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UB and Roswell awarded cancer grants totaling $6.7 million

By CHRISTINE A. SETLOCK | Oct. 28, 2005

UB and the Roswell Park Cancer Institute have been awarded $6.7 million in federal grants from the National Cancer Institute to further develop detection and treatments for the disease.UB has now received two of only 12 such grants awarded and remains nationally recognized for its work in cancer research."It's a nice sign of collaboration between Roswell and the university," said Allan Oseroff, chair of UB's department of dermatology who also works at the downtown Roswell Park.The $3.46 million grant for UB was awarded to Paras Prasad, director of UB's Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics, to expand nanotechnology, which will provide early detection of pancreatic cancer.

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"Bon voyage, Harriet"

By Editorial | Oct. 28, 2005

After George W. Bush's re-election, those speculating his lame duck status would hurt politically were laughed off.

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Mest's 'Photographs' best to date

By JESSICA STARKMAN | Oct. 28, 2005

With their energetic pop harmonies, hard beats and fun lyrics, Mest has created a solid sound over the past ten years.After Mest released their first album "Mo' Money Mo' 40'z" in early 1998, they signed with Maverick and released "Wasting Time," "Destination Unknown" and their self-titled album in 2003.Their latest album, "Photographs," continues their musical legacy and widens their expanding fan base.A somewhat mellower album, "Photographs" still has the same raw, heart-driven punk rock sound of years past.

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Schedule

Oct. 28, 2005

M. TennisFriday: at Cornell Invite, all dayM. SwimmingFriday: vs. Ball State, 4 p.m.W. SwimmingFriday: vs.

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Huddle up

By JENNIFER GILLAN | Oct. 28, 2005

UB's defense has proven this season that it has the experience and talent to match up with some of the top guns on the gridiron.But as UB has discovered, only so much can be accomplished with the defensive unit.The Bulls hope to get its fountain of youth on offense springing to life Saturday going into a conference match-up against Ohio University.

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Shutting down stress on a busy schedule

By DEAN ADAMS | Oct. 28, 2005

In life, as the adage goes, there are few things that people can guarantee: life, death, taxes, and as any college student knows, stress.Stress is as much a part of life as books, classes and homework and every student deals with stress in their own way.

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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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