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Bulls have second shot at Northern Illinois

By COREY GRIFFIN | Nov. 11, 2005

A 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, 2005

Beautiful 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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Sidelines

Nov. 11, 2005

Gridiron ESPN academic honorsSenior defensive end Aaron Sanders of the UB football team has been named to ESPN the Magazine's Academic All-District team.

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Correction

By Editorial | Nov. 11, 2005

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SA Senate nominates finance committee

By HAROLD DUMKE | Nov. 11, 2005

At 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, 2005

Only 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, 2005

On 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.

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Scoreboard

Nov. 11, 2005

Nothing To report

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Photo finish

By Editorial | Nov. 11, 2005

The pilot program being used by 21 UB professors allowing access to photos of students within their classes presents challenges to students' privacy, but seems worthwhile nonetheless.The program was brought into fruition to address the perceived need for greater interaction between faculty and students.

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"Sin, pleasure, pro-creation, recreation: it's all sex to Soble"

By MO-FEI LIU | Nov. 11, 2005

Talking about sex is easy, at least with most college students. What's harder is having an honest, intellectually stimulating conversation about it."To do it or not to do it, that is the big question," Alan Soble, a research professor at New Orleans, said at his Tuesday night lecture at UB's Center for Inquiry.The presentation, titled "The Conundrum of Sexual Morality: Where to Draw the Line?" focused on three distinct strains of philosophical thought about sex.Soble's paraphrase of Hamlet illustrated the way each of these schools of thought seeks to resolve the central problem of human sexuality.Soble, a prominent thinker in the field of human sexuality, made it clear that his goal was not to provide easy answers but rather to encourage introspection and public discourse."If I am at all successful, you will go away more confused than when you came in," he joked.Throughout his speech, Soble did not downplay or advocate one set of ideas over another.

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Schedule

Nov. 11, 2005

M. SoccerFriday: at Northern Illinois, 5 p.m.VolleyballFriday: vs. Northern Illinois, 6 p.m.M. BasketballFriday: vs.

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Student photo directory for professors being tested

By MATT MILLER | Nov. 11, 2005

UB is running the pilot version of a program this semester that would provide faculty with lists showing the faces of every student in their classes.Twenty-one faculty members, most of whom have had positive responses to the idea, are now trying out the prototype, which was created last semester and can be accessed online through a professor's MyUB page.Officials say that in 300-person lecture halls, the lists will promote a more personal learning environment for students, although some students have expressed privacy concerns surrounding the creation of such a database.MyUB technology officials and the Faculty Senate Executive Committee met Wednesday to discuss pilot program's progress.

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The tragedy of MAC-Hofher

By JEREMY G. BURTON | Nov. 9, 2005

It was no surprise that UB football head coach Jim Hofher was officially fired Tuesday, but for those who were unaware of the events leading up to his dismissal, here, in a special Spectrum report, is the true unabridged story:Saturday morning.

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"He got rich, but he?'s still tryin?'"

By MARK VERNIK | Nov. 9, 2005

From the acclaimed director of "My Left Foot" and "In the Name of the Father" comes the semi-fictional biopic of...50 Cent?In the past year, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson has been a busy man with the recently released "Massacre" album, an upcoming video game, and a guest appearance on fellow G-Unit member Tony Yayo's debut album.In a shocking variation from the norm, the highly praised and almost exclusively art house film director Jim Sheridan was chosen to bring 50 Cent's notorious life story to the silver screen in "Get Rich or Die Tryin'."One has to wonder if this concoction was put together by a studio oblivious to both 50 Cent's and Sheridan's past histories.

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"Mortarboard, gown?' wedding ring?"

By CHRISSY DRAKE | Nov. 9, 2005

Stepping off the gorgeous beaches of Aruba a mere week ago, former UB football and softball captains, Craig Rohlfs and Andrea Sage are beginning a lifelong commitment to one another only a couple years after graduating from college.Nowadays, trends indicate that marriage is often postponed to make way for graduate school and careers, but there are still young couples that feel comfortable making the commitment sooner.According to the U.S.

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Petition to resolve bribery charges stuck in neutral

By JEREMY G. BURTON | Nov. 9, 2005

A petition spearheaded to hold last spring's Student Association election winners accountable for charges of bribery and slander has made little progress in two months, but its organizers say they are looking to regain lost momentum this week.Francisco Baiocchi, who ran with Matt Pelkey for SUNY SA delegate positions last semester with the Reform Our Campus party, said they currently have several hundred signatures and hope to get 1,000 by the end of the week.Meanwhile, the current chair of SA's Election and Credentials committee, Avneet Jacob, says he is trying to make a ruling as soon as possible, but the former chair left with all his notes on the case and Jacob has had to work from scratch with the SA Assembly."I'm coming into this as a clean slate, so I can see both sides," Jacob said.

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Catchpole?'s return shocks fans

By ALEXIS FARNSWORTH | Nov. 9, 2005

Leaving the crowd unsure if the Bulls' leading scorer would see anytime in post season play, head coach John Astudillo proved he has a flare for the dramatic as he chose not to start the sophomore but then entered him just over a minute after the opening whistle.

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Crew's freshmen sail into first place

By ALEXIS FARNSWORTH | Nov. 9, 2005

UB's novice A boat attacked the waters with demon speed last Saturday as it finished in just under 20 minutes to zoom past the remaining nine boats with ease.Clocking in at 19:58 at the first annual Syracuse Invitational gave the novice eight an impressive first place out of ten entries.

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Vandalism at Hadley

Nov. 9, 2005

Junior resident Jen Koshy got a shock Saturday morning: her car?

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"Sex, drugs and a tape recorder"

By LINDSEY SCHUPPENHAUER | Nov. 9, 2005

Director Atom Egoyan's films "The Sweet Hereafter" and "Erotica" may have secured respect and notoriety among critics, but mainstream audiences fail to identify Egoyan's name with his stellar filmography.The paradox between critics and fans will continue to persist with Egoyan's adaptation of Rupert Holmes, "Where the Truth Lies." The film has been tailored into a tantalizing, provocative, somewhat complicated work of mystery with a cast of rising and well-known stars.An obscure murder and an abundance of intriguing sexual foul play create a thick plot worth dying for.A comedy duo's career has reached an all-time high in the 1950s, garnering fame in comedy clubs and telethons.A young reporter, hoping to achieve a profile story for her college's campus newspaper goes to their hotel room for an interview.