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"Run remembers Yalem, Katrina victims"

As the time passed 9:30 a.m., much of UB was still sleeping Sunday, still in bed on a lazy morning before football games, late breakfasts, and cherished weekend vegging out.But while much of UB slept in, over 900 people clad in 1,800 pairs of running shoes and jogging shorts hit the North Campus pavement early Sunday for the 16th annual Linda Yalem Safety Run.The run promotes safety awareness and is held in honor of Linda Yalem, a UB student who was raped and murdered while running on the Ellicott Creek bike path in 1990.

Color needs contrabassoons

When envisioning an art show, screens, televisions and hosts of instruments are not necessarily the first things that come to mind.The Carnegie Art Center's "Eyes and Ears: Sound Needs Image" exceeds the expectations of a common exhibition.Running through October 22, the display collaborates those different elements of art: sound and image.

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Wrestling team names four captainsHead coach Jim Beichner announced last week that the wrestling team has chosen four team captains for the 2005-2006 season.

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Literacy Center changes language of reading

Language can be a barrier for young students struggling to learn to read, but the language their teachers use to teach is just as important.

Scoreboard

M. SoccerFriday:Buffalo2Colgate1Sunday:St. Francis1Buffalo0W. SoccerFriday:Miami (Ohio)2Buffalo0Sunday:Buffalo1Ball State0VolleyballFriday:Kent State3Buffalo1Saturday:Ohio3Buffalo0Cross CountryMen

Just like life

There are some experiences so out of the ordinary they forever leave an imprint.One day this past summer, when big fluffy clouds hung against a clear blue backdrop, I set off for a bike ride along the Erie Canal near the small town where I live.

Get to know your party buster

Lieutenant David Urbanek's shift is nearing its end when he spots a group of students gathered on a corner near Ellicott laughing and goofing around, various beer bottles in tow.

FEMA fails again

They still don't have it right.As the images of stranded motorists fleeing Houston in the anticipated wrath of hurricane Rita flashed on the nation's TV screens, the continued failure of those officials responsible for disaster relief planning and management became clear.

Two students find niche in hurricane relief

In the midst of nationwide and university-wide fundraisers to aid those affected in Hurricane Katrina's wave of devastation, two UB students have found a unique way to show their support.During September's tax-free week, Susan Goon and Jennifer Chen did what many New Yorkers did - they stocked up on tax-free clothing.

Lies and statistics

There remains a significant, inherent flaw in Ms. Juby Kuriakose's article from Sept. 23 ("Gender rules: women at UB find the glass ceiling still exists"), aside from the obvious lack of research and truth.

Teeny moppers

One look at the cover of "Greetings from Imrie House" makes it obvious that The Click Five have the perfect pretty faces and sloppy, mop haircuts to pull in a very specific audience.Considering that, they've toured with Ashlee Simpson and Aaron Carter, and have upcoming dates with Ryan Cabrera.

Volleyball struggles in MAC play

The UB women's volleyball team came up empty-handed after two road games against conference foes, but is still optimistic about its chances in Mid-American Conference play.The Bulls (7-7 overall, 0-2 MAC) dropped their conference opener on Friday to the Kent State Golden Flashes (5-8 overall, 1-1 MAC) by the score of 3-1 and then lost 3-0 on Saturday in Athens, Ohio to the Ohio University Bobcats (12-2 overall, 2-0 MAC).Head coach Jim Lodes felt the main reason for losing to Kent State and Ohio was a lack of consistency."We played some of our best games and then we didn't play well the rest of the match.

Ben Sargent Cartoon: 9.26.05

From Cuban minx to German housewife

With a ring in one hand and a cigarette in the other, Erik proposes to Gladis as smoke curls out of his mouth."Marry Me," a documentary film by Uli Gaulke and Jeanette Eggert, condenses the first two years of a transcultural marriage.The documentary played as part of a series called the "Margaret Mead Traveling Film Festival," which features a new movie every Thursday at the Center for the Arts Screening Room and runs through Nov.

Inspiration superhighway

Throughout America, there are long, winding highways that go on for miles, stone-cold, desolate and uninhabited.

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Bell named MAC scholar-athleteDaniel Bell, junior goalkeeper for the men's soccer team, received another Mid-American Conference honor on Wednesday as he was named MAC Scholar-Athlete of the week.

Whose Gender are we talking about?

The Oxford English Dictionary defines gender as the state of being male or female, with reference to social and cultural differences.

"Annual Yalem run promotes safety, awareness"

Sixteen years hasn't dulled the memory of Linda Yalem, a UB student who was raped and murdered on the Ellicott Creek bike path in 1990.To many, in fact, the passage of time has only made that memory stronger.With the end of September around the corner, the Linda Yalem Safety Run reaches its 16th year on Sunday, as over 1,000 participants are expected to come out to spread the message of safety awareness and rape prevention with a 5k run around North Campus.Each year, the event draws a mix of runners, walkers and supporters who descend on Alumni Arena to honor Yalem's memory and raise funds for safety awareness programs like the Anti-Rape Task Force.Yalem, 22, was training by herself for the New York City Marathon on the bike path behind Ellicott when she was assaulted, raped and murdered in broad daylight.Yalem's attacker has not been caught, but in December 2004, Buffalo police linked DNA evidence from the case to a second rape-murder in Buffalo in 1992.

From cliques to clicks

For a generation raised on laptops, PDAs and cell phones that do everything except their homework, a small device that looks like a remote control seems almost quaint.For many UB students, particularly freshmen taking prerequisite courses in biology, chemistry or psychology, these small "clickers" are just another essential to keep in their backpack.Dr. Clyde Herried, a distinguished teaching professor in the biological sciences department is among the growing number of professors using the Audience Response Systems, called "clickers" by users, in his Biology 200 class.So far, there have been some technical difficulties with the system, which works in one of two ways: with an infrared signal or a radio frequency.