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Ghost in the machine

Computer-generated sounds have the distinct ability to alienate the listener and often feel cold.

Elevation '05 sweeps election

The Elevation '05 Party swept the Student Association election this week but face charges of bribery, slander and perjury from the losing Reform Our Campus party.The members of Elevation '05 elected to office were Dela Yador for SA president, Sonia Kang as SA vice president, and Mazin Kased as SA Treasurer.Laura London, Peter Rizzo, Brittany Shapiro and Mercedes Tavarez were elected to SUNY SA delegate positions.A low turnout of 1,577 total voters, which is less than 10 percent of the student population, voiced their opinion in the polls Tuesday through Thursday.

"Mo' money, less problems?"

Those familiar with the work of Danny Boyle, director of "Trainspotting," "The Beach" and "28 Days Later" will be surprised by his newest work, "Millions."The three previous films were designed to scare or shock the viewer.

Death with dignity

After years upon years of judicial battles, legislation, finger pointing and allegations, a proper decision was finally reached on March 18.Terri Schiavo's drawn-out life, which had gone on much longer than she wished it to, has ended.

Two big cultural nights planned this weekend

The Center for the Arts will play host to two major campus cultural events this weekend - Arab Night on Saturday and China Night on Sunday.The Organization of Arab Students has been preparing for its third-annual Arab Night all year.

A 'thank you' overdue

No memory lives in a deeper and more miserable corner of Buffalo Bills fans' minds than Scott Norwood's wide right kick as the clock ran out on Super Bowl XXV.The highlight reel is always reminding us just what it was like.

Sloppy candidates provoke apathy

During the last student election I searched in vain for party platforms. Knowing that none seem to exist online or in paper form, I stopped to question several candidates in the Student Union on Tuesday.

Election continues as turnout lags

The Student Association election for E-board and delegate positions enters its second day Wednesday, and after one day of voting, the turnout is far behind that of last year's.On Tuesday, 638 students voted.

Liederman leads men's tennis

With a flair for the dramatic, the men's tennis team took down the Toledo Rockets on Saturday night at the Village Glen Tennis Center in Williamsville.Their second Mid-American Conference match of the year saw the Bulls (5-7 overall, 1-1 MAC) come up with a big comeback against the Rockets (6-9 overall, 0-1 MAC).Due to more than three hours of high-level tennis the match was not only a physical fight, but a mental battle as well, and the Bulls came out on top."This week the team was determined to work hard keeping up an amazing display of intensity in practice.

Better rhymes than your mom

Just when you think they can't get any worse, corporate America steps in and takes it up a notch.McDonald's is offering hip-hop artists anywhere from $1 to $5 for each time one of their songs with a Big Mac reference makes it to the radio in a new marketing campaign aimed at reinvigorating the dying double burger of death.The easy angle is how horrible this is, another step in the wrong direction for a healthier, slimmer America.

Schedule

SoftballWednesday: at Eastern Michigan, 2 p.m.BaseballFriday: at Akron, 3 p.m.M. TennisFriday: vs.

Favoritism is fair in SA

Is the Student Association nepotistic? The answer is absolutely not ("Outside candidates face obstacles as election nears," March 24). Yes, it is a tight-knit community.

Baseball teams wins four of five on marathon weekend

Playing five games in three days is tough, but the University at Buffalo baseball team (9-10) was able to take four of them over the long weekend: one against the University of Maryland Baltimore County Retrievers (4-10) and three more in a sweep of the Navy Midshipmen (3-15-1).FridayOn Friday, the Bulls split a doubleheader with UMBC on their home turf at Baseball Factory Field, winning the opener by the score of 8-5, and losing the nightcap 5-3, despite two home runs by UB shortstop Joe Mihalics.Buffalo was able to get its offense rolling early in the first game, as back-to-back doubles by Mihalics and junior first baseman James Kingsley opened up a 1-0 lead.

Ben Sargent Cartoon: 3.30.05

SA leaders abuse the system

As a former E-board member of the Organization of Arab Students, one of the larger clubs on campus, I can say that I am not surprised by the charges of nepotism in SA.

Hayes Hall 45 professors discuss activism 'then and now'

Students and alumni examined the history of activism in Buffalo and discussed why students today are practicing different forms of protest at a forum titled "Activism: Then and Now" on Friday afternoon.The forum speakers in the Student Union Theater addressed the Hayes Hall 45 incident, when 45 UB professors were arrested on South Campus in the spring of 1970.Michael Frisch, a history professor who was one of the 45, described the protests as a series of lines that were continually crossed as students pushed further for a cause.

More than a number

To many UB fans, it is not a question of if the Bulls' number 11 should be retired. The real question is, for whom?The number has been worn by arguably the two best UB players in the past ten years - Rasaun Young and Turner Battle.

Dyngus Day inspires Polish pride

Polka music blares over the loudspeakers. Branches from pussywillow trees are lying on the ground.

The downside of 'Upside'

Casting Joan Allen for the role as Terry Wolfmeyer in "The Upside of Anger" is akin to casting Charlize Theron as Aileen Wuornos in "Monster," but director Mike Binder ("Indian Summer") has done just that.Allen - a tall, leggy blonde - normally has an onscreen demeanor that is both noble and refined, edging on regal.

"For Portuguese students, opportunity abounds"

I believe that the author of the letter on the lack of Portuguese at UB is being completely unfair ("A void for Portuguese students," March 23). As a language major and amateur language buff, I was very excited about the extensive World Language program that UB offers.