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Leading teams and future dreams

Since a young age, when junior Courtney MacVie first kicked a soccer ball, she has loved the sport.

Schedule

VolleyballFriday: vs. Kent State, 7 P.M.M. SoccerFriday: vs. Duquesne , 7 p.m.W. SoccerX at Miami (OH), 4 p.m.FootballSaturday: at Auburn, 2:30 P.M.Cross CountryX vs.

Bulls point horns in the right direction

Buffalo's volleyball team never let The Niagara Purple Eagles take flight at the Gallagher Center on Tuesday night, as the Bulls swept them 3-0.

Musings of an English major

Life is not a prescribed formula.Believe it or not, when first coming to UB, I was certain my fate would succumb to being dropped off in the middle of nowhere by the proverbial college bus come graduation time.

This Weekend in Buffalo

Running in remembrance

Over a thousand community members will pay tribute this Sunday to Linda Yalem, a UB student who was raped and murdered 16 years ago while running on the Ellicott bike path.The 17th Annual Linda Yalem Safety Run will begin at the Alumni Arena main entrance at 9:30 a.m.

Students get a cheap cut for a good cause

Students who were looking for a new hairstyle at a cheap price were in luck this past Wednesday in the Student Union, where a miniature hair salon was set up from 11 a.m.

Chavez shows his true profession

United Nations has no room for Broadway theatricsVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez was prepared to put on quite a show at the United Nations on Wednesday.

Seeing cultures through Glass music

Monday night, revered composer Phillip Glass guided the audience across a bridge between Eastern and Western thought.

Into the eye of the Tigers

Saturday's visit to Jordan-Hare Stadium will be a day full of milestones for the football team. When the Bulls take the field against the second ranked Auburn Tigers, it will be the highest nationally ranked team the university has faced since it joined Division I-A competition in 1999.Not only will it be the first ever match-up between the Bulls and the Tigers, but the game will also mark the first time Buffalo has played against an opponent from the Southeastern Conference.Although Buffalo is infamous for its struggling football program, head coach Turner Gill's philosophy will remain the same going into the game against the Auburn powerhouse."You just know you're playing against some speed," Gill said.

Sidelines

Top Bulls honoredThe athletics department announced senior Daniel Bell and freshmen Caitlin Higgins as the athletes of the week.

Spectrum Cartoon: 09/22/06

My curse

Earlier this year, as I watched the formerly respectable and currently despicable Herman Edwards flee to the Midwest, it occurred to me that my beloved New York Jets were about to enter into yet another five-year plan or "rebuilding phase."I've watched coach after coach come through the Meadowlands (I will not call it Giants Stadium), each with their own plan to "rebuild" the Jets franchise - to return it to those glory days of Joe Namath.

Torture: Does the end justify the means?

A controversial subject was brought to attention Wednesday night with an open forum promoting discussion about the United States' involvement in acts of torture.

Scoreboard

VolleyballTuesday:Buffalo3Niagara0

Rockman becomes all-time wins leader during weekend shootout.

There were leaves falling on the campus of Dartmouth College this weekend, and when senior Mike Rockman and the Buffalo men's tennis team arrived, records began to drop as well.

Healthy living in the 21st century

For author and organic culinary guru Renee Loux, "you are what you eat" is more than an adage - it's the mantra of her daily life.A picture of health, with blonde hair, clear skin and a perfect figure, Loux has traveled with her husband to Buffalo exclusively to see the Dalai Lama.Last week, her second book, The Balanced Plate, hit bookstores.

Tasteless dieting

Your Nutrition 101 teacher will tell you that effective weight loss occurs gradually, and that a person must commit themselves to a lifestyle of exercise and healthy eating habits, but I feel that the most affective form of weight loss can be attributed to amphetamines.

While you weren't out

I now know what it feels like to be a part of history.If you weren't able to be in attendance, His Holiness the Dalai Lama encouraged everyone at the Distinguished Speaker Series event on Tuesday to be at ease.

Bulls fly past Griffins in fourth straight win

After a week and a half long tour in which the Bulls played five games, the men's soccer team did not seem fatigued at all.