's basketball team had a definitive victory over Buffalo State at Alumni Arena Friday night with a 91-48 win.


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Green living

As Kermit the Frog used to say, "It's not easy being green."Amid the whirlwind of college life, it's easy to forget about recycling papers and plastics, or saving energy and water, but living "green" - making choices that have a minimal (or positive) impact on the environment - doesn't have to take a lot of effort.EnergyAccording to Erin Cala, an environmental educator at the UB Green office, awareness is the key to dealing with issues like energy consumption."I don't believe that North Americans are aware of the impact of their actions," Cala said.


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Bulls earn split on road

In an attempt to snap a seven-match losing streak, the women's volleyball team traveled to Mid-American Conference foes Toledo and Akron over the weekend.


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Jailhouse rock

When Make Believe found out that drummer/keyboardist Nate Kinsella would be spending two months in an Oklahoma jail for an indecent exposure incident, they decided to spend his last few weeks of freedom recording a new album.Kinsella then sketched the artwork for their latest album "Of Course" in his cell.Their sophomore efforts have not evolved stylistically, but the Chicago-based indie band has certainly grown tighter under the strange and trying circumstances.Make Believe seems to have taken the bouncy, countered-dissonance found on their last album, "Can't Tell Cop from Cab," and run with it.Sam Zurick's rapid guitar hammer-ons, pull-offs and two-hand tapping sound more like a fuzzed-out funk banjo than a shred-friendly Ibanez, all while the off-tempo percussion trapped in a perpetual fill mirrors the unpredictable guitar lines.The drums are managed as minimally as possible- Nate Kinsella raps on the snare and a tom or two while footing the bass and hi-hats, allowing him to mash away at a Wurlitzer organ with his other hand.These organ parts, coupled with Bobby Burg's steady bass lines frame the musical melodically and hold the band together.


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Rowing squads finish in top 5Buffalo's rowing team finished its fall season at the Syracuse Invitational on Saturday.


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Creationists versus scientists: whose ideas fly high?

In the ongoing debate of intelligent design versus scientific evolution, film writer and director Randy Olson set out to find which side's advocates can't take flight.His film, "Flock of Dodos," was screened on campus last week, followed by a six-member panel discussion on Friday in Park Hall.The film focuses on representing both sides of the controversy, according to Olson.


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"Consideration, not condemnation"

This weekend, as the media lingers on the alleged gay sex scandal between evangelical Reverend Ted Haggard and former prostitute Mike Jones, something equally important is unfolding in a more positive direction.


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Scoreboard

VolleyballFriday:Toledo3Buffalo1M. SoccerFriday:Northern Illinois3Buffalo0M. BasketballFriday:Buffalo91Northern Illinois48W.


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The Comfies settle for a worn-in sound

Following in the mainstream ruts dug by large record labels and preprogrammed radio stations, The Comfies' debut album "Close to Me" sacrifices their inherent songwriting knack for a more marketable sound.The EP does show potential though.


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Huskies blank Bulls in semifinals

Coming off a powerful and important 3-0 victory against IPFW in the Mid-American Conference Tournament quarterfinals, the men's soccer team was looking to advance to its second consecutive MAC Championship game.


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Pool Party makes small but pleasant splash

With highs in the 40s and cold wind transitioning Buffalo from fall to the beginning of winter over the weekend, the Student Association jumped straight to spring break with a pool party.The Saturday event, although criticized by some for a lack of advertising, made a splash with students coming off of midterm exams and post-storm cleanup."The timing's because of the winter storm," said Charday Fields, a junior theatre major and SA Assistant Sound Technician.


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Why go Organic?

Organic sections are sprouting up everywhere - they are invading the produce section, the cereal aisle, the dairy aisle and yes, even the cookie aisle.


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Elevator concerns on the rise

Last month in Columbus, Ohio, a student at Ohio State University (OSU) suffocated to death while trying to escape an elevator that was stuck, bringing into question the safety of elevators on many campuses, including UB.


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