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Elmwood boutique makes BeYouTiful
By LEAH BLOOM | Mar. 24, 2006For a woman who is not in touch with fashion, it can be overwhelming to walk into a boutique on Elmwood and expect to fit in.
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Solving the mysteries of ghosts and Bigfoot
By JENNIFER KEPPARD | Mar. 24, 2006In a Friday lecture at the Center for Inquiry off campus, speaker and author Ben Radford will use his insight as a scientist to prove his belief that the truth, about everything from Bigfoot to ghosts to aliens, is out there.Covering Bigfoot, alternative medicine, psychics and more, "Applying Science to the Paranormal" is designed with doubters in mind - the goal being to definitively prove or disprove several well-known claims of fringe-science."This talk is about the paranormal and we will be discussing a variety of things such as psychics, Bigfoot, lake monsters and a haunted house in Lackawanna," Radford said.
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"Asinine, not academic"
By ALEXANDER NASAREWSKY | Mar. 24, 2006Remember the snot-nosed kid who cried all the time in school, unsure of himself or the world around him?
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Led Zeppelin gets a symphonic makeover
By MATT R. MANERA | Mar. 24, 2006In 1969, a hard rock group consisting of four hopeful English lads was told they would fly like a lead balloon.
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Stifling our own improvement
By KATHERINE BECZAK | Mar. 24, 2006Buffalo wings, bars open until 4 a.m. and easy access to Canada: good. Brutal winters, a lack of employment opportunities and a declining economy: bad.While Buffalo may have its fair share of problems, the Queen City possesses an equal number of great qualities that make it unique and appealing.
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Graduating seniors will find rising job market
By ELIZABETH TOFT | Mar. 24, 2006Anyone watching the news over the past few years would think the U.S. economy and its job market are in the dumps.But according to a recent Reuters' report, students have little to worry about.
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Redesign aims to unify and simplify MyUB
By MATT MILLER | Mar. 24, 2006Since its inception in 2000, MyUB has become the electronic hub for most students' academic lives.
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The freshman 15: winter weigh-in
By JENNIFER GILLAN | Mar. 24, 2006Many say that each student who enters collegiate life gains the "freshman 15." UB gained much more than that this year with the addition of over 110 freshman athletes to its 18 rosters.Now two seasons have closed the stat books, so here are the top seven winter freshmen.
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Punk that plays it safe
By MAX BENTON | Mar. 24, 2006Pop punk and punk revival, including hardcore punk, both have their positive sides, but when it comes down to the tenacity of punk music, pop punk will always lose in a fistfight.
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This Weekend In Buffalo
Mar. 24, 2006"Inside Man"AMC Maple, Regal Elmwood, Market ArcadeOpens Friday, March 24Spike Lee's new film stars Denzel Washington as Detective Keith Frazier, a NYPD hostage negotiator.
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Liz Phair leftovers
By MAX BENTON | Mar. 24, 2006Mid-'90s female alternative music was supposed to have faded out. It certainly seemed to have been shelved among all the random music we recognize from childhood.
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Chrisphonte wins election for council seat
By THOMAS HALLECK | Mar. 24, 2006Jenna Chrisphonte, a graduate law student, captured almost 51 percent of the vote in this week's UB Council election, winning in a landslide over junior Peter Rizzo and fellow law student Todd Chard.Starting next semester, Chrisphonte will join some of Buffalo's most prominent community members on the high-profile advisory board as its lone student representative.
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FOX producer brings experience back to Buffalo
By ROBYN HALICKI | Mar. 24, 2006From UB to CBS, NBC and FOX, alumna Ellen Fleysher will speak Saturday about her journey from Buffalo undergrad to media powerhouse.
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Parking pig out
Mar. 24, 2006Parking a fire truck in front of a fire hydrant seems pretty harmless, but look at the above truck's windshield.
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Point shaving
By Editorial | Mar. 24, 2006In light of our nation's ever-growing implementation of standardized testing by the No Child Left Behind Act, the escalating number of SAT errors exposed is even more disturbing.
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Students find puppy love on break trip to help New Orleans
By TERRI ROMEO | Mar. 22, 2006When 57 UB students went to New Orleans, they weren't there to save lives -- they were there to help the city rebuild.
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Baseball gets burned
By JEFF DRAZEK | Mar. 22, 2006The Buffalo baseball team didn't return from spring break with sun burns, hangovers and empty wallets, but the Bulls did come back with eight losses, just one win, and the desire for some much-needed rest.Buffalo dropped three games against Southern Mississippi, another three to New Orleans, and one apiece to Alcorn State and Southeastern Louisiana.
