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Pleasant pugnacity

Ani DiFranco almost defies classification. Her music gains inspiration from folk, jazz and the blues, but her music feels more organic, grown from an emotion or particular moment instead of a genre.


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Bulls in brief

The UB Athletics Department will be honoring two of its top teams of the past before the homecoming game on Saturday against Ball State.


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They don't just dance - they dazzle

Taking the field and the court during the football and basketball games is a group of classy, motivated ladies who are known to amaze their audiences, the UB Dazzlers.Often calling themselves "The Bullettes," the UB Dazzlers are an athletic group who show spirit and support for the Bulls.


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Sidelines

Athletes of the Week namedSenior Brian Knapp of the men's soccer team and senior Nikki Morzenti of the volleyball team were both picked as Athletes of the Week for their stand out play.Knapp scored the game-winning goal for the Bulls in the 85th minute against IPFW on Friday.


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School shooting solutions

On Monday, the Bush administration proposed a school violence summit to be held next week to address the sudden escalate of shootings.


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Scoreboard

VolleyballFriday:Buffalo3Akron0M. SoccerFriday:Buffalo1IPFW0W. SoccerXBuffalo3IPFW2Cross CountryMenFriday:Buffalo26th PlaceAt Lehigh Paul Short InviteFriday:At Lehigh Paul Short Invite18th PlaceBuffaloW.


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School of management receives $50k grant

Students and faculty will be treated to lectures by prestigious speakers through the School of Management this year, thanks to a $50,000 donation to by brothers Gerald Sufrin, chair of the Department of Urology, and Leslie Sufrin, C.P.A.The gift was given under the title of the Helen and Oscar Sufrin Endowed Lectureship, named for the brothers' late parents.


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The journey to success

Ramon Guzman knew that all it would take is hard work and patience. To achieve what he and his teammates set out to do four years ago and help build a successful football team, they would need effort and a little luck.


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Mandatory student activity fee passes in a landslide

After three days of voting in the Student Union, the referendum mandating the $80 Student Association activity fee passed by over 1,900 votes, ensuring SA funds from the entire undergraduate population for another two years.With only 250 votes against the fee, compared to 2175 supporting the referendum, the election was a clear-cut triumph for SA.


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Fire demonstration sparks strong reactions

A dorm room went up in flames outside the Student Union this past Wednesday as part of a safety demonstration geared towards educating students about fires in residence halls.The fire, started only by a small candle flame igniting an empty pizza box, engulfed the mock dorm room in less than three minutes."It showed me that just a little thing can spark a fire, and then the whole room's gone," said Pryanka Sharma, a freshman undecided major.


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Ludacris goes against the grain

Chris Bridges, better known as Ludacris, Atlanta's most influential rapper, claims that hip-hop is just a game and that the game itself "ain't nothin' without me."Reflecting on all of his albums, he said in an interview with The Spectrum, "I always strive to be the best."In his new album titled "Release Therapy," Luda attempts to best portray the complexities of human nature and personalities.


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NHL returns to the ice this week

It's barely fall, but in just one week the ice will be ready. Fire up the zamboni because hockey season has arrived.The National Hockey League, fresh from a stellar comeback campaign in the 2005-2006 season after a year lost to a labor dispute, opens play on Oct.


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SA President advocates lower textbook prices

A topic relevant to many students was brought to attention Wednesday, when the Faculty Senate Executive Committee met with Student Association President Viqar Hussain to discuss the issue of rising textbook prices and bookstore return policies.


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Restaurant Review: University Hots

Two years ago, UB alumni Chris Vavrina and Steve Vasile decided to end the era of chicken wings and pizza dominating the menus of Buffalo restaurants and brought a new taste to the city - "the garbage plate."Owners of the University Hots restaurants Vavrina and Vasile aimed to mix up the restaurant scene of Buffalo and provide a place for college students who are hungry after an evening of bar hopping.The restaurants - located on Main Street near South Campus and on Elmwood Avenue near Buffalo State College - feature a traditional cuisine of Rochester, N.Y.


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Schedule

M. SoccerFriday: at IPFW , 7 P.M.W. SoccerFriday: at Eastern Michigan, 4 P.M.Cross CountryThursday: at Lehigh Paul Short , VolleyballSaturday: vs.


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