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'Ghosts' keeps up appearances

Mrs. Alving stops dead in the middle of the room, the color drained from her face, and tells the Pastor, "I am half inclined to think that we are all ghosts."Such instances of haunted pasts and lingering secrets reign throughout the 19th-century play "Ghosts," now showing at the Studio Arena Theatre."Ghosts" is written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, a man who is famous for his unabashed handling of social issues that were considered controversial in his day.It deals with the backlash caused by a loveless marriage that destroys or damages several lives.Mrs. Alving has tried over the years to keep the secrets of her family from others in order to maintain an appearance of perfection, but Ibsen depicts her as being liberal-minded and strong.

"Look out Lassie, these pups are for real"

Not since the "Lion King" has Disney captivated its audience with a tale of friendship, survival and a story that is simply inspirational.Longtime movie producer and director Frank Marshall ("Arachnophobia," "Congo") offers a film for all ages with the live-action film "Eight Below," a moving tale of a dogsled team's survival in the harsh wilderness of Antarctica.Barely escaping the grasp of a bitter cold storm, Gerry Shepherd (Paul Walker), and his team are forced to evacuate their station.

Campus plowing brings flurries of frustration

Though most students won't take up snowplowing positions this winter, University Facilities could certainly use the help.

African American Cultural Center develops appreciation for heritage

It's been said that arts can inspire a revolution, and for almost 50 years, one Buffalo organization has used everything from dance, music to theater to elevating African-American culture.The African American Cultural Center has been in existence since 1958, and since it's creation, has devoted itself to promoting, sponsoring and developing an appreciation of and allegiance to African-American heritage - and to enhancing social behavior among African-American youth through multidisciplinary training in the arts, as indicated by its mission statement.The center is the first black cultural institution in the City of Buffalo, according to Agnes M.

The Week Ahead

Women's basketball hangs tough with No. 25 Bowling Green

Based solely on the first 20 minutes of play Saturday, it didn't look like the Bulls were up against the No.

Sidelines

Founder of UB wrestling program diesRobert E. Rich, a UB alumnus known for creating the university's wrestling team in 1934, passed away on Wednesday.The 92-year-old Palm Beach, Fla., resident is best known for heading the multi-billion dollar frozen foods company that bears his last name.For a full story on the life of Rich, see Wednesday's edition of The Spectrum.Bulls badger BisonBuffalo was anything but a cordial guest when the men's tennis team traveled to Bucknell this weekend, beating the Bison 6-1.Mike Rockman led off the singles wins with a 6-1, 6-4 victory and carried his success into his doubles match with Albert Alant.

Bracket busted

With their ship heading dangerously off course, the Bulls stepped out of the Mid-American Conference with the hopes of redirecting their season.

Track team tunes up in Akron for upcoming MAC finals

When junior Dan McKenna broke away from the pack in the 3,000-meter event at the Akron Invite Friday he also broke a school record.McKenna crossed the line at 8:29.65 to break the record of 8:32.17 set in 2004 by Todd Ludden.

Busting heads at the Icon

"Here's how it's gonna go," lectured Daryl Palumbo, the untamed frontman of Head Automatica. "You wanna crowd surf?

Scoreboard

Track & FieldFriday:No Team ScoringM. BasketballSaturday:Iona93Buffalo75W. BasketballSaturday:Bowling Green65Buffalo51M.

Don't drink and dance

Saturday night may have been the most fun I've ever had in my life. At midnight, I turned 21.The pumpkins turned into top-shelf liquor and the mice turned into club buddies, and I made the conscious decision to drink.

Skewed aim

When Vice President Dick Cheney peppered his buddy Harry Whittington with birdshot last week, the news cycle surrounding the White House at the time wasn't flattering.

UB Now

In the two years since UB President John B. Simpson took office, it's been hard to notice significant change at UB from the student perspective.

Culture struggle for Asian universities the focus of UB series

Though some students here at UB might want better classes and more of them, few actually protest the issue, let alone riot.

Muhammad cartoon riots cannot be justified

In response to, "Muslim cartoon controversy opinions vary across campus," Feb. 17: As a sporadic, aspiring comic artist I've been following the Mohammed cartoon controversy, well, religiously.

Mullally: crooner and comic at CFA performance

If Mullally sang like her "Will & Grace" character Karen, every lens in the Center for the Arts would have been shattered and every eardrum tortured.But behind a lurking rhythm of snappy, pulsating piano, Megan Mullally sang "St.

Big results for a long-standing small department

February commemorates Black History Month, but that rich heritage is something the UB African American studies department celebrates every day.African American studies sprung out of the civil rights movement in universities across the United States.

Watchlist

Current: "The Sweet Hereafter" (1997)Canadian director Atom Egoyan, paints a tragic portrait of a town overcome with grief when a school bus falls through the ice, killing nearly all of a small town's children.

Schedule

W. BasketballTuesday: at Ohio, 7 P.M.