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This Week In Buffalo

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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.

Bulls get shutout in Ohio

The Bulls traveled to Ohio this past weekend in search of two conference victories. However, they were not warmly welcomed by the Buckeyes.

"Gore, Cooper headline UB Speakers Series"

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.

Borrowing from the Beatles

The Jet that everyone knows and loves has tucked away their powerful pop-explosion of guitars and drums in exchange for tamer noise.

Life Focus: Health

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.

Bulls sweep St. Francis

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.

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Opening night revenge

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.

Around the MAC

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.

Employee' a no call - no show

Dane Cook's career in stand-up comedy may be building momentum, but his new film sputters and coughs like a worn-out '79 Mercury Monarch."Employee of the Month," directed by Greg Coolidge ("Sorority Boys"), is a comedy about the daily grind at a bulk-bargain store called Super Club (think Sam's Club or BJ's). The storyline follows the same, trite comedy format audiences have been subjected to for decades - an uninitiated yet somewhat charismatic loser decides to surmount obstacles for the sake of a girl while a menacing-yet-bumbling adversary throws extra hurdles his way.

Book signings at Talking Leaves aim to promote city's growth

The Talking Leaves bookstore on Main Street sits quietly in the dirt and chaos of the city streets, somewhat undiscovered by the citizens of Buffalo.

The wind beneath our (chicken) wings

M.C. Greg Bacorn, a senior history major, congratulates 2nd place contestant Ryan Myles, a sophomore exercise science major.

This Weekend in Buffalo

"Skills for protection, prevention taught in self-defense course"

A young woman walks back to the dorms from a night of studying at the library. She is alone and it is dark out and not well lit.

Putting the student in student-athlete

Daniel Bell is not your typical jock.The senior goalkeeper for the men's soccer team ranks in the top 10 in the nation in both save percentage and goals against average, in addition to his six shutout victories this season.

Bookstore not doing all it can to keep prices down

The prices of books are really ridiculous ("SA President advocates lower textbook prices," Sept. 29), but I don't believe the bookstore is doing all it can to lower prices.

Beck processes the information

Pray that Beck never stops making music. From his first major label record "Mellow Gold" to his more recent efforts, this artist has successfully managed to reinvent himself each time.

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Lest we forget

Forty three years ago Martin Luther King Jr. stood in front of a Detroit, Mich. crowd and gave one of the most powerful quotes in our nation's history.