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Solar panels dawn new on-campus era

After three years of planning, the University at Buffalo unveiled a 6,300 square foot array of solar paneling on the rooftop of Norton Hall this Thursday.The photovoltaic (PV) panels, installed in October by the Chevron Energy Solutions Company, will be capable of producing 73.5 kilowatts - enough energy to power 735 100-watt light bulbs, or roughly the annual equivalent of 10 National Grid customers in Western New York.These PV panels are a new and permanent installation into UB's efforts of creating clean and renewable energy resources that cumulatively help to save money and the environment."Taken in the context of a very long term conservation program - going steady for 30 years - the savings are estimated at $10 million a year," said Mike Dupre, associate vice president of facilities.


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Sometimes a gorilla is just a gorilla

After receiving harsh criticism from black community leaders, Buffalo's emerging minor-league basketball team will be changing their logo from a silverback gorilla to an imaginary, black panther-like creature.A storm of criticism, led by NAACP leader Frank Mesiah, labeled the seemingly harmless gorilla as an unacceptable symbol of bigotry - the term "monkey" or "gorilla" can be a racial slur against African Americans - yet the motive and rationale of this accusation can only be seen as questionable.It will definitely take a little more clarification to explain as to exactly how and why a basketball-dunking, red-skinned gorilla has connotations of racial insensitivity, but the new design that supposedly appeases those originally offended brings an even more tactless, insensitive meaning into public view.In the 1960s, the Black Panther Party was an African American civil rights organization with an intense sense of ideology and reclusive membership selection.


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Life Focus: Around Buffalo

If the UB football team's seven straight losses has got you feeling down, there's a different kind of sports game out where no matter which team wins, you are guaranteed to be up on your feet cheering.ComedySportz at the Comix Caf?


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Mexico ahoy!

I've never really been fond of the concept of "planning," or "routine." People recognize me as a go-with-the-flow kinda gal, which is often coupled with "insane" and "most likely to die before age 25." We'll call that coincidence.


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Audience won't ignite over 'Fire'

In certain situations, even the most righteous, law-abiding citizen can be transformed into a terrorist."Catch a Fire," the latest film from director Phillip Noyce ("The Quiet American"), attempts to prove this ideology by portraying the struggle of a factory oil foreman, Patrick Chamusso (Derek Luke, "Glory Road"), as he battles with the threat of apartheid in South Africa.


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Professor puts new 'spin' on computer research

Imagine a world where laptop computers are not only smaller and lighter, but also use less power, require no boot-up time, never slow down, never overheat and have enough processing and storage capacity to make today's computers look as pathetic as dial-up next to broadband access.Igor Zutic, assistant physics professor, could make this idea a reality with his research of spintronics, or the study of an electron's spin.


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What employers can tell from the look on your Facebook

admissions officials and employers using the popular networking Web site to vet candidates, according to Dan Ryan, director of Career Services at UB.Ryan gave a presentation on the trend Wednesday in Capen Hall.Starting from its inception in late 2000, Facebook has gone from a small friend database of college students to a member list rivaling that of Internet giant MySpace.The percentage of college students using the Web site has risen from five to ten percent in the early 2000s to 85 percent in 2006, according to Ryan."The pace at which The Facebook has exploded is incredible," Ryan said.


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Bulls look to strike gold against KSU

Going into its ninth game of the season, the Buffalo Bulls football team will look for its first Mid-American Conference win against the last conference opponent it has beaten, the Kent State Golden Flashes.When Buffalo (1-7, 0-5 MAC) takes the field Saturday at UB Stadium, the Bulls will be facing a Kent State team that is much different from the one it defeated last season.


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Tastefully invading America

Fans of HBO's "Da Ali G Show" are already familiar with the comedic genius of Sacha Baron Cohen, and the transition to the big screen this fall is nothing short of flat-out hilarious.


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Snowstorm aftermath

In response to last month's devastating Buffalo snowstorm, Ernest Sternberg, disaster expert and professor of urban and regional planning, is calling for increased snow disaster preparedness.


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Life Focus: Health

Five minutes before the big exam, your heart is racing, your palms are sweating and the butterflies are hitting so hard they might explode out of your stomach.


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"Walk-on Tanalski, off the field"

With five teammates, one manager, a dog, an iguana and a couple large rats all sharing senior Adam Tanalski's house, his home experience is just about the only thing as diverse as interests.The 22-year old Queens, N.Y.


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