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"'Kranks' Borrows Christmas Motifs, Delights"
By JOSEPH SILVENT | Nov. 22, 2004This year's holiday season has brought a new Christmas comedy to the table for families and kids everywhere to enjoy.
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Seasonal Work: Silver Bells and Holiday Help
By RACHAEL ROSSI | Nov. 22, 2004It's known as "the most wonderful time of the year."But more often, we're stuck with jam-packed stores, hour-long lines and parking conditions that make UB's parking problems seem benign.As difficult as it is to find a Tickle-Me-Elmo or Furby or whatever the "it" toy will be this year, employers say it's even more difficult to find employees willing to serve the holiday-crazed masses."Being that this is the busiest time of the year, seasonal employees give us a lot (of) extra help," said Michele Kiescwetter, general manager of Victoria's Secret at the Boulevard Mall.
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Students Head Home For the Holiday
By JESSICA PACKARD | Nov. 22, 2004For many UB students heading home this week, Thanksgiving break isn't just about turkey and stuffing.To some, the first time going home since school started in August is a weird feeling.
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Porn Class Heats Up Spring Registration
By MARGO THIESEN | Nov. 22, 2004Just as students are scrambling to register for next semester's classes, word is getting out about a new communication course to hit the rolls this spring: Cyber Porn and Society.Assistant Professor Alexander Halavais, who will teach the COM 497 class, said despite the class's evident titillating content, it is extremely relevant to his field of study."A class about pornography could seem silly to do, but it's such a huge part of society, technology and communications that it is also extremely obvious that it's something that should be taught," he said.Of those students who have heard about the new class, many said they are unsure what to expect from it."I am thinking about taking this class next semester and I am just curious as to whether or not we are just going to watch pornography or if we are going to analyze it in some way," said sophomore Andrew Koppmann.Halavais said the class consists of much more than just passively watching pornography, but that viewing actual samples of pornographic film will certainly take place."You have to be 18 years old to take this class because there will be clips of pornography to show an example of something I am teaching," he said.
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Library Closings Would Harm UB
By Editorial | Nov. 19, 2004Public hearings are being held this week to discuss a proposed Erie County budget that would eliminate all spending not mandated by the federal or state government.
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"For Bulls, the Dream Beckons"
By CHRIS LIPPA | Nov. 19, 2004For the Bulls' loyal fans and their thousands of new ones, last year's season was the stuff of dreams.In early March of 2004, Alumni Arena was filled to capacity and chants of "You can't win here!" echoed loudly throughout the building.
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Woodward Takes Crowd Inside the Mind of Bush
By BILL NIELSEN | Nov. 19, 2004Drawing on an extraordinary amount of first-hand interviews, famed journalist Bob Woodward gave insight into the presidency of George W.
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Bulls Hope to Make History Against Huskies
By MICHAEL LESLIE | Nov. 19, 2004UB has a chance this weekend to go where no Bulls football team has ever gone before.With a victory over the very solid University of Connecticut Huskies (5-4, 2-3 Big East), the Bulls could raise their win total to three games this season, which would be the highest win total in UB's Division I-A history.If Buffalo plans to make history, however, it will have to replicate the stellar performance they put together against Central Michigan last week.
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Closure Looms for County Libraries
By RACHEL BELLAVIA | Nov. 19, 2004There is a sign on the door of the Audubon Library that reads, in sharp black print, "After January 1, 2005, these doors will be locked!""At first I thought it wouldn't happen," said Peter Arnold, a librarian at Amherst's central library, not five minutes from UB's North Campus.
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"Assembly Seeks Longer Hours for UGL, Alumni"
By ERICA HOOD | Nov. 19, 2004The Student Association Assembly passed two resolutions Tuesday to extend the weekend hours of both Alumni Arena and the Undergraduate Library.The group also discussed a number of other concerns, including campus parking and problems with teaching assistants.The discussion on whether to change the hours of the library, located in Capen Hall, opened with assembly member Leslie Meister."Many international students are here paying for an education and they aren't here for the nightlife.
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Alexander the Awful
By KENNETH ILGUNAS | Nov. 19, 2004If Alexander the Great were alive to see "Alexander," he just might jab Colin Farrell with the sharp end of his spear.The blame for the failure of "Alexander" does not rest solely on the shoulders of Farrell.
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Young Bulls Eye Wins
By COREY PRESTON | Nov. 19, 2004Upperclassmen Brooke Meunier and Allison Bennett represent a minority on the women's basketball team, which features six freshmen and three sophomores.Neither Meunier, a junior, nor Bennett, a senior, seem concerned by this lack of experience however, as both point to tremendous team chemistry as a reason to watch out for the team in 2004."In my three years playing here, this is the closest we've been," Meunier, Buffalo's top returning scorer from 2003 said.Bennett, who led the Bulls last season in assists, reiterated that sentiment, noting that the camaraderie of the team, both on and off the court, has led to hard work and an emphasis on the team aspect of the game heading into the 2004 campaign."I think we'll surprise people, catch people on their heels," the senior guard said.It's easy to see how an opponent might take UB lightly, as the Bulls are coming off a 6-21 finish in 2003, and are faced with having to replace two of their top three scorers, and their top two rebounders from a year ago.Still, though there remains a question as to who will fill the statistical void left by the graduated Jessica Kochendorfer and Kim Kilpela, this is a Bulls team that, according to head coach Cheryl Dozier, will have great depth, along with the intangibles and work ethic to become a factor in the Mid-American Conference."We'll be very deep, we anticipate playing eight, nine, ten kids," Dozier said.
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Ice Bulls Continue Winning Ways
By JON BIELICKI | Nov. 19, 2004The UB Ice Bulls were caught in unfamiliar territory Tuesday night, trailing late in a game.But the team battled back from a two-goal deficit to earn a hard fought 5-4 win over the Monroe Community College Trojans at the Amherst Pepsi Center."We are an extremely confident team.
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"Without Reform, Dream Will Dwindle"
By EVAN PIERCE | Nov. 19, 2004While much has been made of the results of the election and the supposed ideological war between the red and blue states, the one commonality that binds this nation together is the belief in the American dream.
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Upcoming Games
Nov. 19, 2004FootballSaturday at Connecticut, 12 p.m.Men's BasketballSaturday at Connecticut, 7 p.m.
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Bulls Shoot for the Moon Against Huskies
By CHRIS LIPPA | Nov. 19, 2004In their first game Saturday night, the men's basketball team faces a double challenge.The Bulls have entered this season with extremely high expectations.
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Experience Orgasmic Electronica
By NATHANIEL IHDE | Nov. 19, 2004When musicians make up fake, obscure genres of musical interest, a foreign nationality prefix is the usual, "unique" addition.Enter the Morr Music Tour 2004.The tour, making stops in the United States and Canada, features predominantly German ambient techno music.
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Men's Crew Team Does Community Service That Saves Lives
By KATHERINE BECZAK | Nov. 19, 2004While many clubs and organizations on campus see their community service requirements as chores, others go out of their way to make a difference in the greater Buffalo community.The men's crew team is an example of the latter, recently participating in an act of kindness that has the potential to save lives.
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Spirit of Harvest Enlivens Native American Bazaar
By NATIA DAVITI | Nov. 19, 2004Bold autumn colors and the soft, harmonic sounds of flute and drum music filled the Student Union Wednesday afternoon at the third annual Native American Bazaar.According to organizers, more than 800 people attended the bazaar, which was not only meant to celebrate the Native American culture, but also to spread a general understanding of the unique customs and lives of a people that make up less than one percent of the UB population."The purpose of the event is to promote awareness of other cultures, specifically the Native American culture," said Mitchell Chavez, a staff assistant for Multicultural Affairs and bazaar coordinator.The Native American People's Alliance, the group that sponsored the midday celebration, spent the past six weeks organizing and planning it, and offered fact sheets about many Native American tribes indigenous to Western New York, including the Mohawk, Tuscarora, and Oneida nations.
