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Workin' on the Highway

I have a friend who is incredibly skeptical of the Amish. She loves their work, but saw some at a gas station.

Grapplers Finish Seventh At Brockport

The UB wrestling team opened its season Saturday with a seventh-place finish in a competitive 11-team field at SUNY Brockport.Four Bulls placed sixth or higher at the competition."It's a heck of an opening because you're wrestling Ohio State, you're wrestling Oklahoma, and some of these other teams that aren't necessarily Big 10 or Big 12 teams are very good.

Burgio Suggests Reforms For Student Insurance

SA President Anthony Burgio is calling for a re-evaluation of UB's medical insurance program, a service of Sub-Board I, because he believes students pay too much for the medical services they receive.UB mandates that all students be covered with some form of medical insurance.

Raucous Crowd Protests Bush's Policies

Thick grey smoke poured from a metal bin labeled "Oil Can" in front of the Student Union.According to Shira Kochman, it was a symbol of American rights being burned in flames.

A Bad Case of the Suds

There is a fair number of college students who have enthusiastically followed the adventures of Spongebob Squarepants ever since his cartoon was first aired on Nickelodeon.From his penchant for fry-cooking at the Krusty Krab to his love of jellyfishing with his best friend, Patrick, to his failed attempts to obtain a boating license to his adorable pet snail, Gary, Spongebob's trademark cheerfulness and optimism have prevailed over whatever trials he undergoes.It is most refreshing to see a short, yellow sea sponge lunge out of bed every morning and shout, "I'm ready!" during an age in which dry, cynical humor is shoved down the average person's throat.There will be no such sweet respite for the Spongebob fan in his first movie.

Cops Warn Students About Larcenies

As students pay closer attention to schoolwork in the last few weeks before exams, UB officials warn that they should also pay close attention to their personal belongings to protect themselves against larceny and burglary.Larceny is the most common campus crime, according to John Grela, UB's director of public safety.Grela said that larceny is public theft that happens when people leave their belongings lying about."This crime occurs mostly because people are careless," Grela said.

Crew Finishes Fall Season

The UB women's crew team took to the water Saturday in its last regatta of the fall season, which is considered the "off-season" by the Bulls' coaches and rowers.UB's standing on the leader board at the Foot of the Charles Regatta was not quite what it had been all season - of the six UB boats, only one scored a top five finish.But the coaches were more focused on the development of the young rowers than the final standings of the regatta.

Ben Sargent Cartoon 11.17.04

Scoreboard

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Upcoming Games

WrestlingThursday vs. Bloomsburg 7 p.m. at Alumni ArenaWomen

Volunteer to Save Libraries

As many undoubtedly know, the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library system will shut down in approximately one month if the current redline budget passes.

Erie County's Very Own Dubya

Well, Bush got himself elected. Are you ready for four more years of mendacity, hypocrisy, moralizing, deficit hiking and verbal Twister?Me neither.

Dirty Dollies

It's advisable to keep an open mind when considering a movie that's promoted by ejaculation-related paraphernalia such as oversized nerf sperm and posters that read: "Fear the Second Coming.""Seed of Chucky," directed by Don Mancini and staring Jennifer Tilly, tickles the funny bones.

Bulls Clobber CMU In Last Home Game

Any victory, especially a victory for the UB football team, is sweet, but the taste of victory was a bit sweeter for the Bulls on Saturday, as 13 seniors closed out their respective careers at UB Stadium with a win.Rebounding from a 33-7 thrashing by Kent State last weekend, the Bulls scored a dominating 36-6 victory over the visiting Central Michigan Chippewas (3-7, 2-5 Mid-American Conference) at UB Stadium on Saturday afternoon in front of a crowd of 6,490.With the win, the Bulls improved their record to 2-8 overall and 2-6 in the MAC.

"At Muqabala 2004, Lively Crowd and Enchanting Performances"

If a huge, lively audience, high-energy performances and solid hosting was what the Indian Student Association had in mind for the evening, then "Muqabala 2004" was a success.Thirteen performances were featured in the event held on Saturday evening in the Center for the Arts Mainstage Theatre.

"Media Ignores Combat Deaths, Reality of War"

Yesterday U.S. troops were wrapping up a major offensive to remove insurgents from the Iraqi city of Falluja.

County to Research Women's Issues

Some female students at UB will soon come face to face with "Women Below 30," a new outreach initiative for the Erie County Commission on the Status of Women.Wb30 is a research project that hopes to gain further understanding of issues affecting female residents of Erie County who are in their twenties, coordinators said."I like to think of the commission as a resident advisor in a college dorm," said Elizabeth Bailey, a Wb30 coordinator.

Apathetic About Genocide

Last year my brother, sisters and I curled up on our big green sofa and watched the movie "Tears of the Sun." The film is set in a war-torn African nation into which a Navy SEAL lieutenant, played by Bruce Willis, is sent to rescue foreign aid workers.

Bellowed Blessings and Drastic Dynamics:

MewithoutYou guitarist Michael Weiss acknowledges that he had many heroes in his childhood."There was a time when no one could tell me that Morrissey wasn't the greatest person ever born ... I idolized skaters like Rick Howard, too.

Women's Swim Team Loses MAC Home Opener

The University at Buffalo women's swimming and diving team fell to Marshall in a close home meet on Friday afternoon by a score of 155.5-144.5.Three UB swimmers recorded career bests, but the team was unable to overcome Marshall's depth."We were going up against a much improved Marshall team," said UB head coach Dorsi Raynolds.