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Starting the season earlyAnticipation is high for men's basketball team's season opener on Nov. 18, but that Friday won't be the first time this year's Bulls face competition.

Ben Sargent Cartoon: 11.2.05

Activists fight against failure

In Mr. Balter's letter to the editor ("Activist victories were reversed," Oct. 31) he asked, "Why protest when eventually the hard fought victories will be overturned?"The answer is not only in the question, it is the question.

Soldiers' families living on edge

When the death toll of American soldiers killed in Iraq reached 2,000 this week, for the families of soldiers still in the Middle East it was more than just a statistic, more than a story that ends when the TV is turned off.For many of the families of the 160,000-plus troops serving in Iraq, dealing with a parent, sibling or friend overseas makes the listening to news from the war a daily ordeal."It was very tough on my family.

My Turn

We've all seen them. They're everywhere, after all. Driving down the 190, watching television, sitting at a traffic light downtown, even seeing a movie - wherever you are, it's impossible to escape the flood of "feel-good" advertising now inundating major media outlets from the caring folks at the Foundation for a Better Life.Theirs ads are the ones that display pictures of celebrities and everyday citizens who supposedly illustrate certain admirable values listed next to the pictures such as "Persistence" and "Determination," followed by the exhortation to "pass it on."Pass it on.

Penalties outweigh points in 14th straight loss for football

Once again, one good half of football wasn't enough on Saturday as the Bulls fell in a conference match to Ohio University by a final score of 34-20.Despite a valiant second-half effort, the UB football team could not overcome a 20-0 Bobcat halftime lead.

'Miss Saigon' brings Broadway to Buffalo

Tissues in hand, hundreds wept and cheered for "Miss Saigon" in the Main Stage Theater at the Center for the Arts Saturday and Sunday.The emotionally charged story is timeless and powerful, managing to take each audience member back to a time and place of war, destruction and heartbreak - Saigon at the end of the Vietnam War in 1975.Larger than most CFA productions, the set of "Miss Saigon" was dazzling, adding to a Broadway caliber performance.Chris, a marine, and his friend John spend one of their last nights in Vietnam before the American withdrawal.

Hardest majors list off mark

I am an electrical engineering major here at UB. I am aware that the classification of majors, with respect to which majors are harder than others, can be quite difficult.

General education under review

Re-evaluating general education is a long-standing tradition at universities.At UB, it's a tradition that is getting a jump-start this semester as officials follow through on a decision made last January to review the university's basic gen ed requirements."There's been a movement to assessment of higher education for over 20 years," said Peter Gold, associate dean for general education in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Women's soccer bids seniors farewell

The next time the seniors of the women's soccer team visit UB Stadium, it will be to watch a game in support of their former team.A day to honor the team's seniors didn't get in the way of playing a tough game all the way to the end of double overtime in order to tie the playoff-bound Kent State Golden Flashes (8-8-3 overall, 5-4-2 Mid-American Conference).UB controlled the ball for the majority of the game, totaling six shots on goal.

'Capote' needs a little more

"Capote" is one of the frontrunners for Oscar glory this year. While it is a standout flick, some of its faults need to be addressed before jumping on the Capote bandwagon.The movie, a screen adaptation of Gerald Clarke's "Capote: A Biography," focuses on screenwriter Truman Capote's journey in creating the famous novel "In Cold Blood."Philip Seymour Hoffman takes on the lead role with authenticity and gusto.

Activist victories were reversed

One of the reasons that there is so little activism on campus at UB is because past victories have been overturned ("Atrophied action," Oct.

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VolleyballFriday:Eastern Michigan3Buffalo0W. SwimmingFriday:Ball State164Buffalo79M. SwimmingFriday:Ball State136Buffalo101W.

Scooter's loose screw

I. Lewis Libby Jr. is forgetful.Or so he would have you believe. But to believe that one of the brains behind the president forgot where he'd heard about a classified CIA agent because he was so busy would be admitting the people in the White House don't know what they're doing.

Hip-hop anonymous

Take one look at me. I'm a middle-class white girl with a science major, so I'm not going to pretend to know much when it comes to the world of hip-hop.But I enjoy getting down to good music just as much as anyone else, so I'm not completely isolated.

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Kyle "the Homeboy" Cerminara received two more top-10 national rankings. The National Wrestling Coaches Associations/International National Wrestling Media Association ranked him fifth at 197 pounds.

Men and women swimmers drop two over weekend

The men's and women's swimming and diving teams were both at home this weekend for the first time this season, but each team came out with losses in extremely competitive meets.Although the men lost by a score of 144-95 to Miami (Ohio) on Saturday in Alumni Arena, head coach Budd Termin said that the Bulls (0-2 overall, 0-2 Mid-American Conference) performed very well as Miami (2-0, 1-0 MAC) is known as one of the top teams in the MAC."Miami has historically been the second-best team in the MAC and the meet was almost a tie up to the last three events," Termin said.

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