News

---

Schedule

M. BasketballWednesday: at Marshall, 7 p.m.W. BasketballWednesday: at Miami, 7 p.m.W. SwimmingThusday: at MAC Championships, all DayBaseballFriday: at Kentucky, 3 p.m.W.

Trashy rehash

American Hi-Fi's new album, "Hearts On Parade," follows the tradition of trite, commercialized, castrated punk that is destined to never reach a dedicated audience.

Ben Sargent Cartoon: 2.23.05

Rethinking a wasteful mindset

Recycling programs are only successful when there is a complete mindset shift among all those involved.

A message for consumers

In response to Michael Flatt's "To the anti-consumers," I have a couple of thoughts for both the writer and those that may fit his description of anti-consumers.

A revolution comes to town

The musical that changed Broadway is playing tonight at the Center for the Arts. After a seven-year collaboration and constant reworking of the script, "Rent" enjoyed whirlwind success on the Broadway stage, ushering in a new wave of modern musicals.Considered outdated by some and timeless by many, "Rent" has enjoyed continuing success on stages around the nation.

Synthetic fingernails

Aussies may have to deal with late release dates for U.S. movies, but Americans had to endure a full year of waiting before the stateside debut of The John Butler Trio's "Sunrise Over Sea," released in Australia last March.The John Butler Trio combines a bevy of different genres to form their own distinct sound.

Second candidate for research VP visits campus

Myron Salamon, a dean at the University of Illinois, visited UB on Tuesday for an open forum in Capen Hall with the hopes of landing the top research position at UB.Salamon is the second of four finalists to visit campus for the job of Vice President of Research.

Hoping for a soft landing

Derek Ofori leaned over the railing, took aim and let go.His first concern was that his team's egg - shielded by Styrofoam, coffee stirrers, two cups, a latex glove and string - would shatter at the end of its three-story plunge.But Ofori also hoped students watching his contraption hit the ground saw more than just an unusual event in the Student Union."Engineers are not always building these crazy, complex designs," said Ofori, a senior electrical engineering major.

Men's tennis dominates Bucknell

The Bulls were on the fast track last Saturday at the Olean Racquet Club, rolling over Bucknell 5-2 in a non-conference match.

Food stamp program includes college students

The diet and eating habits of typical college students are a long running joke on campuses everywhere.

To the anti-consumers

The Gap really isn't such a bad place. It is not the great Satan. It sells flat and patterned shirts.

Bulls trampled by Thundering Herd's second half charge

The UB women's basketball team fell again on Saturday, losing 66-46 to Marshall, the No. 1 team in the Mid-American Conference East Division.In front of 1,217 fans at Marshall's Cam Henderson Center, the Bulls (4-20, 2-11 MAC) put up a fight and gave the Thundering Herd (17-7, 11-2 MAC) a scare, keeping the game close for much of the first half of action.UB head coach Cheryl Dozier was happy with the effort of the team, though the result of the game was once again very frustrating."We played hard in the first half and we were OK when we executed our offenses," said Dozier.

Jet-lagged Bulls win by a nose

It wasn't pretty. The Bulls missed lay-ups. UB's star point guard Turner Battle got in early foul trouble and spent half the game on the bench.

Tsch?oepe shows broad appeal

"I started to put condoms on my hands and feet and fill them with water to see how it would feel to be a mermaid," said Janaina Tsch?

Ben Sargent Cartoon: 2.21.05

Senior guard Bird helps Bulls soar to the top

Jason Bird has four games left in his last regular season. When those four games are over, and the postseason has ended, Bulls fans may remember Bird as an effective 3-point marksman.But Bird said that when he looks back, it's the personal things he'll remember."My greatest basketball memory is the way we felt after the playoff game at home last year.

Pride and energy at Jambo Night

With acts ranging from spoken word to stand-up comedy, the African Student Association's annual Jambo Night filled the Student Union Theater Saturday with pride and energy aimed at educating students about African culture.The evening started with a dinner in the Student Union, giving everyone a chance to socialize and mingle, while exposing students to cultural foods like jolel rice, kababs, meat patties and fufu.Joel Payton, president of African SA, said events like Jambo Night are important because they help to dispel negative stereotypes placed on Africa and its citizens.

Rent controls CFA this week

He had a random open call and a one-minute audition. Five months later, he got a phone call saying that he had scored the desired part of Tom Collins.Such is the luck of Marcus Paul James, an aspiring performer who left his college life in Pennsylvania for a chance audition in New York.

A crisis-prone but defiant nation

A tall, dark, good-natured man changed my view of an entire country of people. Peter stole the show at the African Student Association's annual Jambo last night and he gave me a glimpse into the heart and mind of a Sudanese man.The crisis in Sudan and the rest of the world's apparent indifference has been a sore spot for me since the beginning.