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Bulls vs. Bulls on the gridironTo exhibit what's in store for fans in the upcoming 2005 season, the UB football team will conclude spring practices with its annual Blue-White Scrimmage at 1:30 p.m.

Better than a free lunch

Television takes deception to a whole new level with Comedy's Central's "Con," a step-by-step guide to bending the rules and getting what you want.Running since April 6, the show follows the devious missions of Skyler Stone, an extroverted conman with a strong sense of entitlement.

He's like Elvis or something

"I feel like f***ing Elvis Presley or something," Derek Whibley, lead singer of Canada's pop-punk outfit Sum 41, cockily professed to an eager crowd Tuesday night at The Sphere.Whibley's profane and narcissistic sense of humor was for the most part well received by the large crowd of punk-rock enthusiasts, aged 6 to 60.The "Go Chuck Yourself Tour," which kicked off with Tuesday night's show, also features Unwritten Law and Hawthorne Heights and is every bit the tribute to adolescent vulgarity that the name suggests.Sum 41 played an exciting and well-rounded set, including most of the better songs from all three of their full-length albums.The band was situated in front of a huge black tapestry, decorated with a skull and their band name.

More than a harmless journal

As an increasing number of students become involved with blogs and the facebook, some worry that na??ve collegians of the Internet age may not be mindful of the repercussions.Blogs are public online journals in diary form available at sites such as livejournal.com and xanga.com.

UB administrator dies at 60

Loyce Stewart, director of the Office of Equity, Diversity and Affirmative Action Administration, died at home on Monday after a long illness, according to a UB press release.

International enrollment on the rise at UB despite downward national trends

While stricter foreign policy makes it harder for students overseas to study in the United States, UB has been one of the few schools this year to see an increase in the number of applications from international students.In fact, UB has bucked the trend so much that it's made national headlines.

Scoreboard

M. TennisThursday:Buffalo6Niagara1

"UN slams, hoops jams and silicone plans"

Bolton's background shadyIf Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee votes 'yes' on John Bolton, recent opposition to Bolton's appointment as UN ambassador will be for naught.

This weekend in Buffalo

Two dead is better than one

Baumusu screams "Fua Toko Rutu!"He leaps into the air and time slows as his blade penetrates a bloodied corpse.

Raging bulls

The basement of Clark Hall contains a world that many have only experienced on the silver screen.

Choir brings back the faith

Gospel music will soon fill Slee Hall on Saturday in the 22nd annual Gospel Explosion, a free event hosted by the UB Gospel Choir.The festivities will begin at 6 p.m.

Schedule

BaseballFriday: at Miami (OH), 3 p.m.W. TennisFriday: at Marshall, 1 p.m.Track & FieldFriday: at Bison Open, 5 p.m.BaseballSaturday: at Miami (OH), 1 p.m.SoftballSaturday: at Northern Illinois (DH), 1 p.m.W.

Rockman breaks single season wins record

UB dominated local rival Niagara University on Thursday at the UB Tennis Center on North Campus, winning with a score of 6-1.The story of the day, however, was UB's Mike Rockman, who broke the single-season record for most singles victories in a season.The Bulls were able to sweep the singles matches for the day, but they missed the complete sweep by losing the doubles point.

Better safe then sorry

I like the viewpoint expressed about the passport policy. It's a small price to pay for security - and much nicer than wiretaps.It is definitely not an inconvenience to have to show a passport.

Act like you've been there before

In Sept. 2004, HBO aired a special entitled "The Curse of the Bambino," a riveting documentary that chronicled the tale of the constant failure of the Boston Red Sox to become World Series Champions.

Scoreboard

SoftballMonday:Buffalo1Canisius0Monday:Canisius7Buffalo2BaseballTuesday:Niagara2Buffalo1Tuesday:Niagara4Buffalo3

Schedule

BaseballFriday: at Miami (OH) , 3 p.m.W. TennisFriday: at Marshall, 1 p.m.Track & FieldFriday: at Bison Open, 5 p.m.

Baseball swings hot bats towards breakout season

Even after Tuesday's heartbreaking set of losses against Big 4 rival Niagara, UB baseball is having its best season since being reinstated in Division I less than ten years ago.The Bulls (11-16 overall, 1-3 Mid-American Conference) have already matched their win total from four years ago and are well on their way to topping their highest win total since joining the MAC.The Bulls had 16 wins in each of the 2002 and 2003 seasons.

As relevant as disco

Hanin Elias, the former member of Atari Teenage Riot, goes positively Trent Reznor on her third solo album, "Future Noir." The one exception is the track "Burn," in which her vocals sound like the Japanese female duo Cibo Matto.