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Heads in the sand

By Editorial | Jan. 27, 2006

It must be nice never having to account for one's actions, or lack thereof. Americans are familiar with the Bush administration ignoring laws and common decency concerning foreign policy and spying on its citizens, but how can the administration get away with this tactic in the Katrina investigation?The White House's refusal to turn over relevant documents to congressional investigators looking into the handling of Hurricane Katrina is mind-boggling.

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An average 'Annapolis'

By DREW WEITZ | Jan. 27, 2006

Jake Huard may have waited his whole life to join the Navy in "Annapolis," but moviegoers should probably wait a bit more: until the movie is released on DVD.Despite its predictable plot and underdeveloped characters, "Annapolis" still makes for a mildly entertaining movie.

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Minimum wage hike challenges employers

By ROBERT PAPE | Jan. 27, 2006

Sean Jackson, a sophomore employee at the on-campus Burger King in The Commons, just got a raise without even asking for it.With the second phase of a three-tiered New York State plan to increase the minimum wage going into effect on Jan.

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Faculty: UB must determine where it stands on general education

By HAROLD DUMKE | Jan. 27, 2006

To meet the demands of the SUNY Board of Trustees, UB is taking a different route than most other SUNY schools to measure the quality of its general education programs.Unlike most SUNY schools, which will collect data every three years, UB has decided to assess its students each year over a three-year period.

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Schedule

Jan. 27, 2006

Track & FieldFriday: at Penn State Invitational , 5 p.m.WrestlingSaturday: vs. Ohio, Delaware State, Ithaca , 9 a.m.Track & FieldSaturday: at Penn State Invitational , 10 a.m.W.

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Short-films not short-sighted

By KARA BENNETT | Jan. 27, 2006

Most viewers wouldn't consider popping popcorn before watching a one-minute and 10-second video, but the brevity of Elka Krajewska's "70 Seconds" doesn't make this screening any less enjoyable.Krajewska is just one of 40 artists being showcased in Hallwall's annual "Resolutions" festival.

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Scoreboard

Jan. 27, 2006

W. BasketballWednesday:Toledo57Buffalo47M. BasketballThursday:Ohio70Buffalo51

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UB's rowdy fans characteristic of college ball

By JENNIFER GILLAN | Jan. 27, 2006

Fans provoking players at basketball games is a tradition. Recently, the NBA has had issues with athletes going into the stands to either defend themselves or their loved ones, something that could happen at any venue with a riled-up crowd.Even at Alumni Arena there have been situations where fan behavior breeched the line of acceptability, and John Grela, director of Public Safety, said there is a process to handle those circumstances."We try to give the people a warning," Grela said.

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Letter urging minorities to leave U.S. was ignorant

By ANESSAH BROWN | Jan. 27, 2006

I was disgusted to see the ignorant things written by Mike Quarantello ("Border profiling necessary," Jan.

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Professor hits home run by mixing music and baseball

By JUKURIAKOSE | Jan. 27, 2006

Having grown up in a family of baseball fans in New Hampshire, professor Timothy Johnson has combined his interest as a baseball lover with his passion for music.

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Stifling defense stops Bulls

By DANIEL GVERTZ | Jan. 27, 2006

Having built a strong reputation on the road this season, UB women's basketball started its home game Wednesday night with a surge of promise, opening a 7-1 lead in the first four minutes.

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Nod if you've heard this before

By MAXWELL BENTON | Jan. 25, 2006

Tom Dinsdale and Simon Franks, the artists behind Audio Bullys, create an electronica sound bordering on dance and trip-hop that is at times interesting.

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Building hope

By THOMAS HALLECK | Jan. 25, 2006

Four months after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita thrashed New Orleans, images of the destruction seem to have trickled out of much of the American consciousness, or at least out of the daily news cycle.For Nathaniel Cornman, a junior architecture major at UB, the images that faded for some people became stark reality when he and other UB students went to Louisiana over their winter break."From the time you wake up until the time you go to bed, all you see is hurricane destruction," Cornman said.

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Does suffering disprove the existence of God?

By DANIEL O'HARE | Jan. 25, 2006

With the recent occurrences of Hurricane Katrina and the earthquake in Pakistan, many of us are wrestling with a question that comes up time and time again: How can any good God allow such tragedies to occur?The Biblical and common view of God is that he is both all-powerful as well as good.

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Online housing registration a big success

By JESSICA PACKARD | Jan. 25, 2006

When University Residence Halls & Apartments began accepting apartment applications online for the first time last spring, it was a change that officials promised would end long lines and mass paperwork.Now, a year later, it would appear the online system has proven to be both efficient and successful."It was so successful last year," said Michael J.

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Professors like what they see in photo class lists

By ROBERT PAPE | Jan. 25, 2006

Walking into your new classes this semester, don't be surprised if the professor already recognizes who you are.

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Scoreboard

Jan. 25, 2006

M. BasketballTuesday:Buffalo76Bowling Green73

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"Music, arts cook in students' Kitchen"

By JU KURIAKOSE | Jan. 25, 2006

A group of UB students are opening their own downtown kitchen this weekend, but don't expect to get full on food.

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Spying akin to witch hunt

By CHRISTOPHER M. WILLETT | Jan. 25, 2006

A few days ago Fabio Albertin ("Spying program helps find our enemies," Jan. 23) wrote that "many liberals have become so extreme and have fallen so deeply in love with so-called extreme Muslim or communist ideologies that they have come very close to being enemies of America themselves." If Albertin is on a witch-hunt for signs of extremism, he should look in the mirror.

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Border profiling necessary

By MIKE QUARANTELLO | Jan. 25, 2006

This is response to the many articles and responses from random university students who feel that being checked when crossing the United States/Canadian border is unjust.