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Rejecting homosexuality not homophobia

By NICK PIERSIMONI | Oct. 7, 2005

I'm writing in response to Michael Flatt's editorial "Battle of hearts and minds" (Oct. 5). While I disagree with a number of his statements, the statement I'm largely referring to is that "Right wing" conservatives are homophobic because of their opposition to gay marriage.He stated that the opposition was a "Euphemism for spirituality and faith." He's right in saying that the opposition for gay marriage is based on faith-anybody can tell that George W.

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Party in the Engineering Department

By CHRISSY DRAKE | Oct. 7, 2005

Engineers have fun too. With a new club on campus, there are more reasons to wish you were a mathematical genius.UB ranks as one of the most technologically advanced campuses in the nation.

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Pop conforming

By SILAS RADER | Oct. 7, 2005

Kanye West is a drug-dealing serial rapist of pre-teen girls, and has gotten away with murder only because he's a popular media figure.Now, is that a recklessly slanderous lie that I told just because I disagree with someone's political standpoint?

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Bulls stampede home

By ALEX RUBIN | Oct. 7, 2005

For a school that supposedly doesn't have any spirit, homecoming weekend is a strange exercise.Blue and white banners and signs are streamed across the school, parents visit campus in droves, a car is smashed in front of the Student Union amid wing-eating contests and homecoming royalty parades.Yet last year, despite all the Buffalo hurrah, only 7,000 people showed up at the football game in a stadium that seats 30,000.

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Wildflower reveals a tame side

By MEGHAN GROTH | Oct. 7, 2005

The girl who just wants to have fun is back, and she's done some serious growing up since her "Tuesday Night Music Club" days.Sheryl Crow's new album "Wildflower" marks a serious branching point in her career.

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Spirit Week comes to a close

By NATIA DAVITI | Oct. 7, 2005

From automobile vandalizing to wing eating contests, this year's Spirit Week celebration of school pride did its best to prepare students for Saturday's football game in the face of daunting midterms.Monday's Car Cruncher was one of the most anticipated events to take place this week.The ill-fated white sedan, which SA officials said was previously owned by UB's homecoming opponent, the Akron Zips, became the victim of student rage."It felt so good to release the stress of my midterms onto an inanimate object, especially one from Akron," said Rachel Berg, a junior health and human services major.Onlookers also got into the spirit of the car smashing by cheering on friends who participated."Looking at what students did to that car is just a small preview to what our football team will do to the Zips this Saturday," said Giancarlo Alvarez, a senior business administration major.Spirit Week's first event highlighted UB clubs with window painting and decorating in the Student Union through to Knox Hall.

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A full Ballet

By SUSAN E. JENKINS | Oct. 7, 2005

I'm writing in response to an article by Bill Nielsen regarding the Buffalo mayoral election. Mr. Nielsen characterized this as a three-way race for mayor mentioning Byron Brown, Kevin Helfer and Charles Flynn.

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Volleyball back on winning track

By COREY GRIFFIN | Oct. 7, 2005

The UB volleyball team (8-9 overall, 0-4 in the MAC) notched their first win in five matches, defeating the Canisius Golden Griffins (6-11 overall) in five games Wednesday night.The Bulls managed to hold off the Griffs in the fifth and final game of the match after relinquishing a two-game lead.

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Pets are students' choice for companionship

By MICHAEL LACARI | Oct. 7, 2005

When you have a pet, having to talk to a shrink, calling your ex to reconcile, or being forced to confide in a smelly roommate are no longer solutions to loneliness.

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Hull heats up Tuesday nights

By LINDSEY SCHUPPENHAUER | Oct. 7, 2005

Sweet, shoe-tapping sounds of jazz drift through the bar as people congregate with beers in hand.The romantic resonance of the saxophone fills the room.

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Great performances hindered by technical restraints

By JENNIFER HEIN | Oct. 7, 2005

When the music is rocking, not even the most demanding bladder crisis will force you to lose your spot in the crowd.Such was the case with bands Woke Up in Vegas and Bensin Tuesday night.

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Budget crunch closes local library branches

By BILL NIELSEN | Oct. 7, 2005

A mark of pride among Buffalo citizens used to be its strong public library system, known as one of the most well developed in the nation.

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Guide to homecoming

Oct. 7, 2005

What UB doing this weekendHomecoming weekend is set to host a flurry of special events and games that feature nearly every UB fall sports team.

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Correction

By Editorial | Oct. 7, 2005

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Senior captain aims high

By THOMAS J. DRUELINGER | Oct. 7, 2005

At the age of 9-years-old, Erica Mincher's parents gave her a choice between dance classes or soccer."I liked the athleticism and the competition so I chose to play soccer," said Mincher, a senior and now the captain of the UB women's team.

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"Have no fear, menopause is here"

By MEGHAN SHALVOY | Oct. 7, 2005

There's more to menopause than just hot flashes, irritability and the discontinuance of one's menstrual cycle.There's also a musical.Menopause - a dirty word to most people - was the theme celebrated by hundreds of women on the Mainstage Theater at the Center for the Arts Wednesday night as they enjoyed "Menopause: the Musical."The seats were filled and there were barely any men to be found.

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Uncle Sam invades high school

By Editorial | Oct. 7, 2005

President Bush's No Child Left Behind Act is often criticized for lack of funding. Now you can add the military's recruitment of high school students to what ails the law, coming perilously close to pseudo-draft legislation.The Buffalo News reported Thursday that freshmen attending Hutch-Tech were automatically enrolled in the school's Junior ROTC program, unless they opted out.

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Question of West Coast distinction

By KARA BENNETT | Oct. 7, 2005

The West Coast, and its distinct culture in film and music, may also be developing its own distinct brand of artwork.To examine whether West Coast art has undergone Californication, the basement of the Center for Arts now features the art show "Pacifications: New West Coast Art," showcasing a number of artists' works from the Golden State.One such piece is of a cryptic horizontal fish-people, featured in Attaboy's "The Fungus Series." The festering eyes of these creatures burn the image into your eyes and suggest an aching presence of overlooked devastation.Attaboy's scrappy ink drawings are muted by messages tucked into the paintings such as "enough small talk" and "my ears droop for you."Although words and images often co-conspire, Attaboy's inclusion of dictum seems to defeat the purpose of representing ideas through drawings.Kirstin Sturdivan, the curator of "Pacifications" and student of fine arts at UB, describes Attaboy's artwork as graffiti-driven."West Coast art is a little looser," she said.

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Manuel confronts athletics money inequalities

By MATT MILLER | Oct. 7, 2005

In just his 35th day on the job, Athletic Director Warde Manuel reported to the Faculty Senate on Wednesday that UB needs to rally more pride in our sports teams, increase attendance and gradually enhance team performance.Manuel and the senate's executive committee met to discuss prospective endeavors to expand the reach of UB athletics and its influence on-campus.