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Donuts and Time Warp for a UB Halloween

By JESSICA MINNEY | Oct. 28, 2005

From the scary to the kinky, the Student Union will be UB's Halloween hub this weekend. As the Haunted Union enters its sixth year and a "Rocky Horror Picture Show" performance is resurrected, traditions of all types will be available for students to explore.On campus, Student Activities and the Student Programming Board are helping students kick their Halloween weekend into high gear.Their Haunted Union started Thursday and runs through Friday, from 11 a.m.

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PUSH comes to shove

By HAROLD DUMKE | Oct. 28, 2005

Thirty people gathered at the Buffalo Convention Center in the icy, pouring rain on Monday to protest the sale of hundreds of abandoned homes to the highest bidders, many of whom will never set foot on the property they just bought.These absentee property owners oftentimes only buy the property with the intent to sell it again at a higher price, usually ignoring much-needed repairs, leaving dilapidated houses and rundown buildings to blight neighborhoods like many in Buffalo's West side.Aaron Bartley, head of People United for Sustainable Housing, said many of these landlords flock to wholesale auctions, buying up houses with no intention of improving them at all.

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Atrophied action

By SIOBHAN COUNIHAN | Oct. 28, 2005

When the University of Maryland recently awarded its students the freedom to hand out fliers, protest and speak on campus, its students gained rights UB students had already been enjoying for years."This campus has been the home of regular demonstrations, many involving issues to which our campus is not a party," said Dennis Black, UB vice president for student affairs.

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Cute and cuddly masochists

By MARK VERNIK | Oct. 28, 2005

Step aside, Cartman. There's a new badass in town and it happens to be cuter than Bambi and the Care Bears combined.The recently released "Happy Tree Friends: Overkill" proves once again that cartoon violence is not a thing of the past, but something that has been evolving from "Tom & Jerry" to "Wile E.

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Sidelines

Oct. 28, 2005

Top FinishersFour UB runners from the men's cross-country team competed in the five-mile race last Saturday at the Reif Memorial Run in Cornell.

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Gray humor and scattered showers

By BRIAN HIBBARD | Oct. 28, 2005

From the south, we have a chubby daughter with a camel toe, mixed with a westerly, na??ve 15-year-old son and a nor-easter blowing in Nicholas Cage as the perfectionist father.These systems should come together and bring our area some decent film work in the form of "The Weather Man.""The Weather Man" is a portrait of an average family's peculiarities that stands out against modern Hollywood fiascos.

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Sidelines

Oct. 26, 2005

Bulls fall early in the tourneyThree members of the women's tennis team traveled to the ITA East Regional tournament at the United States Military Academy over the weekend.Andreea Novaceanu was UB's lone entrant into the field of 128 singles players.

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UB eco-friendlier with hydrogen cars

By CHRISTINE A. SETLOCK | Oct. 26, 2005

It may be a long time before current freshmen see their grandchildren driving in pollution-free hydrogen cars, but UB is already taking a step towards that future.To meet federal and state laws, UB will be finalizing a deal this month to purchase two new hydrogen vehicles."The university feels strongly that we should be taking the lead in environmentally safe products," said John Hayes, assistant director of buildings and grounds.Federal law requires that 75 percent of new purchases be alternatively fueled and energy efficient under the 1992 Environmental Protection Act.

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Catchpole awaits doctor's decision

By ANTHONY SYLOR | Oct. 26, 2005

The fate of sophomore Lee Catchpole remains in limbo as he awaits an Oct. 31 doctor's appointment to find out if he will be cleared to suit up for the men's soccer team's Mid-American Conference playoffs.

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Boo to the boob tube

By RACHEL BELLAVIA | Oct. 26, 2005

The idea of mainstream media promoting sex is nothing new. Fresh meat, often of the female jailbait variety, is constantly being thrust into the spotlight and slapped on magazine covers to serve as both a burning sex object and a recognizable female icon.

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Heights police ready for Halloween weekend

By JEREMY G. BURTON | Oct. 26, 2005

City and campus police officials say they are prepared for the party-heavy Halloween weekend, especially in the University Heights where police have been cracking down all semester."Halloween weekend has traditionally been one of the greater party weekends, and we're ready for it," said Mark Antonio, police chief of the E district that includes the Heights.Antonio declined to say whether Buffalo Police would have a greater presence than usual for this coming weekend."We're going to be out there and we're going to be observing," he said.Antonio added that although Halloween weekend is known for its rowdiness, it remains a routine weekend for his officers."(It's) the same precautions we've been taking every weekend," he said.

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Ross 'forces' laughter at the CFA

By JESSICA STARKMAN | Oct. 26, 2005

The Center for the Arts looked like it was hosting a "Star Wars" convention Monday night, with fans adorned in costume eagerly anticipating the rapid-fire delivery of showman Charles Ross.Attendees poured in to see a one-man rendition of their favorite movie that they're likely to remember.Before the show began, characters from "Star Wars Episode IV," "V," and "VI" were taking pictures in full costume.

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A more 'Stern' NBA

By ANTHONY SYLOR | Oct. 26, 2005

It probably shouldn't be too much to ask of someone that you are paying a couple of million dollars a year to come to work dressed appropriately.

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