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Tracksters set records in Boston

"Setting records at record-setting" was the University at Buffalo track and field team's new motto as they returned from the ECAC/IC4A Championships in Boston with five new school records and All-East recognition.In order to be permitted to the two-day event, athletes have to pass strict qualification standards and according to Bulls' head coach Vicki Mitchell, the meet is the next step in giving UB's track and field team the opportunity to compete at an even higher level of competition.The Bulls claimed an exciting 11th place with 26 points against 48 scoring teams.

Irish rock

Amid craggy rocks, the stage was set for the world premier of Bryan Delaney's award-winning play "The Cobbler," which opened at the Irish Classical Theater Company Friday night.The Cobbler was Delaney's first play and was selected from over 500 entries in the 16th International Playwriting Competition, established by the Warehouse Theater in London.

Bulls swept down South

The UB men's baseball team has just returned from a three-game series this weekend against Georgia Southern.

"Second round, second chance"

Last season was a season of firsts for the UB men's basketball team. This season, so far, appears to be a season of seconds.The Bulls earned their second-ever home playoff game, which was against Northern Illinois for the second time in two seasons.

"Coulter, Reno get ready to rumble"

Conservative author Ann Coulter and former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno will go toe to toe in a highly anticipated debate Thursday night at Alumni Arena.Free student tickets are still available for the debate, which is part of the Distinguished Speakers Series.

Students react to Spring Fest selections

Days after the Student Association announced an all rap and hip-hop Spring Fest, students are split over the single-genre format, but nonetheless impressed with the big-name lineup.Some students said they believe the acts have limited appeal, which will affect attendance for the annual Student Association event.

On to Cleveland

The men's basketball team held on to earn a hard-fought 73-66 victory over the Northern Illinois Huskies in a first round Mid-American Conference Tournament playoff game Monday night in Alumni Arena.Playing in front of 6,108 fans - the Bulls' second consecutive sellout crowd - Buffalo (20-8 overall) advanced into the MAC Tournament quarterfinal round in Cleveland and is set to face the No.

Snakes? I hate snakes

The guilty pleasure is a wonderful thing because taste in any area of arts or entertainment should never have to be questioned.

Sidelines

Sixth manMark Bortz has been named the Mid-American Conference's Sixth Man of the Year, as voted on by the head coaches of the different teams in the league.This is the third year that the award has been given.

Coulter has dangerous ideas

I am shocked and appalled to see my fellow students defending Ann Coulter (Letters, March 4). This sensationalist schlock journalist is not in any way deserving of our attention, let alone our praise.

College students and crazy antics

There are times in every college student's life when boredom reaches a maximum, and extreme actions are necessary to shake things up.Never mind the traditional drinking, dancing and the nightlife.

Trumping their fellow students

Students in Marc Adler's Marketing for Entrepreneurs class might not hear the words, "You're fired!" but in a class with no textbooks, homework or tests, their grades depend on beating the competition.Based on the reality TV show "The Apprentice," Adler's class teaches students to work on the fly while running a realistic marketing campaign.

Scoreboard

M. BasketballMonday:Buffalo73NIU66M. TennisSunday:Buffalo7Duquesne0BaseballSunday:Ga. Southern8Buffalo5

Rock out with your sock out

Some performers are rock stars. Others have to act like rock stars. The rest serve as evocations of rock stars.The whole spectrum was represented Sunday night at The Buffalo Icon.Playing to a large crowd, Hot Hot Heat, with supporting acts Electric Eel Shock and local act The Frame Up kept the crowd exuberant.Local Buffalo act The Frame Up was full of self-assurance.

Images of a broken town

Jimmy Heath knew he needed help.A photojournalist from Over-the-Rhine, a neighborhood in Cincinnati, Ohio, Heath found himself homeless.

Ben Sargent Cartoon: 3.9.05

Zieziula shatters record in Bulls' win

At 8 a.m. on Sunday, while most students were still in bed, sleeping off the weekend, UB men's tennis star Nick Zieziula was busy writing his name in the UB record books.Zieziula became the winningest men's singles player in UB tennis history.

Out of this world

There's no doubt the Queen City is both culturally and socially diverse. For those in need, there is something to satisfy any interest, any hobby, or any other common uniting factor.Buffalo's gay community is no exception.The city's gay population sponsors multiple organizations and events that cater to the gay residents of both the city, and the numerous college campuses in the area.

Middleton's play proves silence is golden

It started in the first half of ESPN's Bracket Buster in Fresno State, with the UB men's basketball team's star point guard on the bench with two fouls and shooting woes plaguing the team.In perhaps the most hyped play of the season, junior Roderick Middleton faced Dwight O'Neil one-on-one and served up a rejection that ESPN put on its Top Ten plays of the day.That flash isn't representative of what Middleton brings to the Bulls, and Monday's Mid-American Conference Tournament playoff game against Northern Illinois showed just that.For the fifth consecutive game since he was removed from the starting lineup, Middleton responded with vigor, showing court leadership, good judgment and a fine touch to help the Bulls advance to Cleveland."When we asked him (to come off the bench), he didn't even show me an ounce of disappointment in his face," Bulls head coach Reggie Witherspoon said.

A matter of life and debt

Remember, in high school, when we felt like we had the world on a string? This was true of all things.