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One last jump into the pool for senior swimmers

Five senior swimmers will enter the waters of the Alumni Arena Natatorium for their final home meet on Saturday as the women's swimming and diving team hosts Cornell University.Although the Bulls head into their last match with a record of 3-8 overall and a disappointing 0-7 record in Mid-American Conference action, interim head coach Scott Vanderzell believes his team has plenty of talent, just not enough depth."Our main weakness is our depth," Vanderzell said.

Adams distinguished in both the water and classroom

Luke Adams says the hardest part of swimming is sticking with the routine day in and day out - a schedule of breakfast, classes, lunch, intense swim session, lifting, and then returning home for dinner.

"'Poseur saints' taint Christianity, evangelism"

I am not bothered to admit that evangelism is an integral part of religion to at least some Christians.

Bring on the pain

The news that UB's football team will play Auburn and Boston College next year, and possibly Wisconsin or West Virginia, guarantees pain on numerous levels.

Ben Sargent Cartoon: 2.10.06

Bhangra brings hot blizzard to town

Saturday nights for many students often mean going to a bar, hanging out with friends or spending the night in front of a television.

Corrections

In Wednesday

Back with a vengeance

The show appearing on Shea's Theatre stage this week does not contain the typical dramatic monologue or the emblematic song and dance.

Schedule

WrestlingFriday: at Kent State , 7 p.m.Track & FieldFriday: at Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup , 5 p.m.W.

"Facing cuts and higher costs, more students rely on loans to pay tuition"

The U.S. Senate passed earlier this month the first decrease in federal assistance to education in more than a decade, and more students than ever could be losing a good portion of their financial aid as a result.These cutbacks, combined with the increasing cost of attending college, have left students looking for ways to make up for that funding gap.

Buffalo's bare bench brings another loss

When a game is tied with less than four minutes left in the second half, it's usually anybody's game.

"UB officials, SA to meet on health center"

Following Valentine's Day, the Student Association will be looking for some extra love from UB officials as the two groups have planned a closed-door meeting for Wednesday to discuss a plan of action for a future health center on North Campus.Administrators had hoped to bring a health center to Amherst this past semester, but it was again stalled due to problems with finances and location.This semester, tensions are higher and the pressure is on to make the project a reality.

Scoreboard

W. BasketballWednesday:Central Michigan58Buffalo50

A thriller for thinkers

Don't expect bloodshed or screaming girls running from serial killers. Compared to recent carnage-laden horror films like "Saw 2," the French film "Cach?

Bulls lose fourth straight

With four straight losses, three of them to conference-leading teams, the Bulls are setting themselves up for a difficult postseason filled with many road games.The first half Tuesday night's game versus Ball State saw four lead changes and six ties, but the Cardinals ended up with the halftime lead and continued on to a 67-60 victory over Buffalo.Ball State's win relied heavily on the shooting of forward Julien "Skip" Mills, who scored a game-high and career best 27 points.

Relay team christens new track with UB record

The Akron Open was teeming with some of the top track and field athletes in the country last weekend as it hosted 700 competitors from 25 different universities to christen the school's brand new facility."It's a beautiful facility, a 300-meter track that should be real fast, the field's been laid out nicely, so it's a good opportunity," said Buffalo head coach Vicki Mitchell before the meet.Mitchell's teams made the most of the track's speed, scoring second in the women's 4x400-meter relay and setting a new school record with third place in the same race for the men.Coming out strong on the men's side, the Bulls' 4x400-meter relay team made up of freshman Rob McRae, junior Brian Heim, junior Paul Riley, and senior Bryan Weinstein, finished only behind two other schools, managing to break the UB record by three-tenths of a second.

Celibacy: the way to be

You don't even want to know how long it's been since I've gotten any. Every time I go to the bathroom I have to shift the cobwebs to one side so I have an adequate urination lane.It's not that I can't get any, it's that I don't want any, and for most of my adulthood my sexual inactivity has been a voluntary choice.I've adopted celibacy based on a thorough cost-benefit analysis of my life when in and when not in a relationship.

Hang up on 'Stranger'

Throw that old "Halloween Sound Effects" tape in the stereo, hit the lights, and press play. If the cackling witches, the rattling of chains, or the man screaming in complete agony lift a few of your hairs on the back of your neck, then you can save your $8.50, the price of admission for "When a Stranger Calls."In the film industry's latest attempt at resurrecting the genre, they dialed the wrong number.

A call for Editor in Chief candidates

Have an interest in running The Spectrum next year? The election for Editor in Chief for the 2006-2007 school year is an opportunity open to any UB undergraduate, not just current staff members.

Human-animal hybrids. Really.

So much for my inter-species dating site, BeastBuds4Ever.com.Eyebrows across the nation were raised, knitted and furrowed in response to President Bush's condemnation of what he called "human-animal hybrids" during last week's State of the Union address.Most viewers were left with visions of satyrs and centaurs bounding through their communities currently populated by people entirely human.