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Spotlight on excellence at ceremony

UB will commemorate this year's achievements of its professors and students on Thursday at the second annual Celebration of Academic Excellence, held at the Center for the Arts.The event is a university-wide celebration of scholarly, research, and creative excellence."It is a recognition event that tries to address all constituent groups at the university," said William Regan, director of Special Events at UB.Thursday's celebration is filled with activities geared for the entire campus community.

Construction is back and complaints heat up

For many students and University Heights residents, the fact that the end is in sight for construction on Main Street is as blissful as the end of winter.

The college gender gap doesn't reflect real world

There has been recent talk in the news that female college students are outnumbering male college students at alarming rates (a 60-40 girl-boy ratio) and that somehow this data implies that boys have become less brainy than girls.

Teaching assistants are students too

A typical day for a teaching assistant might begin with sipping a warm cup of coffee while lounging in a comfortable desk chair.

Winter blues make way for happy moods

When the Buffalo sky is like one endless gray blanket blocking the sun and mountains of dirty snow are piled up to reveal small, disappointing patches of brown grass, a cloudless day and a warm breeze make the world seem like a much happier place.The change in weather does more than just warm the body - the break from cold to warm sometimes signals a break from a seasonal depression that affects many people.Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, is brought on during the fall and winter months when there are fewer hours of sunlight.

Your guide to dying

All over the news this past week has been the story of a little girl who was killed at the paws of a bear in Tennessee.

Rough start to long road trip

It was a rocky road through the Buckeye State last weekend as the softball team started a 14-game road trip with doubleheaders against conference opponents Akron and Ohio.The Bulls went 1-3 on the weekend with their sole win coming in the second game of the doubleheader against the Bobcats, 2-0 on Saturday.Freshman walk-on pitcher Jennifer Biernacki threw a complete game for the Bulls in her first career win and shutout.

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Athletes of the weekJunior Mike Rockman of the men's tennis team and freshman Fatimah Hill of the women's track and field team were named UB Male and Female Athletes of the Week for their parts in helping their respective teams succeed.Rockman went 3-0 in his singles matches over the past week, which moved him into second place on Buffalo's all time wins list with 65.

Tennis builds momentum for playoffs

The way men's tennis coach Russ Crispell saw it, "The Easter bunny came early." It certainly appeared that way over the holiday weekend as Bulls tennis swept their matches and brought their current winning streak to three games.Buffalo started off last Friday with a victory over Northern Illinois, 4-3, which was the first win for the team in Mid-American Conference play."We played the match of our lives.

"Accused, not convicted"

It wasn't until Tuesday morning that two members of the men's lacrosse team at Duke were arrested and charged in the ongoing rape case in Durham, N.C., involving a house party and a hired stripper.

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SoftballFriday:Akron\t5Buffalo0Friday:Akron\t12Buffalo5BaseballFriday:Western Michigan5Buffalo0M.

Alternative fundraising

Like the prodigal son who falls into extra money with the passing of a distant relative, UB had momentarily struck it rich.

Ben Sargent: 4.19.06

Ellicott lot considered for new dorm

As demand for on-campus housing grows, UB officials are laying the groundwork for a new dormitory on North Campus.

Relay for Life nets 50K for cancer research

It might have been the longest walk any of them had taken, but 700 students, faculty and community members teamed up to walk through the night Friday to raise money and awareness for cancer research.The American Cancer Society's Relay for Life - in its second year at UB - paid tribute to those who have lost their battles with cancer and provided a source of hope and support for those who continue to fight the disease.Last year the UB Relay for Life hosted 50 teams with 500 participants who raised a total of $50,000.

Men wear high heels to promote sexual assault awareness

It's unusual, to say the least, to see men walking in women's shoes, but that's just what a small group of guys did at UB on Monday.The message to other men was clear: put yourself in the shoes of a woman who has been sexually harassed, assaulted or raped.The "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes" event was a joint effort by UB's Health Education and Human Services and Crisis Services Advocate Program to inform the public as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month.It was also a call for men to stand beside women and take responsibility, maybe not as perpetrators, but for condoning the attitudes that lead to mistreatment of women in today's society.Through the eyes of one man who walked the route along North Campus in casual feminine flats, most men have been a part of the problem without recognizing it."I wonder if men realize they're supporting these attitudes that lead to rape," said Chris Spicer.

Playlist

Whip out your fake Gucci shades and best come-hither smile, because spring fever isn't just about cramming for finals.

One spoof too many

In a franchise that once seemed to have an endless possibility of sequels, "Scary Movie 4" has managed to suck all of the life out of the original premise that had made the films popular six years ago.While the first three films managed to loosely follow some sort of storyline, director David Zucker ("My Boss's Daughter") abandons all hope of establishing any kind of comprehensible plot with this fourth installment.

Shorthanded Bulls post a winless weekend

When Buffalo baseball took the field this weekend, the team was a shell of its usual self, as five players were serving suspensions for a benches-clearing brawl during last Tuesday's match against Canisius.Fight and all, the game ended in a double forfeit.

Exposing all-American clich?PIs

"American Dreamz" is a smart satire that examines the current face of American pop culture from the vantage point of an "American Idol"-type television show.