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Spectrum Cartoon: 10.4.06

Bulls split weekend home games against MAC foes

It was a rollercoaster weekend for the women's soccer team as it beat the Eastern Michigan Eagles on Friday, 3-2, and then fell to the Central Michigan Chippewas on Sunday, 1-0.The Bulls (4-7, 1-3 MAC) were forced to come back against EMU (4-5-2, 1-3 MAC) in order to record its first Mid-American Conference win of the season.

Students brave a night out for a good cause

The smell of fall in the chilly air and the appearance of students trickling back and forth in front of the Student Union made for a typical quiet afternoon last Friday - sans the student panhandlers.Instead of heading for home as dusk began to spread its inky fingers over the horizon, over 25 students held their ground and braved the night as part of UB's annual Night Out, planned and hosted by the student organization Community Action Corps (CAC) to benefit Friends of the Night.Armed with cardboard boxes ranging in size from shoes to washing machines, students bundled up in layers of warm hoodies and fleeces, sporting hats, gloves, blankets and sleeping bags.

A weekend of success and distress for volleyball

It was a bittersweet weekend for the Bulls as they notched their first Mid-American Conference win, broke multiple records and also faced defeat.

Quitting is for quitters

Since I was 15, most of my mornings have started the same way. Wake up, shower, eat breakfast and smoke the day's first cigarette.

"Roosevelt adjusts to college, WR with lightning speed"

While freshman standout Naaman Roosevelt may put his pants on the same way as the 18,165 other undergraduates at the University at Buffalo, a gift separates the kick returner and wide receiver from the masses.Roosevelt is fast.

Anti-gaming conference to feature Golisano

In light of proposals for a local casino, the National Coalition Against Legalized Gambling (NCLAG) will hold their regional conference in downtown Buffalo at the Adam's Mark Hotel this weekend.

My oh my: country duo shakes the CFA

Hay bales and horses were not out of place at the Center for the Arts when The Wreckers pushed the boundaries of country music on stage Saturday night.

Pulitzer Prizewinner Toles discusses censorship in society

UB alumnus and Pulitzer Prizewinning political cartoonist Tom Toles returned home to Buffalo this past Saturday for a conference on censorship in the media.

Bulls escape with first MAC victory

Beginning Mid-American Conference play on Friday night, Buffalo came out firing shots like bullets against Indiana-Purdue University Fort Wayne.

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.

Rock keeps kids off the street

If it weren't for the strobe lights and amps, the American Legion Post 264 could have been mistaken for a daycare.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Scoreboard

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

Bulls compete well among large field

On Friday afternoon, the cross country team competed in Bethlehem, Pa. against the most competitive field it has seen all season.

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.

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.