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Adriot the alio: 2.08.06

Knitting moves from parlor to dorm room

Students in their teens and twenties have stolen grandma's sewing needles and yarn and are using knitting as more than a way to create those lovely potholders.

'Firewall' satisfies the system

Writer Joe Forte's "Firewall" has some fairly overdone elements: a classy bad guy with a British accent, a man trying desperately to save his kidnapped family and a bank heist.But while "Firewall" does not have the most unique plot to hit screens this year, it remedies the routine story with solid performances, direction and style.Director Richard Loncraine ("Richard III") has Harrison Ford, ("The Fugitive," "Star Wars") play Jack Stanfield, head of security for a global bank.

Clark Hall shows its age

Clark Hall has been a home for UB athletics and intramurals for over 70 years, and little has changed since it was built in 1937.

Heard in the news: 2.08.06

"Presidents throughout our history have authorized the warrantless surveillance of the enemy during wartime, and they have done so in ways far more sweeping than the narrowly targeted terrorist surveillance program authorized by President Bush."- Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, who defended the NSA's spying program to the U.S.

Talking Leaves teams up with UB for Rust Belt book talk

While Buffalo locals might wish that the state of their current economy was a product of fiction, its art and cultural society still thrives.Next week, Main Street bookstore Talking Leaves will combine appreciation for literature with the opportunity to discuss its thematic relation to Buffalo's fall into Rust Belt obscurity.Nancy Welch, author of "The Road From Prosperity," a collection of short stories about struggling families who lived in Ohio in the 1970s, will be doing a reading from her book as well as signing copies at the Talking Leaves store in the University Heights.While to Welch the event will just be a reading, she is not here for that reason alone.

Mock Trial team faces fiscal troubles

The UB Mock Trial club, which specializes in acting out fictional hearings and cases, is suffering from fiscal problems that are anything but moot.Although funded by the Student Association, under the Special Interest Service and Hobbies Council, many club members say the real difficulty is not competing against Ivy League teams or making it all the way to Nationals - which the team has done consistently for the past three years - but that the greatest trial is receiving enough funds to compete.According to Carrie Zimbardi, a team captain and junior legal studies major, the budget for UB Mock Trial at the start of this year was $1,900.

Leave me alone week

I heard a crazy idea from another editor at this publication.He suggested a week where students can walk through the Student Union without being accosted by party fliers, invitations to rush, free Frisbees and undergraduates with political agendas.

Soaring RedHawks keep Bulls grounded

In big-time games, big-time players need to play well. It's no different in any sport.For the inconsistent men's basketball team, big-time veterans like Yassin Idbihi and Roderick Middleton seem to be playing well this season, but never quite clicking at the same time.

Swimmers spread thin in Ypsilanti

The pool was filled, but depth certainly played a role in Eastern Michigan's victories over both of Buffalo's swimming and diving teams at the Jones Natatorium in Ypsilanti, Mich., on Saturday.In the conference match-up, the Eagles handed the Bulls a 123-71 loss on the men's side and a more competitive 125-103 loss to the women's team.

Violence gives Islam bad image

Is it yet clear to Muslims why so many people couple violence and terrorism with Islam? Forgive me for stating the obvious, but a protester standing in the picket line with an AK-47 perched at the ready surely illustrates some degree of militarism.

The week ahead: 2.06.06

Schedule

M. BasketballTuesday: at Ball State , 7 p.m.

Cerminara handed first loss

The electrifying atmosphere in Alumni Arena on Sunday was the most excitement a Buffalo wrestling match has generated since powerhouse Oklahoma hit the mats in Clark Hall 30 years ago.The newfound attention was well deserved, as the No.

A guitar-slinging showcase

Broadway Joe's, a cozy venue on Main Street in Buffalo's University Heights district, was packed with people Friday night for the Best of UB Showcase.

Poor shooting dooms women's hoops at Ball State

Two teams were plagued by poor shooting Saturday, but since one must come out on top, Ball State's 38.5 percent to Buffalo's 38.1 percent from the field ultimately made the difference.Despite previous success on the road, UB women's basketball couldn't overcome its backwards momentum in a 70-56 loss at Ball State.

No one circles the wagons like UB

Allowing former UB officials to collect on hefty salaries while in semi-retirement is simply bad business.

Product misplacement

The next time two characters in your favorite TV show or movie talk about their favorite food, or their new favorite electronic gadget it isn't because they like it.

Surreal t-shirts highlight UB grad's work

While at work one afternoon, Jim Kupczyk, a 38-year-old Buffalo native employed at a local Fortune 500 company, was walking to the bathroom when he saw the "art" of a fellow co-worker.

Spectrum Cartoon: 2.06.06