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"Cross country squads split, finding similar success"

They say you can't be in two places at once, but the UB men's and women's cross country teams managed the task last weekend as they spilt the squad up to compete in two different tournaments.Last weekend most of the team ran in the Penn State National Open, while UB put seven other entrants in the Harry F.


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"We don't care anymore, either"

Story of the Year's sophomore release "In the Wake of Determination" is a drastic departure from their debut album "Page Avenue." The emo verses and sugary pop-punk riffs of "Page Avenue" have been ditched in favor of hard guitars and screaming vocals.


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Music for elevators and fallout shelters

Bands that ride in the groove of established musicians may not change the industry, but they can certainly produce some fine ear candy.The Stay Low's latest release "The Red Budget EP" resonates with Explosions in the Sky, Do Make Say Think, and Godspeed You!


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Falcons fly by Bulls in 4-0 win

As hard as it is to play on the road against conference opponents, the absence of six starters makes the task exponentially harder.The UB women's soccer team faced the challenge of losing veteran players and was unable to overcome Bowling Green State University on Sunday in a short-handed 4-0 defeat.Coming off of a 3-0 fall to Toledo on Friday, UB (4-10-1 overall, 2-6 Mid-American Conference) put the ball in its own net for the first goal in the contest and for the second time in as many games.


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'Domino' falls short

Model Domino Harvey has ditched the bustier and resigned the runway act. Instead of parading around in Gucci she's wearing camo and pumping bullets into notorious fugitives.


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My truck's bigger than yours

All I wanted to do was watch the White Sox.Between innings, the makers of the Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck issued me a direct challenge, the likes of which I haven't heard since my playground days.


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Bulls trip over own feet in loss

You can slow down the giant, but you still have to score.Bowling Green quarterback and Heisman trophy candidate Omar Jacobs was intercepted twice for the first time in his career on Saturday at UB Stadium, but Jacobs and the Falcons still managed to defeat the Bulls 27-7.The UB defense was a formidable force that kept Jacobs in check all game, even though some sportswriters predicted Bowling Green would pin as many as 60 points on the Bulls (0-6 overall, 0-3 Mid-American Conference).Sophomore safety Jesse Imes made a great break on the ball and came away with an interception on Bowling Green's second drive of the game.


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Volleyball splits matches in home stand

The differences between the two games of the UB volleyball team this weekend contrast as starkly as night and day.After a brutal 3-0 defeat at the hands of the nationally ranked Ohio Bobcats on Friday night, UB responded the following evening with a 3-1 victory over the Kent State Golden Flashes to secure its first MAC victory on the season.Ohio's shutout started with a 30-20 win in game one which actually saw UB hold the lead 12-8 at one point.


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'Wailing Wanderers'

Current: "The Brown Bunny" (2003)Vincent Gallo plays Bud Clay, a motorcycle racer who takes to the open road in a trip across country.


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Students toy with chemistry

UB's chemistry majors are out to prove this week that no one plays around like chemistry students do.With "The Joy of Toys," the theme for this year's National Chemistry Week, UB students are hoping to inspire a few future chemistry majors of their own, giving demonstrations of magic writing, making slime, and sailing soap-powered boats at local schools, community centers and scout troops throughout the week.As experts bemoan declining interest in the sciences in the United States, events like chemistry week are trying to recapture that spark.


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"Helping victims, shaping students through the Red Cross"

Joshua Erizer's first day interning with the American Red Cross was not what he expected. Before he even knew where the bathroom was, Erizer was thrown into a chaotic relief effort to aid the victims of Hurricane Katrina.The Greater Buffalo Chapter of the American Red Cross is made up largely of UB students, from employees to interns and volunteers.


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Multiple personality orders

Recently I went through what many students refer to as "hell week" - four exams in as many days.After hours of cramming only to know that I'd forget the information within 48 hours, I braved the first exam.



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