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This weekend, the National Coalition Against Legalized Gambling (NCALG) held its regional conference at the Adam's Mark Hotel downtown, promoting organization in the fight against the establishment of a Buffalo casino by the Seneca Nation.The conference opened Friday with a speech by Buffalo Sabres owner Tom Golisano, who said he is opposed to all forms of gambling.Golisano has also put an end to any New York State Lottery advertisements at Sabres games, and referred to slot machines as "video crack."Mary Bartley, co-chair of Citizens Against Gambling in Erie County (CAGEC), said that she was impressed with Golisano's speech."He is the first person of that stature to make a significant financial contribution," she said.Judy Metzger, CAGEC secretary, said that Golisano also aided the cause by lending his voice."He will help other people understand the issues," she said.The conference focused on three platforms against the casino: legal, economic and moral.The legal platform presented and discussed consists of a lawsuit filed in federal court as well as one filed in state court.Joseph Finnerty, coordinating counsel for the team of attorneys challenging the casino, spoke about the legal issues involved.
On short notice, and down a player due to injury, the Buffalo men's tennis team delivered a strong victory against visiting St.
Festivities in and around the Student Union welcomed home students and alumni over the weekend as part of the campus-wide week of blue-and-white pride leading up to the Bulls game against Ball State.The Student Association's annual Spirit Week Carnival featured free food, games and amusement park rides while the Alumni Association held their first annual "Dodge Bull" tournament.Patty Starr, assistant director of alumni relations, watched as teams of UB students bounced, bashed and bruised each other with only the best of intentions.
Focus: This week, make time for the most important meal of the day - breakfast."Eating a healthy breakfast has been linked to better learning ability and memory functions,"Jessica Nyrop, assistant director for aerobics and cycling at UB.Nyrop recommends buying easy foods for breakfast like fruit, low-fat yogurt, whole grain breakfast bars or granola bars.
A jam-packed Club Infinity welcomed pop-punk favorites New Found Glory back to the Buffalo area for the first time in over a year last Friday night.
Money may not be able to buy love, but it did buy dates Friday night in the Student Union as a charity event came close to being a strip show.As part of the festivities surrounding Spirit Week, the Community Action Corps (CAC), a student volunteer and community service organization on campus, held a date auction Friday evening in the Student Union.All of the proceeds went to benefit Friends of Night People, a soup kitchen and homeless shelter in Buffalo, and will be used for facility renovations, food and overall advancement to help those in need of the group's services."The donations will be added to money raised at the last CAC event held Friday September 29th, which was the Night Out," said CAC treasurer Joshua Feuerstein.Students filled out a brief survey and submitted it to become a contestant and about 15 students were auctioned off in total.
The weather on the field at UB Stadium on Saturday was sunny and chilly, perfect for a hard nosed football game.
As many local officials and Buffalonians are hopeful that pending lawsuits will prevent the construction of the Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino, Rochester entrepreneur B.
UB to help promote girls' sports programsThe City of Buffalo Public Schools and area universities, including the University at Buffalo, will be collaborating with the Buffalo Bills and the Girl Scout Council of Buffalo & Erie County to form the WNY Girls in Sports - "Girls Got Game" program.
The Bulls traveled to Ohio this past weekend in search of two conference victories. However, they were not warmly welcomed by the Buckeyes.
Now announced after the visit of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, journalist Anderson Cooper and environmentalist and former Vice President Al Gore headline the rest of the 2006-2007 UB Distinguished Speakers Series.Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai, ocean explorer Jean-Michel Cousteau and screenwriter Nora Ephron round out the lineup of investigators and intellectuals.Guests invited to speak this year are recognized nationally and internationally due to a "strong activism and passion around people, the environment, peace, and having people think of themselves as part of a global community rather than some part of it removed from the rest," according to Bill Regan, director of special events.CNN correspondent Anderson Cooper will be featured as the next installment for the speaker series, taking the stage at the Alumni Arena on Nov.
The Jet that everyone knows and loves has tucked away their powerful pop-explosion of guitars and drums in exchange for tamer noise.
For some students, hiking to class from a parking spot at the outer rim of campus counts as a hard workout, but for others it takes a little more to get the heart pumping and the muscles burning.
In its first dual match of the year, the women's tennis team found itself picking up where they left off last season as a Mid-American Conference finals caliber team.The Bulls (1-0) dominated their match this weekend versus the St.
Just five months after the Buffalo Sabres lost in game seven of the Eastern Conference Finals to the Carolina Hurricanes, the two teams were at it again.
Bowling Green at Ohio StateThe Falcons (3-2, 2-1 MAC) will be the second Mid-American Conference team to travel to Ohio Stadium to take on The Associated Press' No.
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