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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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Sidelines

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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Tennis goes indoors at Cornell Invitational

The men's tennis team may have dodged strong, cool October air at the Cornell Fall Indoor Invitational, but the matches were still no easy breeze.The event showcased a field of competitors from Army, Binghamton, Colgate, Farleigh Dickinson, Marist, Navy, Temple and host Cornell.


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Spooky sightings

From the funny to the grotesque, the hallways and classrooms of UB played host to students in costumes of all kinds on Halloween.


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Halloween Costume Ideas

Three simple rules for Halloween costume success:1. Simplicity and affordability.2. Originality (who wants 20 ghosts at one party?).3.


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Heads held high

Heads held highSabres loss is a patch of rough ice soon to be smoothed overSloppy and outplayed would not have been used to describe the Sabres a week ago, but criticism hit home this weekend.


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