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Fage chips in overtime win

By ALEX ZAMBELLI | Oct. 12, 2005

For the UB women's soccer team, winning occasionally with their injured, patchwork team must feel just as rewarding as going undefeated with a stacked lineup.The women's soccer team left Homecoming Weekend with one win and one loss -- a rainy defeat on Friday preceding an overtime victory Sunday.Freshman forward Brooke McCalla jumped up to win a 50-50 ball during the second overtime in Sunday's game when she was fouled outside Northern Illinois' goal box.

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Having to say you're sorry

By JEREMY G. BURTON | Oct. 12, 2005

There's a Jewish tradition on Yom Kippur that you personally ask people for their forgiveness. For me, it's always been an awkward exercise because each year I can't decide which is more uncomfortable: fielding requests for forgiveness from family and friends, or debating whether to ask anyone myself.If you're not familiar with Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar and the reason we have no classes Thursday, it is a day of services, prayer, and fasting.

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Art professor's trial still in limbo

By SIOBHAN COUNIHAN | Oct. 12, 2005

The trial of UB art professor Steven Kurtz, who was indicted for mail and wire fraud for allegedly illegally obtaining bacteria he used in his artwork, continues to idle in court as the popular teacher awaits the first of his pre-trial hearings.According to Kurtz, both sides are currently waiting for the judge presiding over the case to rule on a number of motions the defense has filed.

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"Of 'hearts and minds,' wars and earthquakes"

By Editorial | Oct. 12, 2005

It really could be a golden opportunity.That India and Pakistan can put aside their differences in the wake of the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that hit Southeast Asia Saturday is an indication of the desperation of the situation.

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Volleyball drops two in a row

By RICHARD MATHEWS | Oct. 10, 2005

After a gritty road trip where the UB volleyball team lost four of five games, last weekend's back-to-back home games came as a welcoming change.Unfortunately for the Bulls, they were unable to capitalize on the advantage of playing in friendly confines as they lost to Miami (Ohio) on Friday by a score of 3-1 and again on Saturday to Bowling Green 3-0.The Bulls (8-11 overall, 0-6 Mid-American Conference) were able to rebound from a heartbreaking first-game loss to Miami.

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Oct. 10, 2005

MAC rankingsThe Mid-American Conference announced Saturday that the UB wrestling team shares a second-place ranking with Northern Illinois in MAC pre-season polls.

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Gunmen rob Heights students in home invasion

By COLLEEN BURTON | Oct. 10, 2005

A UB student and his roommates were robbed at gunpoint in their Minnesota Avenue home last Wednesday by five masked attackers, according to The Buffalo News.The robbers stole three cell phones and about $450 before running away.

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"Fasting, feasts and family for Ramadan"

By MAUREEN CATTIEU | Oct. 10, 2005

Before a single ray of sunlight rose above the horizon in the early hours last Tuesday, Muslim students at UB and around the world began their first day of fasting to mark the beginning of Ramadan.Ramadan, the ninth month of the Muslim calendar, is a time of worship and contemplation for the Islamic community, and is celebrated with thirty days of fasting from sunrise to sundown."Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam and a blessing that comes only once a year," said Viqar Hussain, president of the Muslim Student Association.

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"Bumblers, developers and fans"

By Editorial | Oct. 10, 2005

NYC threats expose Homeland SecurityGeorge W. Bush's terror speech to the nation last week was disappointing in light of the "specific threat" New York City's subway system faced.

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UB alum heads 'the anti-Blockbuster'

By TIFFANY DURILLA | Oct. 10, 2005

Movie buffs who are frustrated that their only option for movie rentals are mainstream venues like Blockbuster or Hollywood Video need look no further than Mondo Video."We have all the movies Blockbuster doesn't carry.

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Million-dollar men

By ASHLEY N. OWENS | Oct. 10, 2005

With Hollywood superstars Matthew McConaughey and Al Pacino, "Two for the Money" isn't a gamble, but an automatic box-office success."Two for the Money" is a sentimental narrative about the sports gambling business intermixed with humorous accounts to keep movie watchers entertained.The film portrays the lives of gamblers and their addictions to alcohol, money and of course, betting.

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The Holy Rollers

By NICOLE COLEMAN | Oct. 10, 2005

There is a dreaded knock at the door just as you're settling in for your third viewing of "The Lord of the Rings" movies.

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Akron zips by UB in battle of ranked teams

By ANTHONY SYLOR | Oct. 10, 2005

It turns out the difference between two and 20 is three.Twentieth-ranked UB men's soccer fell 3-0 to the number-two ranked Akron Zips Friday in a rainy, penalty-leaden game at UB Stadium.The highly anticipated match-up was the first conference test for each squad, whose records are the best in the Mid-American Conference.The Zips (10-0, 1-0 MAC), who tout the two leading MAC scorers, landed their first two blows early as Ross Mackenzie scored at the 11:33 marker followed by an impressive goal from Sinisa Ubiparipovic from an indirect kick at 14:15.The Zips stuck to their style of play as they packed their defensive half of the field, stopping the Bulls (10-2 overall, 0-1 MAC) from a head-on attack while winning the midfield."It's their style to press themselves defensively and just win balls at midfield," said head coach John Astudillo.

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"Neither burning out, nor fading away"

By KENNETH ILGUNAS | Oct. 10, 2005

For decades, Neil Young has tested, mixed and invented songs in his musical laboratory, creating some of the most revolutionary and prodigious compositions of the past half-century.The 60-year-old musical genius has temporarily ceased the experimentation and offered a straightforward, easy listening, candy-for-the-ears album in "Prairie Wind."Employing the time-tested formula, "Prairie Wind" is somewhere in the crosshairs of folk, country and rock that is reminiscent of Young's golden melodies from the 1972 release "Harvest" and its 1992 sequel "Harvest Moon.""The Grandfather of Grunge" has laid down the electric guitar and replaced extensive epic guitar solos with softly strummed acoustic country melodies."Falling Off the Face of the Earth" is a lighthearted hymn that's catchy enough to be deposited into one's memory bank and "It's a Dream" crescendos a collage of violins, light guitar riffs and Young's characteristic vocals that flow together to form a classic track.Many songs echo the Neil Young of old like "This Old Guitar," with its gentle guitar melody that pleasantly resembles "Harvest Moon." Comparisons can also be drawn between "Prairie Wind" and classic songs like "Helpless" and "You and Me" for their slow tempos and choral backgrounds.Along with the songs of life on the prairie, the album features overtly political songs like "When God Made Me," which Young played at the Live 8 concert, and "No Wonder" that reads a little like Bob Dylan's "Masters of War."The album is a carefree romp through outdoor life and the Canadian countryside but may be too delicate for those who crave Young's harder tunes.

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Radical documentaries

By MARK VERNIK | Oct. 10, 2005

Black activism has played a large role in shaping the history of this nation, even shedding light on the wrongdoings of America's past.Thursday night, the CFA screening room showed two new films in the third week of the Margaret Mead Traveling Film & Video Festival, both of which featured African-American stories relating the civil rights movement.The first film, Aaron Mathews' "A Panther in Africa" (2004) was the highlight of the night.

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