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Theatre students go tropical

For three performers from UB's theatre department, being chosen to act and teach in Costa Rica later this month is an honor few students even have the chance to share.From only eight U.S.


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Men's soccer receives top 10 rankingsAfter finishing 14-3-2 overall in the 2005 season, the men's soccer team received top 10 rankings in four of five offensive categories out of the 30 teams ranked.Amongst the top Division I teams, Buffalo placed fifth in won-loss-tied percentages, sixth in team goals-against average, ninth in highest-scoring offense with 2.37 goals a game, and eighth in shots on goal percentages.Standout juniors Andrae Clarke and Daniel Bell both ranked in the top 30 in individual statistic category.


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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.


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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.


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Schedule

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


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"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.


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"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.


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Scoreboard

W. BasketballWednesday:Central Michigan58Buffalo50


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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?


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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.


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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.


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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.


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