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Defaulting on borrowed hopes
By Editorial | Feb. 9, 2005Buried deep in President Bush's 2006 budget proposal is a seemingly small number that could have big implications for UB students.
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"Bulls battle back, beat Broncos"
By DANIEL GVERTZ | Feb. 9, 2005Despite the inability to consistently knock down a free throw, the UB men's basketball team (14-7 overall, 7-6 Mid-American Conference) was able to outlast Western Michigan University, beating the Broncos by a final score of 85-79.With the victory, the Bulls were only the second team in the last two and a half years to walk out of University Arena in Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Locked out by greed
By BEN CADY | Feb. 9, 2005In a parallel universe, in which good faith tempers greed and unconditional love is rewarded, the Washington Capitals would be coming to town to play the Sabres Thursday night.There would be vicious hits, miracle saves and elegant breakaway goals.
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Stranded at the border
By AARON MENDELSOHN | Feb. 9, 2005Ideals of freedom, rule of law and minority rights are what inspired Sawsan Tabbaa, a clinical assistant and instructor of orthodontics at UB, to come to the United States.But an experience she had returning to America from Canada over winter break following a conference in Toronto made her seriously question if those ideals were more than just words.Officials stopped Tabbaa and her family for interrogation, and held them for three or four hours along with about 40 other Muslim-Americans without explanation, she said.Dr. Tabbaa's son, Hassan Shibly, a freshman political science major at UB, was one of the detainees, and sat with Tabbaa as she recounted her experience.As she approached the United States border via the Peace Bridge at 2 a.m.
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Bulls lose focus and succumb to Western Michigan
By JENNIFER GILLAN | Feb. 9, 2005After breaking a five-game losing streak last Tuesday at Akron, the Bulls looked to Monday night's home game against the Western Michigan Broncos for their second win in a row, a feat the young team has not managed to accomplish this season.However, the Bulls (4-16 overall, 2-7 Mid-American Conference) lost their intensity and focus late in the game, eventually falling to the Broncos (8-14, 5-6 MAC), 70-58."Western Michigan didn't do anything different in the second half than they did in the first half," said Bulls' head coach Cheryl Dozier.
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Students get word out on health issues
By COREY PRESTON | Feb. 9, 2005Fifty-two percent of Buffalonians who die from AIDS are African American, and according to the members of the Black Student Union, the more people who know that fact, the better."We're trying to shed light about diseases that affect the African American community, especially AIDS, where African Americans are one of the highest races affected," said Simone Hicks, president of the Black Student Union.Aiming to increase awareness of the diseases that affect the black community, the BSU along with the NAACP and Omega Psi Phi pooled their energy and resources on Tuesday for a health fair in the Student Union in the spirit of Black History Month.Event organizers offered free and confidential HIV testing, with results available on the spot, and with more than 30 students taking the initiative to get tested, the overwhelming message of the health fair seemed to be heard loud and clear."A lot of people in America, especially the youth, are suffering from HIV, so it's just so important to get yourself tested," said Sharee Hereford, vice president of the UB NAACP.
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Scorched-earth budget
By Editorial | Feb. 7, 2005Starting Tuesday, when a UB student steps off campus in any of Erie County's suburbs, from Amherst to Angola, things will be very different.
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Delivery is everything
By MIKE FLATT | Feb. 7, 2005It's the difference between saying it and telling it.Great speakers have the power to incite action and movement.
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Bennett sets high standard
By NICOLE MOSEY | Feb. 7, 2005Freshman guard Stephanie Bennett was in high spirits after the UB Bulls broke their losing streak last Tuesday night with a 55-49 win against Akron.
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Simpson hires high-profile expert to evaluate athletic program
By JEREMY G. BURTON AND COREY PRESTON | Feb. 7, 2005While the likes of student-athletes like Turner Battle have been grabbing all the headlines for UB sports lately, the university's long-term athletic success might rest on the shoulders of a quieter, more behind-the-scenes sort of star.That star is Gene Corrigan, a high-profile sports consultant who has served as president of the NCAA, commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference, and athletic director at both the University of Virginia and University of Notre Dame.Corrigan's latest job is to assess UB's entire athletics program.
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The other binge drinking
By ERIC HILLERY | Feb. 7, 2005While concerned about protecting themselves from dehydration during physical exertion, many individuals might find a new danger lurking: excessive water intake.Although water is necessary to maintain proper health, too much can be harmful and, in extreme cases, can result in a poisoning of the blood known as hyponatremia.This illness can affect anyone but has recently made headlines on college campuses as well as among professional athletes.On February 11, 2004, the Institute of Medicine's Food and Nutrition Board released their findings after an ongoing study regarding water consumption among Americans.
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Walking a mile in their shoes
By DENA-KAY MARTIN | Feb. 7, 2005While the walls of my mother's living room are decorated with framed pictures of her children and grandchildren in different stages of childhood and adulthood, the smiling faces of Bill and Hillary Clinton occupy the prime wall space - the area just above her elaborate window dressing.No matter how adorable her most recent grandchild is, or how many awards and honors my siblings and I win, or how many elections or Monica Lewinskys in soiled blue dresses come and go, the photo of the Clintons hangs high on our wall like a shining star on a Christmas tree.I'm not quite sure when or why my mother fell so deeply in love with the Clintons, but I remember hearing her curse the name of all that is Republican very early in my life in the United States.As a black, immigrant woman working menial jobs to support the youngest of her nine children, she believed she had much reason to be leery of the conservative faction.
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The Impact of the Tsunami
Feb. 7, 2005When: Wednesday at 2 p.m.Where: Student Union TheaterRefugees, relief organizations, the role of religion, the ethics of giving the right aid -- professors Claude Welch and Jeannette Ludwig address the political and cultural effects of the tsunami and share their experiences from their time in India after it struck.
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The kids are alright
By JOSEPH SILVENT | Feb. 7, 2005Many young bands in the Buffalo music scene have been assigned "up-and-coming" status. Each faces the struggle of putting together a unique style that will make the band stick out from the competition.This Wednesday at The Icon in Buffalo, post-hardcore quintet Inferis takes a stab at sticking out among a few groups that have garnered national attention."We're hardcore, a little bit of metal, a little more spastic, and a little more technical (than traditional hardcore bands). You have to integrate your different influences.
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Scoreboard
Feb. 7, 2005M. BasketballSaturday:Miami (Ohio)77 (OT)Buffalo74M. TennisFriday:W. Michigan7Buffalo0Saturday:Buffalo4W.
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Thousands pack into Alumni for Funfest
By JACOB BECKER | Feb. 7, 2005Over 3,000 students filled Alumni Arena for rock climbing, dodgeball, video game tournaments, and free food and music on Friday night for UB's annual Funfest.The event, sponsored by various campus-wide organizations, aimed to provide students with alternatives to the stereotypical college Friday night of drinking and debauchery, according to event organizers.Running from 7 p.m.
