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"New company pledges better service, splashy new buses"

Twenty-five new blue and white buses bearing the UB logo will roll onto campus beginning May 16, following the signing of a new five-year bus contract with the transportation company Cognisa.The new contract marks the end 25 years of service from Coach USA for UB Parking and Transportation Services."When a contract needs to be renewed there is an extensive bid process where we list all of the services we want included in the new contract," said Maria Wallace, interim director of Parking and Transportation Services.

Hatred contributes nothing

Mr. Vigliotti, my question is just how does your hatred and self-proclaimed disgust help in any way?

Ruining Social Security

You've probably heard what George W. Bush and his Washington Republican friends are saying: By the time you retire, Social Security won't exist.

Two UB teams fall short academically

Earlier this month, the NCAA released a new method of keeping track of academics within its participating athletic programs.The Academic Progress Rate is a tool that the NCAA is using to ensure that athletic programs have more accountability for students who leave teams because they are no longer academically eligible.Two UB teams, the football team and women's basketball team, fell short of the APR's "confidence boundary," meaning they must raise their performance in future years or risk penalties.This is the first year that this new rule is being applied to the Division I universities and because of that, there isn't enough data yet for the NCAA to start giving out penalties, which in the future may include a loss of scholarships."It's the first time through it and there aren't any penalties right now," said UB's assistant athletic director for communications, Paul Vecchio.

Interpolating perfection

The crowd was fitted in black, as if ready to engage in forbidden nightlife activity. Speakers were slung from the rafters and bulged from the ornate carvings in the walls of the former auditorium.

Uncontested Loss

The concession speeches for this year's losing Student Association Presidential candidates will be the easiest in school history.

Good friends make great coaches for UB

National attention, a million-dollar office suite and a team with the 35th highest RPI in the country has been a long time coming for Jim Kwitchoff, assistant coach for the UB men's basketball team.The coaching spotlight is normally on UB head coach Reggie Witherspoon, but Kwitchoff has always been part of the Bulls' success the past two seasons.A long time friend and fellow coach of Witherspoon, Kwitchoff took a leap of faith six years ago when invited to become assistant coach of the UB Bulls, one of the 20 worst teams in America at the time.Kwitchoff had a stable, well paying job as an assistant principal at Lockport High School.

Fan section frenzy

CLEVELAND - Five hundred UB students, a writhing blue and white mass, packed two sections of the upper deck Thursday at Cleveland's Gund Arena.The crowd of students stood for the whole game, cheering the Bulls' players by name and raining off-color chants on referees and Toledo Rockets.The students set the tone in the minutes before the game, when the Rockets' cheerleaders ran onto the court.

Sidelines

Battle named MAC's bestUB Bulls senior point guard Turner Battle was named the Mid-American Conference Player of the Year on Wednesday, the first time any University at Buffalo player has won this award.

Bulls baseball hopes to bounce back

There is only one word to describe the 2005 University at Buffalo baseball team: anxious.The Bulls are anxious on the field to make up for a 15-39 finish in the 2004 campaign - dead last in the Mid-American Conference.Anxious to get the team's first win after a 0-6 start, UB has hope for a lucky seventh game of the season.Even after a rocky start, coaches and players alike are maintaining a positive attitude that there is plenty to be excited about with this team, and that the only direction to go is up."We're going to come out and win more than we did last year - we feel that we have our best team yet in the five years we've been in the program," said Bulls' head coach Bill Breene.

Tuesday night live

Electronic music reverberated through the Center for the Arts Tuesday in the first of several performances for the Music is Art series at UB.This week's "Live @ The Center" featured electronic music with performances by David Kane and Damien Simon.

Cage carries Bulls to quarterfinal victory in Cleveland

CLEVELAND - Essentially an offensive non-factor through the Bulls' last 18 games, Calvin Cage tied a season-high in scoring, pouring in 23 points to lead the UB men's basketball team to an 85-72 Mid-American Conference Tournament quarterfinal victory over the Toledo Rockets on Thursday afternoon in Cleveland's Gund Arena.The win over the No.

Schedule

M. BasketballMAC semi-finals at Gund ArenaFriday: vs Western Michigan, 9 p.m.W. SwimmingFriday: at NCAA zone diving, all weekendSoftballFriday: vs.

Vice President Yador running unopposed for SA president

Student Association Vice President Dela Yador will run uncontested for the SA presidency in three weeks on the only full ticket in the upcoming election.Yador's party, Elevation '05, includes candidates for president, vice president, treasurer, and the four SUNY SA delegate positions.

Undergraduate wins high-turnout UB Council election

Jonathan Yedin, a junior political science and economics major, was declared the winner of this week's UB Council election on Thursday.Almost 900 students voted online in the election, which ran Monday through Wednesday.

Transforming the atrium

On any given day, a walk through the atrium of the Center for the Arts can be unremarkable. The bare white walls and high ceilings have a minimalist feel, but are being transformed on Tuesday evenings for the Music is Art series.Cool lights, ornate Persian rugs, enormous couches, and comfy pillows disguise the atrium to create a coffeehouse atmosphere for students to enjoy free of charge.The series is sponsored by Robby Takac of the Goo Goo Dolls and the Center for the Arts.

This weekend in Buffalo

Ben Sargent Cartoon: 3.11.04

Experts examine the rewards of undergraduate degrees

With the countdown to senior commencement drawing to a close, seniors are making plans for their future.But just where will the degrees some of these seniors receive take them?Daniel Ryan, the director of Career Services in 259 Capen, separated the graduating student body into three sections according to their motive for finishing college."Some people come to college to expand their minds, to read and gain experiences.

Musician well endowed

Musician Alexander Fiterstein is like Kenny G with a clarinet.However, Fiterstein willingly lacks the flowing hair, he doesn't own a curling iron and his music is intended for more than just elevators and dentist offices.Actually, the only thing they have in common is their reputation for going solo.Fiterstein is well endowed with gifts that could qualify him as a musical prodigy.