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The little big apple in UB's backyard

The first thing most downstaters complain about when they get to Buffalo is how boring Western New York is.

Committee helps students strap in

Students forced to stand on UB buses will no longer have to brace for impact whenever the shuttle comes to a halt.

Stamped and delivered

Feb. 7: Bill Sherlock, chief justice of the Student-wide Judiciary, sends letters to all involved parties, telling them they must submit written briefs within three business days for the case to move forward.Feb.

Too bad to screen

I look at movies like terminal illnesses. If you don't screen for them early, they can have dire consequences at later stages.The tradition of movie critics everywhere is to see a film before it has a wide release to audiences.

High hopes for women's softball

New players, more offense, more speed, and the same defense as last year are the reasons the 2006 women's softball team is feeling the hype.Starting their season on Friday, the women of the Bulls softball team are looking to make an impact coming off of a 22-28 season in which they were 11-8 in the Mid-American Conference."Ultimately, we're hoping to make it to the MAC Championship and of course win it," said junior pitcher Sophie Barstad.

Ben Sargent Cartoon: 2.24.06

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Scoreboard

M. BasketballWednesday:Ohio85Buffalo72

This weekend in Buffalo

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"Bobcats win with ease, Idbihi hits milestone"

With over 4,000 fans hooting and hollering behind them, the Ohio Bobcats outplayed the Buffalo Bulls 85-72 on Wednesday and placed the Bulls in a deeper hole for the upcoming conference playoffs.The loss denied Buffalo its second win of the season against rival Ohio and left their record at a winless 0-7 at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio.Ohio started the game strong, with an intensity that the Bulls were unable to match.

Communication department appoints Tutzauer as new chair

Frank Tutzauer was named the new chair of UB's communication department last week, replacing George Barnett, who is on sabbatical and will return as a professor.A UB veteran who joined the faculty as a visiting professor 19 years ago, Tutzauer said he is looking forward to leading the department forward in continuing research-related goals of communication study, while also addressing space needs in Baldy Hall."I want to make (the communication department) as strong as possible in communication science," Tutzauer said.

Scheduled

Track & FieldFriday: at MAC Championship, 11 a.m.M. SwimmingFriday: at ECAC Championships, 10 a.m.W.

Hetero cowboy love

Feeling lonely? Giving up hope on American women? Wondering where to look next? Fear not. The "Cowboy Cupid" has you covered.In the documentary "Cowboy del Amor," Ivan Thompson runs a business in which he matches American men with Mexican women.

UB tries hard to keep snow clear

I am writing in response to Wednesday's article ("Campus plowing brings flurry of frustration," Feb.

Bribery charges against SA dismissed

Nearly a year after bribery charges were leveled against Student Association election winners, the Student-wide Judiciary was prepared last week to send the case to a trial.

Black History Month

Black History Month is coming to an end, and although the annual celebration of black culture may be over, the UB Athletics Department will continue to shine as a new standard of diversity for Division I athletics.The 2005 additions of athletics director Warde Manuel and head football coach Turner Gill, coupled with the already dominant figure of seventh-year head basketball coach Reggie Witherspoon, has made UB the first and only Division-I university to have an African-American in all three positions."It's a great feeling for me," Gill said.

High-tech research to be displayed in Union

The Computer Science and Engineering Graduate Student Association will be holding its 19th Annual Graduate Conference Friday in the Student Union.Computer sciences at UB is a cornerstone to research and technology development within the local and global communities, and the conference aims to displays the cutting edge research being preformed on campus.It will also display, through paper and poster presentations, major breakthroughs and successes that the computer science and engineering (CSE) graduate students have achieved.Students from other research areas within the university will also be presenting their work.

Ghetto fabulous

Classic rhythm and blues melodies meet the ghetto life in Jaheim's third album "Ghetto Classics." Debuting at No.

Spectrum Cartoon: 2.22.06

Lareau struggles to find a genre

Picture this: you are at a Dave Matthews Band concert and the band takes the stage and starts rocking out.

Spring Fest Playlist

In case you don't know them, these are the big hits from the bands The Spectrum would like to see come for Spring Fest.