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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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Tip off: The NBA season ahead

MLB ended just in time to usher in the NBA this year; here's how things should shape up this season.In the Eastern Conference, the likely choice for the top seed is the Miami Heat.


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Vander Zalm named Swimmer of the WeekThe Mid-American Conference tapped freshman Connor Vander Zalm as Men's Swimmer of the Week.Vander Zalm made his college debut against Ball State on Friday and took first-place in the 500-yard freestyle in 4:48.16 and second in the 1,000-yard freestyle in 9:58.18.


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Schedule

VolleyballFriday: at Toledo, 7 p.m.M. SoccerFriday: at Northern Illinois, 3 p.m.M. BasketballFriday: vs.


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Spectrum Book Club

"It may be unfair, but what happens in a few days, sometimes even a single day, can change the course of a whole lifetime, Amir."- Excerpt from The Kite RunnerBook: The Kite RunnerThemes: Sin and redemptionAbout the Author: Khaled Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan in 1965 during the last decade of the monarchy.


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Taking it to the tree line

Girls are like a short fiction class that I sporadically attend. They both are impossible to understand and require you to take nothing at face value.If that paragraph made absolutely no sense, and left you wondering, "Wait, what does that have to with sports?" then you know how I feel when I listen to the "reigning king of broadcast" Joe Buck and his court jester Tim McCarver.


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Teeny boppers can rock too

Something seems askew when a potbellied middle-aged man can arouse a mob of teenage girls. Hellogoodbye, Reggie and the Full Effect, Cute Is What We Aim For and David Melillo played two sold out shows for the pre-pubescent masses at The Icon last Sunday.


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'Rain' a bit cloudy

Acting two parts should call for two salaries, but the cast of "Three Days of Rain" doesn't seem to mind overextending their duties."Three Days of Rain," a play directed by Kathleen Gaffney, is simple in scope, involving only three characters and one set, a New York City loft.The plot revolves around a brother named Walker, a sister named Nan and their lifelong friend Pip, who have met at the loft to attend the reading of Ned's will, the father of Walker and Nan.


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Accursed Union of souls

An overcast sky, creepy music, pumpkin carving and mounds of candy made for a happy and sugar-high Halloween in the Student Union on Tuesday.


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Athletes of the week crownedThe athletics department named freshman Connor Vander Zalm of the men's swimming team and sophomore Mary Veith of the women's cross-country team the Athletes of the Week.Vander Zalm competed in his first meet as a swimmer for the Bulls this past weekend and helped Buffalo defeat Ball State, 137-106.


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Who will step up?

With the violent murder of Joan Diver and the undercover cops shootout on Bailey, crime has hit home recently for UB students.


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Revealing the vermin underworld

Portraying social class divisions through a children's movie may not be sophisticated, but it certainly can be entertaining.The latest in a recent slew of computer animated movies, "Flushed Away" appeals to all ages.


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"Edwards speaks on thwarting local, national poverty"

With a fourth of the Buffalo population statistically destitute, a speech this past Monday on economic issues by John Edwards hit home.Former senator and 2004 vice presidential candidate Edwards spoke at the Center for the Arts on the burgeoning issue of poverty in Western New York and the greater United States.


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Hard science

I spend a lot of time around Science. In my apartment alone, three of us have majors in pure or applied science.


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