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Ben Sargent Cartoon 11.17.04

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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.

Ben Sargent Cartoon: 11.15.04

WRC Offers More Effective Monitoring

One point on the workers' rights issue that remains obscure is that the Worker Rights Consortium and the Fair Labor Association are two unique groups that are not affiliated with each other ("University Sits Down With Workers' Rights Group," Nov.

Koeppel Qualifies for NCAA Champs At Regionals

UB senior Jenny Koeppel earned an at-large bid into the NCAA championships and All-Northeast honors for the second consecutive season following a ninth place individual finish in a field of 320 runners at the Northeast Regionals on Saturday at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx."I'm ecstatic, this is amazing," said Koeppel.

Students Turn to Adderall For All-Nighters

Like so many students at UB who take Adderall, Beth didn't have a prescription, and she didn't have ADD.

O'Brien Satisfied With Supporting Role

Being second best is not something your mother may have told you to make a habit of.But Kelli O'Brien has made the most of her supporting role on the women's cross country team.Though she runs in the shadow of Mid-American Conference champion Jenny Koeppel, O'Brien has improved just as quickly.

The Effects of a Buffalo Native

Alfred Hitchcock once said, "If it's a good movie, the sound could go off and the audience would still have a perfectly clear idea of what was going on."From the sight of Ben Hur, steering his horses in a chariot race in 1959, to Hans Solo revving up the Millennium Falcon into supra light speed for interstellar travel in 1977, to this summer's skyscraper-traversing "Spiderman 2," visual imagery has remained a driving force in cinematic storytelling.

When Worry Takes Over: Many Suffer From Anxiety Disorders

Stress and anxiety are as much a part of college life as term papers and all-night cram sessions.