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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.

Catchy 'Elevator' music

"Elevator," the third album created by Canadian dance-rock quartet Hot Hot Heat, continues to put a happy face on teenage angst.The recent success of bands like Franz Ferdinand, The Killers, and Temper Temper has brought popular music's obsession with 80s culture to a boiling point.

GSA election nets few voters

With one day left to vote for executive positions in the Graduate Student Association elections, the majority of UB's sizeable graduate student population has yet to rush to the polls.As of Tuesday evening, just over 350 students voted.

The Sharpest Point

Judged by JENNIFER GILLAN, Sports EditorIt's the consolation round here at The Spectrum's "The Sharpest Point." This week, it's the battle of the Dans: Daniel "New Hotness" Honigman against Daniel "Not-so New Highlight" Gvertz.The topic: Who is going to be the first big name to fall victim to the new Major League Baseball steroid policy?The Stay Puf't second basemanBy DANIEL B.

Ninety minutes in Baghdad

The palace is completely in ruins. Rubble and debris surround the stairs and piles of twisted wires, splintered wood, and shattered glass lie scattered in every room.This bombed-out Iraqi palace, once the venue for lavish weekend parties hosted by Saddam's son Uday Hussein, is the setting for filmmaker Michael Tucker's documentary, "Gunner Palace."Most American citizens have a strong opinion about the war in Iraq.

"Win some, lose some"

After taking two of three this weekend against Akron, the UB softball team split a doubleheader Monday afternoon against cross-town rival Canisius College.The Bulls (10-23 overall, 6-6 Mid-American Conference) won the first game in extra innings by a score of 1-0, but the Golden Griffins (6-10 overall) captured game two with a lopsided score of 7-2.In the first game, senior centerfielder Ann Magur stepped up to the plate with no outs and a runner on second.

Baseball drops two to Eagles

UB baseball came back down the 290 empty handed Tuesday night, losing both games of a doubleheader to Big Four rival Niagara University, 2-1 and 4-3."Every game is important but we like to win the ones where we're playing our local guys like Niagara, Canisius, and St.

Painting the town pink

Every starving artist needs to possess certain qualities: a passion for their work, a unique approach to art and disdain for at least one parent.Ariel Pink, L.A.-based musician and mixmaster extraordinaire, has all three.Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, coming to Buffalo with Animal Collective on Thursday, is an underground one-man band that devotes itself to creating synthesized beats, rough vocals and layered instrumentation, most of which Pink manages himself."I'll be jostling melodies around in my head, some come almost totally formed, some come in tiny pieces," the 26-year-old musician said.

Ben Sargent Cartoon: 4.13.05

Borderline sacrifice

Taking a casual trip into Canada is about to become a whole lot less casual. Starting in 2008, everyone, including newborns, will require a passport to get back into the United States from our northern neighbor.

Student play asks big questions

The world can't be changed in one hour.It takes three."The Good Woman of Setzuan" is now onstage at the Center for the Arts.

Breakdowns press alternate buses into service

While UB waits for its new fleet of customized buses to hit the pavement in May, students have been surprised and annoyed to discover a downgrade in bus quality when they've expected the opposite.An alternate fleet, ranging from luxury limousines to yellow school buses, has taken over during the past two weeks for many of the soon-to-be-replaced Coach USA buses.According to transportation officials, Coach USA has encountered maintenance problems with its usual fleet, so UB has accommodated the company by allowing Coach USA to sub-contract local transportation services to fulfill its contract with the university.At the end of this semester, Cognisa will replace Coach USA as UB's sole transportation provider after 25 years of service.Chris Austin, the adjudication and transportation coordinator of Parking and Transportation Services, said there was no connection between the change in buses and Coach USA's upcoming termination of service."This could have happened at any given time," Austin said.

Sphere sale comes full circle

The Sphere Entertainment Complex, which hosted the Student Association's DJ Series until a spate of violent shootings this year, will be under new ownership by the end of May, according to the new owners.Artie Kwitchoff, former manager of the Goo Goo Dolls, is in the final stages of purchasing the downtown venue.With financial help from a small group of partners, Kwitchoff said he plans to turn the Sphere into a concert club that will feature live music.Renovations are planned for the summer months and a grand re-opening, complete with a new name, is set for September."It's going to be less of a restaurant in the front, and more of an adult bar," Kwitchoff said.

Iraq war comparison insulting

George Zornick's column ("Depraved Indifference," February 16) makes me sick. How dare Zornick talk about Timothy McVeigh as if he had the attitude of every man who is serving in Iraq.