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"Fun, flirty, but fickle"

The song "I Want Candy" blares as a 15-year-old Marie Antoinette dances around a decadent French castle.

Spectrum Cartoon:25.10.2006

"At biotech center, future is now"

In five years, says Derek Taylor, understanding bioinformatics is going to be as important as being able to write a paragraph.

"For women's soccer, playoff hopes still alive"

Desperately fighting to create a winning Mid-American Conference record, the Bulls faced two tough conference opponents this weekend, and managed success in one of their games.

UB Chair chosen as president of ASA

At an annual conference last Wednesday, Dr. Mark J. Lema, M.D., chair of UB's anesthesiology department and professor for school of medicine was designated president of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). One of the most pressing issues at the conference was establishing patient-safety protocol policies when using anesthesia, Lema said.

Season preview: Bulls build for the future

As men's basketball head coach Reggie Witherspoon presides over practice at center court, the freshly-painted new logo is not the only difference in this year's Bulls squad.

Schedule

W. SoccerThursday: at Kent State, 3 PM

New treatment for post-concussion ailments

Researchers at UB's Sports Medicine Institute have found a novel approach to treating post-concussion syndrome: exercise.

"Like father, like son and company"

Frank Zappa may no longer be around, but a new generation of musicians is out to revive his legend.

Lang trades his blues guitar for a gospel choir

After half a decade of wrestling with the fact that he can't impress people with his youth anymore, singer/songwriter/guitarist Jonny Lang has changed from a blues wonder-boy into a pseudo-soulful young man.His fourth studio release since breaking through as a teen guitar-throb in 1997, "Turn Around" is almost a 180-degree spin for the artist.The album mixes a little bit of rock with pop and R&B, recycled to sound like the greatest Backstreet Boys CD or the worst Stevie Wonder LP ever.After the debut "Lie to Me" introduced him as a promising young upstart with vast potential, Lang became a highly sought-after collaborator.

The last words of Isiah

Isiah Thomas deserves a running drop kick to the sternum.He really, really does.And I'm genuinely hoping - no, make that praying - to whatever basketball gods that still pay attention to Knicks basketball that it happens.Maybe one night this season, as the Knicks are being railroaded by the abysmal Atlanta Hawks in Madison Square Garden, one of Isiah's handpicked malcontents decides he's had enough.

They came to Buffalo - and stayed

Why Buffalo?Students from across the country and around the world move to Buffalo to study at UB, and those native to the Queen City -her freak snowstorms, dreary weather and high sales tax - often wonder one thing: why?But those experiencing Buffalo for the first time say the region isn't dying, and there is plenty to do to stay entertained and well fed.Josh Dubs, a second-year law student, was first introduced to the potential of UB by his aunt and uncle who live in nearby Lancaster.

Sidelines

Clarke earns national and school honorsSenior Andrae Clarke was named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week.

Sabres shoot past team record

In front of a boisterous sellout crowd at the Bell Centre in Montreal, the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Canadians, 4-1, for their ninth straight win.

There's a bad one in every barrel

Lloyd Banks' sophomore LP "Rotten Apple" may take on a new experimental side, but it falls plenty short from the mainstream tree of his first album.

Read 'em and weep

Did you vote in 2004? A lot of exciting names have crawled out of the woodwork since then, especially with the upcoming congressional election dominating the news.

"Bulls return home, but not to winning ways"

Since their 10 match win streak ended on Sept. 15, the volleyball team has lost 12 of their past 15 games.The Bulls (13-14, 2-8 Mid-American Conference) had another disappointing weekend as they were unable to secure a victory in their return to Alumni Arena after three weeks away.

The Week Ahead: 10.23.06

The stakes are too high

Behind a black backdrop, an image of Osama Bin Laden appears and a threatening quote about killing Americans fades in then out.

Buffalo won't die today

Being a band from the Buffalo music scene usually means death upon arrival. Sure, the Goos and even Brian McNight made it, but otherwise Buffalo's mainstream music repertoire runs about as deep as Lee Evans on a third and five.