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Course Syllabi-Excellent or Not?

The beginning of the semester is the perfect time for students to assess their professors' course syllabuses.

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Athletes of the WeekA weekly feature on the official site of the UB Bulls, buffalobulls.com, has named their first athletes of the week for the 2005-2006 academic year.Lee Catchpole, sophomore forward for the men's soccer team is the male athlete of the week after performing well in the first two games of the Bulls Classic.

"Bump, set, success"

Proudly defending the Alumni Arena court this weekend, the women's volleyball team improved to 4-1 on the year by completing a three-match winning streak in the Western New York invitational.While Buffalo faced Maryland Eastern Shore (0-2) and Colgate (0-3), the biggest challenge for the Bulls came against the Army Black Knights (1-1) on Saturday afternoon.Head coach Jim Lodes had nothing but compliments for the fierce competitors his team faced."It's probably a little clich?

Supreme Court double down

With the recent death of William H. Rehnquist, John G. Roberts's upcoming conformation hearings have taken on added weight because Bush has nominated him to become chief justice of the United States.

Fresh faces shine for women's soccer

After losing 2-0 to Lehigh University (2-0) in the first round of the BAE Systems Classic held at West Point, freshmen Janessa Banwell and Brooke McCalla stepped up the offense and led the UB women's soccer team to a 3-2 victory over Army."That was the start of the regular season and we have a lot of freshmen, we came out shaky in the first half," said head coach Jean A.

A 'Big Ten recruit'

Every major college football program relies on rabid fans. The annual Ohio State-Michigan game sells out 101,568 seats of Ohio Stadium while the Washington Huskies fill the most scenic football venue in the country.

"Synyster, Christ together at last"

Avenged Sevenfold's latest release, "City of Evil" is heavy metal the way it should be, or at least the way Iron Maiden fans would want it to be.If nothing else, "City of Evil" plays like a dark romp through Transylvania with several pit stops for poppy choruses and tangential topics.Armed with his obviously contrived stage name, guitarist Synyster Gates dishes out heavy doses of breakneck guitar shredding with a Gothic fantasy flavor that could be the soundtrack for a "Castlevania" videogame.Singer M.

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'Constant Gardener' needs tending

From the get-go, "The Constant Gardener" had immense potential. In fact, any movie (disregarding "Maid in Manhattan") with Ralph Fiennes has superb potential.The sensational Brazilian director, Fernando Meirelles, held the reigns of the "The Constant Gardener," guiding his superstar actors, Fiennes ("Quiz Show," "The English Patient") and Rachel Weisz ("Constantine") to a disappointing destination.Meirelles's freshman flick, "City of God," garnered critical acclaim and surprisingly large audiences for a foreign production.

Growing with respect

President John Simpson's vision for the future is ambitious, increasing the student body by at least 5,000 students while adding an additional 250 faculty members.

Sunday's Dunn Tire Park forecast: hot and saucy

This weekend Buffalo will celebrate one of its tastiest traditions: the chicken wing. Dunn Tire Park will play home to the fourth annual Buffalo Wing Festival as tens of thousands gather downtown to enjoy one of the most delicious junk foods ever created.Not only will patrons be able to taste wings from countless vendors, but a number of activities are scheduled over the course of the weekend.On Friday, Danny and Melinda from MTV's "Real World: Austin" will be celebrity guests while Strictly Hip, a Tragically Hip tribute band, play live music.

Ben Sargent Cartoon: 9.02.05

Stevens's state survey succeeds

Sufjan Stevens' newest work "Illinois" continues his quest to create an album for every state in America.

Coffeehouse rock

It's a chilly night and you decide that ten pounds of homework just isn't going to happen tonight.

Search for new SUNY chief underway

Nearly three months after SUNY Chancellor Robert King resigned, a search committee is still working to find a suitable replacement.According to David Henahan, SUNY spokesman, the Board of Trustees held a two-day public retreat on July 14 and 15 to begin the process of searching for a permanent chancellor."There have been a number of presentations made to members of the board by outside experts including campus presidents and various other campus constituencies," Henahan said.At the end of the two days, the beginnings of the search committee - 14 members who are actively involved in the SUNY system - were formed and a timeline for completing the search was laid out.According to the SUNY Web site, it is anticipated that a new chancellor will be selected in time to take office either on or close to next July 2006.King's tenure, though largely successful, was marred by criticism regarding SUNY's large tuition increase as well as his ill-advised request for a sabbatical.The search for a new chancellor began in June, when King abruptly withdrew his sabbatical request and submitted his resignation after holding the position for six years.

The changing face of UB

She's sitting by South Lake on a cloudless spring day, the iconic UB pillars rising behind her. She's reading a book, her world right now is perfect, and she couldn't be prouder to be a UB student."Be unique," another poster says.

Tenure Troubles

This letter is regarding the article, "Popular Professor Denied Tenure." (Aug. 31) and the Provost's comments on the denial of tenure and the process of the decision, specifically when he said the process essentially involves, "looking at the record of the people and making decisions." ? Professors Lynne Kurdziel-Formato and Tressa Gorman Crehan were hired for extensive internal duties, entailing 50 to 60 hour weeks.

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Koeppel recognized by ESPN the MagRecent UB graduates Jenny Koeppel and Faith Thompson have both been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District I Women's Cross Country/Track and Field First Team.

Falling by the wayside

Poverty in the United States is a complex issue, and should not be considered a simple problem with a simple solution.

Down under gone asunder

Just when you thought you wouldn't be able to take yet another teen pop singer clogging up the radio, sweet-sounding Australian pop singer Missy Higgins hit the United States with her debut album "The Sound of White."The 21 year-old starlet from Melbourne broke through the Australian market in 2001 with her hit single "All for Believing." In 2005, this song and 11 others make the cut for her U.S.