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A cornucopia in the Commons

By ANNE DAIGLER | Sep. 1, 2006

Wednesday morning, with the crisp onset of fall in the air, vendors from all over the Western New York area filled their tables with fresh vegetables, home baked pies, sausages and jams in The Commons for what was to be the first of a weekly event.Small businesses from Batavia, Buffalo and Friendship were helping to kick off the new and highly anticipated Campus Farmer's Market, which will now be held every Wednesday from 10 a.m.

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Spectrum Book Club

By LAURA DIBBELL AND NICOLE COLEMAN | Sep. 1, 2006

"There is one great truth on this planet: whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, it's because that desire originated in the soul of the universe.

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Room raiders: making four walls feel like home

By LAURA DIBBELL | Sep. 1, 2006

Home for the average college student is a square room or two, entirely surrounded by white walls.

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"Musicians use metaphors, so can you!"

By KARA BENNETT | Sep. 1, 2006

They sound like a juvenile's wet dream, bursting with lovesickness and adrenaline. And, like most wet dreams, Zox leaves the listener in a puddle of confusion, embarrassment and relief.Zox re-released their sophomore album "The Wait" when they signed with SideOneDummy Records in June.

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Drugs and basketball

By DAN MECCA | Sep. 1, 2006

"Half Nelson," written by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, is a film that succeeds not through its ability to overwhelm its viewer with esoteric dialogue or scenes that were created for the Oscars, but through the natural telling of a tragically inspiring story.

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The freshman funk

By LAURA DIBBELL AND ELIZABETH PAGE AND NICOLE COLEMAN | Aug. 30, 2006

College life is tough at any level, but life as a freshman can be even worse.Coming off the high of graduating from high school and a summer filled with night after night of graduation parties, suddenly living in a 10x12 foot room with a total stranger and having to forage meals from the dining hall can be a big adjustment.For sophomore undecided major Aaron Stopa, one of his first days as a freshman became especially memorable after waking up late and barreling into the elevator with a full cup of steaming hot coffee.

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Fall Fest falls early this year

By REBECCA REEVES | Aug. 30, 2006

Over a month before most of UB's Fall Fests normally take place, this year's lineup will be raising the "Temperature" Friday, Sept.

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Putting together the facts

By ROBERT PAPE | Aug. 30, 2006

There was a time in the media when the famous slogan, "more Americans get their news from ABC News than from any other news source" rang true for the station's TV and radio news alike.

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'We can and we will be successful'

By ALEX RUBIN | Aug. 30, 2006

With opening kickoff only days away, Buffalo's new head football coach, Turner Gill, is preparing to make his debut.

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Not the same old bull

By ALEX RUBIN | Aug. 30, 2006

When the Buffalo Bulls take to the gridiron on Thursday, new head coach Turner Gill will not be the only debut.

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Championship and MVP crowned on first weekend of soccer

By JAMES RAYMOND | Aug. 30, 2006

This weekend the men's soccer team successfully kicked its way into two Big East competitors at the West Virginia University Shootout in Morgantown, West Virginia.

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Sidelines

Aug. 30, 2006

Witherspoon extended through 2012The bulls basketball head coach Reggie Witherspoon has received a three-year contract extension from Director of Athletics Ward Manuel.

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Mandates of sports fandom

By ALEX RUBIN | Aug. 30, 2006

In life there are numerous important decisions that must be made. These decisions determine who you are as a person.

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Volleyball splits weekend opening games

By DAVID JARKA | Aug. 30, 2006

It was a bittersweet weekend for the Bulls' volleyball team. Buffalo opened up the 2006 season with losses against Charlotte and Davidson on Saturday, and won the next day against the North Carolina A&T Aggies, and the High Point Panthers.Buffalo lost both of its Saturday matches three sets to zero and lost its first match to Charlotte 30-24, 30-27 and 30-27.

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This Week's Theme: Songs to Start the Semester

By MATT R. MANERA | Aug. 30, 2006

These songs should help set the pace for the long year ahead.01. Brand New -

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Coming home for a shutout

By JUSTIN HAAG | Aug. 30, 2006

In a weekend filled with rivalry, the Buffalo women's soccer team managed to bounce back from a season opening road loss to the Niagara Purple Eagles, coming up with a shutout on Sunday over southern rival St.

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Schedule

Aug. 30, 2006

FootballThursday: vs. Temple, 7 p.m.

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A little ray of hope

By GINA ROSEMELLIA | Aug. 30, 2006

Smuggling a corpse across state lines really shows just how far the Hoover family will go to make it to an out-of-state beauty pageant.

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Scoreboard

Aug. 30, 2006

M. SoccerFriday:Buffalo2Pittsburgh 1W. SoccerFriday:Niagara 3Buffalo1VolleyballThursday:Charlotte 3Buffalo0Friday:Davidson3Buffalo0M.

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Deli owner killed in Univ. Heights

By ROBERT PAPE | Aug. 30, 2006

A clerk at University Grocery & Deli at the corner of Englewood Avenue and Eley Place was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon according to officials at the Buffalo Police Department.Two black men with a sawed-off shotgun entered the store around 3 p.m.