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Generic pasta and nude modeling
By LINDSEY SCHUPPENHAUER | Oct. 5, 2005Within the past five years, survival guides have been created for everything under the sun. The "Teenage Guy's Survival Guide," the "SpongeBob SquarePants Survival Guide" and the "Hip Mama Survival Guide" have all graced store bookshelves.
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Second-half rally not enough in loss
By JENNIFER GILLAN | Oct. 3, 2005They moved the ball, entered the end zone three times and shut out Western Michigan's biggest threat.
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England and superiors got what they deserved
By BOB WHITAKER | Oct. 3, 2005Your editorial on the sentencing of Lynndie England for the Abu Ghraib incident was relatively well written, but showed a lack of understanding of military operations and contained some inaccuracies (Sept.
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The right to have running water
By KARA BENNETT | Oct. 3, 2005Zinab, a crinkly-faced Afghani woman, dares to speak up about women's rights. Her meager list of complaints could easily make the most indignant American feminazi blush."Afghanistan Unveiled," a documentary filmed by Brigitte Brault and the Aina Women Filming Group, explores the effects of the Taliban's repressive role.
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The force is strong with this one
By EVAN PIERCE | Oct. 3, 2005Scientology has Tom Cruise, Kabbalah has Madonna and Conservative Christians have Pat Robertson, but the latest celebrity/prophet is an unexpected one: George Lucas.
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Hat trick downs Bulls
By NICHOLAS TIEDEMAN | Oct. 3, 2005Eastern Michigan (4-6-1, 2-1 MAC) tromped the UB women's soccer team 3-0 at Scicluna Field in Ypsilanti, Michigan this past Friday.
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New faces of Buffalo hip-hop
By ASHLEY N. OWENS | Oct. 3, 2005Some of Buffalo's finest in hip-hop joined legendary MC Kool G Rap on Thursday night in the first of a series of hip-hop shows known as the Throwback Series.The series, presented by Black and Blue Arts Entertainment, premiered at The Icon downtown.
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Letter from the Editor: On the other side of the editorial
By JEREMY G. BURTON | Oct. 3, 2005No matter how many pages we have in a given issue, it never seems like enough. There's always one more story we wish we could add.
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Marley for Generation Mayer
By ALEXANDRA WARREN | Oct. 3, 2005Abdel Wright won't make you "get up, stand up," like Bob Marley, but he will soothe your soul with sweet guitar-playing and airy vocals.
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"WBFO receives $70,000 grant to go digital, expand reach"
By MAGGIE ROBINSON | Oct. 3, 2005WBFO 88.7, a UB-funded public radio station, has received a $70,000 grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to pay for resources to allow WBFO to switch from traditional analog service to digital broadcasts.WBFO, Western New York's only FM National Public Radio station, will be using the money to buy the necessary equipment to make the conversion to digital in its studios in Allen Hall on South Campus."Digital is the future of broadcasting, and the future is here," said Patricia Harrison, CPB president and CEO of WBFO.
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Free press must continue on free
By Editorial | Oct. 3, 2005A functioning free press reports on wrongdoing throughout our society, from big bad business and corrupt bureaucrats to drug dealers and domestic abusers.
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Intangible hooks
By MEGHAN GROTH | Oct. 3, 2005Talent? Good looks? Old favorites? Shiny colors? What variables factor into your judgment of a new book, movie or album?I think it's safe to say that the selling points that send consumers reaching for their wallets are similar for all aspects of the entertainment industry, be it a New York Times bestseller, a blockbuster movie or a Billboard single.At the preteen stage, and often later in life, sex appeal translates into commercial success.
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"With boxes and blankets, students raise awareness at annual 'Night Out'"
By RUTH BLAYNEY | Oct. 3, 2005On Friday night, as most people were eating dinner or getting ready to go out partying, one brave group of students spent the night sleeping in rough cardboard boxes on campus in order to raise money and awareness to fight homelessness, an issue deeply felt in Buffalo.The Community Action Corps' annual "Night Out" event was met with the usual chilly weather and biting winds, as it also aimed to provide students with volunteer opportunities for working in schools, homeless shelters and hospitals.Karen Maker, executive director of CAC, said homelessness is not something that necessarily directly affects most students, but is a very visible part of most cities.
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Poking around
By SIOBHAN COUNIHAN | Oct. 3, 2005I was pretending to do work the other day and like so many other times before, I decided to "take a break" and satisfy my budding Internet addiction by surfing for hotties on Facebook.I'm one of the many students that uses this Web site to find that hottie from last night's party, scam last week's notes from someone in my class or just look for attractive like-minded students to lust after.I hadn't updated my profile pretty much since I signed up for Facebook, so I was going through the different sections and came across the "personal info" section.
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It's the Occupation
By JAMES HOLSTUN | Oct. 3, 2005In his Sept. 26 letter ("Anti-Zionism comes from anti-Semitism"), Bryan Saltz says it is anti-Semitic to condemn Israel when other nations are guilty of far worse human rights violations.
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An evening serenaded by Secada
By MEGHAN SHALVOY | Oct. 3, 2005If the typical college student were asked what they knew of Grammy Award-winning artist Jon Secada, most would, at best, be able to recall the light radio favorite "Just Another Day" from the early '90s.That could account for the dismal advertising on campus and primarily middle-aged audience at Secada's concert-"An Evening with the Stars"-at the Center for the Arts Saturday night.Although the lax setting of the show created a pleasant ambiance to the Mainstage Theater at the CFA, it lacked a certain je ne sais quoi that would create true entertainment.
