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A farewell to 'Rap's Elvis'

Why is it always the greats that have to leave us? From Sandy Koufax to Barry Sanders to Jay-Z, legends of their respective professions have loved to retire in the midst of their prime, whether it is for personal reasons or in hopes of attaining legendary status.Once again, the American public faces such a tragedy with the retirement of arguably one of the greatest rappers of all time, Marshall Mathers, a.k.a.

Hot shot Cage aims to lead Bulls back to championship

Armed with a relentless will and a jump shot that's as cool as the other side of the pillow, Calvin Cage has spent the last three years teaching Bulls fans that size doesn't always matter.Seven games into the season, the 6-foot, 170-pound guard is leading the Bulls in scoring with over 17 points per outing, and after his recent 22-point effort at Niagara on Saturday, Cage is showing no signs of slowing down.Cage, a senior, uses a skill set that includes a ferocious handle and a rainbow jumper to disprove critics that say he is simply not big enough to fill Turner Battle's shoes.Cage is not just another jump-shooting guard, though.

Staying safe during break

One of the perks of living off campus is being truly on your own: no parents, no RAs, no UB rules.

Correction

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"'?ue'on Flux' all garnish, no meat"

It's a familiar setup for a movie: in 2011 a virus wipes out 99 percent of the human population. A utopian society flourishes 400 years later, but a corrupt government is keeping the population under control and sacrificing security for freedom."?

Spectrometer: 10.06.05

Religion can go to hell

I've been told that I was going to hell more times than I can remember.Usually when someone uses the phrase, it's in a jocular manner, or is a rash retort to an offense committed.

Deck: Records set despite last-place finish

Cassidy Lynch of the men's swimming and diving team is breaking records early.Lynch, a freshman, set UB and pool records this weekend at the SummaCare Invitational that was hosted by the University of Akron, where the Bulls finished last out of six teams.Lynch began his assault on the record books at the Ocasek Natatorium on Friday.

Vets remember date of infamy

Citizens, veterans and town officials will gather Wednesday for memorials to remember the servicemen lost 64 years ago at Pearl Harbor, though logistics appear to be preventing a UB campus event.Events will be held at nearby Hamburg's town hall at 10 a.m.

A child is born: 'Black Nativity'

The Paul Robeson Theatre is holding a spectacular version of the birth of Jesus Christ this season, told through the eyes of Langston Hughes.

Bridging the religion gap

Situated at the end of the second-floor bridge between the Student Union and The Commons, the offices of The Bridge Campus Ministry are a literal translation of what the group hopes to accomplish for their student members: create a bridge between students' academic lives and their religious beliefsThe Bridge is a non-denominational on-campus Christian organization based on the ideals of biblical truths and God's love, but officials say its main purpose is assisting students in finding their life's purpose."In union with the Church of Christ we do our best to be as honest as possible," said Andrew Hill, founder of The Bridge.

Sweeping in a living wage

UB Students Against Sweatshops is targeting an issue in its latest campaign that many in the UB community see on a daily basis, though rarely recognize.After a successful push to affiliate the university with a sweatshop watchdog, the group says there are other injustices right here against UB's behind-the-scene employees: the janitors and custodians who keep campus buildings clean.At "Justice for Janitors" on Thursday night, UBSAS members unveiled their next campaign, talking to students and community members about the importance of raising the pay for all of UB's custodial staff to that which they define as a "living wage," or $10.75 per hour, accompanied by benefits.Unionized state employees make up some of the custodial staff at UB, but a great deal of staff is contracted by private companies, namely OneSource and ABM.According to UBSAS, these private companies offer very little in the way of compensation to their employees.

Scoreboard

M. BasketballSaturday:Buffalo68Niagara59W. BasketballSaturday:Buffalo68Niagara45WrestlingCliff Keen Las Vegas InvitationalSaturday:

Making lemon-AIDS

While their efforts weren't as cheeky as fashion designer Kenneth Cole's "We all have AIDS" t-shirt campaign, UB groups tried to engage the college as best they could on Wednesday's World AIDS Day.The AIDS Coalition, a division of Sub-Board I, did what it could to bring the UB community together for World AIDS Day in the Student Union.

The week ahead: 12.04.05

Check yourself...

With end-of-the-semester papers due soon, many students find Internet resources invaluable when conducting research.

Fisher Price: my first solo project

From Phil Collins to Wyclef Jean, many artists who felt they could make a bigger impact on the music world by going solo have been successful in bringing good, if not better music to the public compared to their time in a group.

Victory for unique local wetland

Nine acres in North Tonawanda's Klydel Wetland School District has been temporarily spared from development, and it wasn't the result of guitar strumming and singing "Kumbaya." Efforts to save the wetlands were led by geologist Liz Kaszubski, manager of the North Tonawanda Audubon Nature Preserve, who made a pivotal and successful presentation to the school board.Kazubski proposed the school sell the wetland to Buffalo Audubon for $1, a proposition the school board will vote on Dec.

Watchlist

Current: "Bad Santa" (2003)Willie (Billy Bob Thornton) is a crook who poses as a department store Santa in order to pillage his place of employment on Christmas Eve.

International enrollment ranked 11th

Despite a downward national trend, UB continues to increase its international enrollment, and according to one recent report, the school is now ranked 11th in the country among nearly 3,000 accredited universities.The report on international academic mobility placed UB four spots higher than last year's ranking at 15th.Daniel Obst, director of the Institute of International Education, said UB hosted the third highest number of international students in the state last year with 3,965, a figure that places UB within the nation's top schools.Only Columbia University, with 5,278, and New York University, with 5,140, had more international students in New York."It is particularly noteworthy that the number of foreign students is up by eight percent at UB, since nationwide international student enrollments are down slightly," he said.