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New focus in Commons

Brian Keith McMillen has photographed everything from pure white bridal gowns to pure white Alaskan snow, and the junior business major will bring that experience to The Commons this fall.

Soccer Corrections

In Monday's article "Still undefeated," soccer player Mbwana Johnson's name was spelled incorrectly.In the cutline for Monday's article "Women's soccer loses heartbreaker at home," soccer player Ashley Turner's year was misstated.

Broken shoulder KO's Sampsel

After showing progress in Saturday's loss to Rutgers, Bulls starting quarterback Stewart Sampsel could be out the rest of the season with a shoulder injury.Things were looking up for Buffalo, even in its 17-3 loss, as the team put points on the board for the first time this season.

UB researchers work on front lines of anti-terrorism and U.S. security

In light of Hurricane Katrina and the ever-growing concern of another terrorist attack, UB research teams are at the cutting edge of the mounting need for improvements in homeland security.An array of disciplines - from immunology to environmental and chemical engineering - received over $21 million in grants to investigate methods to improve and combat extreme events, bringing the UB community deeper into the exceedingly real and relevant issue of terrorism."We have a comprehensive engineering school and very strong units in the health and natural sciences with a record of collaboration and a willingness to apply our scholarship to important problems," said Mark Karwan, dean of the UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

Ben Sargent Cartoon: 9.21.05

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SA needs to answer charges

This is in response to Fabio Albertin's article claiming that Mazin Kased is being wrongly portrayed as guilty.

'Amadeus' strikes a note with all audiences

Such sentiment unfortunately proved to be the fate of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the subject of the Irish Classical Theater Company's production of "Amadeus.""Amadeus" follows Mozart through the latter portion of his life in the 18th century, which was spent as a struggling a composer in Vienna.

Buffalo program aims to increase literacy

With one billion adults - a shocking 26 percent of the world's population - illiterate, getting individuals interested in reading has never been more important.Members of the Just Buffalo Literary Center in downtown Buffalo created the literature program, "If All of Buffalo Read the Same Book," to fight back against a culture more prone to turning on the television than picking up a newspaper.Created in 2000, the intent of the center was to create discussion amongst the diverse inhabitants of the Buffalo area.

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Cerminara ranked in freestyleIn the quest for a national championship, senior wrestling captain Kyle Cerminara has yet another accolade to add to his illustrious career as he has been ranked sixth by USA Wrestling's 2005-2006 freestyle rankings for 96 kilograms.

Gender Week makes impassioned start

Addressing the devastation of sacredness and effects of imagery through the eyes of Native Americans, writer Winona LaDuke kicked off UB's fourth annual "Women and Gender Week" on Monday with a keynote speech at the Center for the Arts.LaDuke, a renowned author and active member of the Mississippi Anishinaabeg tribe, introduced an entirely new spin on how imagery of historical figures and geographically significant sites dehumanize women and people in our society."I think we're losing touch with our humanity," LaDuke said.

Stane takes three at Dartmouth

With a commanding run of serves and seeing-eye shots the competition simply couldn't catch up to, freshman Octavian Stane led the way for UB men's tennis last weekend at the Volkl Shootout at Dartmouth University.Stane was one of two players who tallied winning records in singles action, and two Bulls doubles teams also came out on top with strong efforts.Stane accumulated a 3-1 record, notching two wins and one loss in E Division competition, along with one win in the D Division.Stane's two wins in E Division play came against St.

Pink is not the new brown (or blue)

About two weeks ago, I began to notice a new trend in athletic apparel that I just can't understand.I was at the opening game for the Cleveland Browns wearing my brown Kellen "I pop wheelies and break bones" Winslow jersey amidst a mirage of orange, brown and white.

It's OK to objectify

There are scant few moments where I'm better off not knowing all the details about certain public figures.I don't really need to know Bill Clinton was a philanderer - John F.

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Gwyther receives national honorsFreshman midfielder Dan Gwyther of the UB men's soccer team was recently honored by "College Soccer" as one of 26 freshmen players "making an impact" in Divison-I this week.Gwyther has started each of UB's seven victories as part of a Bulls' defensive unit that did not allow the opposing team to score in four games and is off to an undefeated season, 7-0-0.Basketball buzz beginsWith more than 50 days to go before the opening tip-off for the UB men's basketball team, the buzz has begun thanks to an ESPN announcement that Buffalo is participating in Bracket Buster Saturday.

Doritos sells sex

Let me respond to Mr. Piersimoni's obviously clouded opinion piece ("Bush promotes abstinence," Sept.

Campus anti-Semitism overstated

In response to Friday's article about alleged anti-Semitism:Why is it that when one disagrees with Israeli policy they are labeled as anti-Semitic?

Sweethome falls short

Weeks after moving into their much-hyped apartments, some residents at the University Village at Sweethome are questioning how sweet their accommodations really are.The brand new apartment complex, which houses 827 residents across from North Campus on Sweet Home Road, has failed to live up to the expectations of many residents who say it is due to a lack of preparation.

Military and women's rights are speaker's focus at CFA

Recruitment booths appear sporadically around campus, and there are always students in the Reserve Officer Training Corps, but by and large, the U.S.