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Cerminara proves he is among the elite at Brockport
By NICHOLAS TIEDEMAN | Nov. 14, 2005Senior Kyle Cerminara dominated the mat Saturday at the Oklahoma Gold Classic at SUNY Brockport, taking the title in the 197-pound division for the second time in as many tournaments while improving his overall record to an undefeated 8-0.The UB wrestling team finished fifth of 11 teams and placed seven wrestlers.
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Anything but paradise
By BRIAN HIBBARD | Nov. 14, 2005Most people envision a suicide bomber as a cackling schizoid maniac with nothing to lose, strapped head to toe with dynamite.Best friends Said and Khaled hardly fit the profile of the stereotypical Palestinian suicide bombers in "Paradise Now," a film directed by Hany Abu-Assad.Said repairs cars, living with his mother and younger siblings.
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Victory full of firsts for UB football
By DAVID JARKA | Nov. 14, 2005It only took 10 straight losses, 26 Mid-American Conference road defeats, and the firing of the team's head coach for UB football to pull out a win at Kent State.UB's 10-6 victory over the Golden Flashes on Saturday not only went down as the first victory of the season, but it also was the team's first conference road win in its seven-season MAC history."It's been a long time coming," junior safety Ramon Guzman said of the win, which came days after head coach Jim Hofher was dismissed but allowed to coach the last two games.
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Petition seeks bribery judgment
By FRANCISCO BAIOCCHI | Nov. 11, 2005In the weeks to come, undergraduates at UB will have a rare opportunity to have their voices heard by signing a very important petition.
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Have your torture and eat it too
By KATHERINE BECZAK | Nov. 11, 2005In response to recent reports of secret CIA prisons in Europe and Asia, President Bush made a blatantly contradictory statement Monday when he declared that the United States "does not torture" its prisoners.
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UB's two rugby squads roll in quest for nationals
By RICHARD MATHEWS | Nov. 11, 2005Soccer isn't the only sport at UB creating excitement this season. Unbeknownst to most students, the men and women's club rugby teams are generating buzz with their successes in postseason play.The men and women's teams, nicknamed the Mad Turtles and Flying Squirrels respectively, are about to embark on a journey that could put them in a position neither team has been in before.
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UB aids MTV2 in video mash-ups
By TIFFANY DURRILLA | Nov. 11, 2005While frustrated parents and neglected girlfriends may be contemptuous of the ever-evolving videogame industry, joystick enthusiasts everywhere will no doubt praise an up-and-coming video series that puts their favorite pixilated characters in the center of music television.
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The Clarks' canned food can rock
By LINDSEY SCHUPPENHAUER | Nov. 11, 2005Booty-shakin' for Boyardee is The Clarks' modus operandi, if you will.The Pennsylvania-based rock quartet are headlining this Friday's show at Club Infinity as part of "Rock for Food 2005," to which they encourage audience members to bring in canned goods.Experienced in the field of entertaining, The Clarks please fans with enjoyable straight-up rock rather than muddle through esoteric, non-melodic sounds."What we want our listeners to get from our music isn't a deep meaning, but simply any type of enjoyment or fulfillment in a positive direction," said Robert James, lead guitarist for The Clarks.
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Professor wins election for top Amherst job
By EVAN PIERCE | Nov. 11, 2005When Dr. Satish Mohan told his former colleagues at Stanford that he was taking a job at UB, they gave him a warning."The college is okay, but the town is doomed," Mohan recalls them telling him.While recent politics in Erie County and the City of Buffalo have given those Stanford doomsayers' predictions some credibility, Mohan's election to Amherst Supervisor gives him a chance to stem the tide and prove his ex-colleagues wrong."I want to grow this town," Mohan said.
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Bulls have second shot at Northern Illinois
By COREY GRIFFIN | Nov. 11, 2005A second match against a tough opponent would be a daunting task for some. For UB men's soccer, it's an opportunity the team relishes."They really fancy a chance to get back at Northern Illinois," said head coach John Astudillo about his players.The third-seeded Bulls (13-3-1) will attempt to seize that second chance in the semifinals of the Mid-American Conference tournament when they face off against the second-seeded Northern Illinois Huskies (11-5-2).UB is fresh off a dominating victory over sixth-seeded Indiana Perdue Fort Wayne on Tuesday night at UB Stadium.
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Indian community unites at Muqabala
By RUTH BLAYNEY | Nov. 11, 2005Beautiful handmade costumes, months of rehearsals and a chance of winning one thousand dollars in cash can mean only one thing: it's time for Muqabala, the annual talent competition held by the Indian Student Association.On Saturday Nov.
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SA Senate nominates finance committee
By HAROLD DUMKE | Nov. 11, 2005At their first formal meeting this year, the SA Senate accepted a number of nominations for the finance committee but has not confirmed any of them as of yet.The nominees will be questioned at next Monday's meeting and five of them will be confirmed.
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Nothing to lose as football heads to Kent State
By JENNIFER GILLAN | Nov. 11, 2005Only two games are left in the season for UB football and its head coach, Jim Hofher.Hofher, who was fired on Tuesday by athletics director Warde Manuel, will coach the final two games of his career at UB knowing that they are his last.Gemara Williams, senior cornerback and assistant team captain, said many outsiders are focusing on Hofher's termination, but the team and coaches are focused on winning the games."I think (the coaches') mindset is the same as ours," Williams said.
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Solidarity week closes on high note
By MAGGIE ROBINSON | Nov. 11, 2005On Monday they filled the Student Union, chanting, "U-N-I-T-Y," "P-O-W-E-R" and "P-R-I-D-E." They marched from the Union to Capen Hall and back to spend the rest of the day with performances by the gospel choir, the step troupe and a series of other activities that started Black Solidarity Week with a passionate show of student voice."It was one of the largest turnouts in the past three years," said Tricia Grannum, Black Student Union president and a senior communication major.
