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Cross Country Ready For Regionals

The UB cross country team continues to run like the wind, even through the frigid November weather.The Bulls will send their top six men and top seven women, including star runner Jenny Koeppel, to the Northeast Regional this Saturday.The race will take place in New York City, and it will showcase elite runners from over 30 different schools in the Northeast U.S.Head Coach Vicki Mitchell is confident that her runners will have a great weekend."It has been a pretty low-key week of training," said Mitchell.

"Zeppuhar Makes Holes, Cracks Jokes"

One of the big men up front who clears the way for the Bulls' "Four Horsemen" running backs is offensive lineman Erik Zeppuhar, an All-American Academic Athlete and one of the funniest players on the team.Born in Allison Park, Pa., Zeppuhar said he dreamed of playing college football as a child."It has always been my lifelong dream to play college football," said Zeppuhar.

Bulls Hope to End on High Note

Buffalo will have one more chance to show its fans what the 2004 edition of the Bulls can do when they take to the field at UB Stadium on Saturday for their final home match-up of the season against the Central Michigan Chippewas.However, they will have to improve on their play from last week's home debacle.

Ben Sargent Cartoon: 11.12.04

University Sits Down with Workers Rights Group

Two years of work by UB Students Against Sweatshops culminated Thursday in an open forum with a representative from the Workers Rights Consortium, who met earlier in the day with UB President John Simpson to talk about UB joining the labor rights organization."We've been organizing to affiliate with WRC for two years now, and for most of that time we've had a completely unreceptive administration," said Colin O'Malley, a UBSAS member who helped organize the event.The WRC is an independent monitoring board that ensures that factories where clothing bearing the UB logo is produced are in compliance with labor standards."I feel we've given the university plenty of information and reason, and I think we're getting to the point where the administration doesn't have a reason not to join," O'Malley added.Scott Nova, the executive director of the WRC, said his meeting with Simpson was "a pleasant discussion," but he could not characterize whether Simpson was leaning towards a decision on joining the group.Dennis Black, vice president for Student Affairs, called Thursday a "listening day," that was part of the natural process of looking into the decision whether to affiliate with the WRC.

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Cross CountryFour runners from UB's cross-country team were named to the Academic All-MAC team for their performance in the classroom.

Simpson Removes Vice President for Advancement

President John B. Simpson has removed one of UB's vice presidents, Jennifer A. McDonough, formerly vice president for university advancement.Simpson sent a memorandum to the top UB administrators Tuesday stating that McDonough is "no longer with the university," according to The Buffalo News."I like to think everything I do with personnel is for the greater good of the university," Simpson said.Audrey Olmsted, the associate vice president for constituency development, was appointed by Simpson to fill McDonough's position in an interim capacity.

Upcoming Games

Volleyball\t\t\t\tFriday at Kent State, 7 p.m.Women

Mellow Keller: Nothing Staged

It makes perfect sense that Keller Williams would put out a live album. Most of his studio discs sounded like live discs to begin with, and all of Williams' contemporaries in the jam-oriented genre, such as Dave Matthews, The String Cheese Incident and Phish have made names for themselves with their live acts more than their studio discs.This probably is because most of Keller Williams' music is improvised.

No Clothes On Anybody

Any band whose press materials include the phrase, "Dudes who love to slug mass brew," is ripe for punk rock.By the end of the evening, as the four sweaty, near-naked members of Rehasher bounced off each other for the last time and the last leather loveseat ride was given in the middle of Groove Night Club, it was pretty clear that there is still some decent punk music in the world.In the vein of Dillinger Four and Screeching Weasel - whose song, "Hey Suburbia" the band covered later in their set - Gainesville, Fla.'s Rehasher made their Buffalo debut to a small but fervent crowd Monday evening.Featuring Roger of Less Than Jake, Gui and Geis from Army of Ponch and Jake from Savage Brewtality, Rehasher abides by the Less Than Jake rule of not using last names.

An Incredibly Happy Movie

"The Incredibles" has shown that animated films have the ability to revive not only dead careers, but an entire genre of film as well.What was the last thing anyone heard from Craig T.

Hope for America

The two words repeated the most following last week's election are "mandate" and "values," and nobody should pay much attention to either word.

Men's Tennis Ends Fall Season at Big Green

Playing on familiar courts might have factored into the positive results posted by the UB men's tennis team at The Big Green Invite, hosted by Dartmouth over the weekend.The Bulls made the most out of their final tournament of the fall in what was their second trip to New Hampshire this season.The tournament format was another non-scoring event, like the Volkl Shootout held in September.

Electing Bush was Mistake

I am angry. Not just because Bush won the election, or Kerry conceded, or that the right wing agenda is once again being pushed onto the general public or that my rights have been violated for four years and more of my rights as a citizen of this country are going to be erased in the next four.

UB Author's Latest Work Confronts Class Divide

For the many Americans battling every day just to make a living, societal change won't come until the deeper economic and social issues in our country are better understood - something UB professor Lois Weis has been trying to do for almost 30 years.Weis, a noted author and longtime professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, will signing her latest book, "Class Reunion: The Remaking of an American White Working Class," at Talking Leaves on Main Street this Thursday at 7 p.m.

Wiry Wrestler Ready to Dominate

Mark McKnight, like so many other college students, has a bone to pick with his parents.Sure, the UB wrestler heads into his sophomore season with the Bulls ranked first in the MAC in his 125 pound weight class, and seventh nationally.Sure, wrestling has allowed him opportunities - a shot at qualifying for the Olympic games, a trip to Venezuela for the Junior Pan-American Games - few of his peers have experienced.Sure, McKnight's instant success at the college level is undeniably attributable to the passion for wrestling he developed as a kid growing up in western Pennsylvania, to those long car rides, every weekend, to wrestling tournaments all over the northeast that his parents insisted upon.Sure, Mark McKnight may be sitting happily near the top of the college wrestling world, but just once Mom and Dad, just one Saturday morning, couldn't Mark have stayed in bed and watched "X-Men?""I still give them a hard time about that, we still have some heated discussions," a chuckling McKnight said of the seemingly weekly wrestling tournaments he attended as a kid in lieu of Saturday morning cartoons.

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Is This Stuff Habit-Forming?

The Riddlin' Kids released their sophomore album, "Stop the World" on Oct. 19. This follows the successful release of their debut album, "Hurry Up and Wait," which garnered them airtime on both radio and television.This album is not as well done as their first offering.

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RugbyUB's Mad Turtles defeated the UConn Huskies on Saturday by a final score of 14-10. With the victory, the team will advance to the National Rugby Union Final Four.

Quality of Life Problems Plague Super 8

Student residents living in the converted Super 8 Motel are expressing concerns over its safety and quality of life.Residents of the motel on Flint Road say intruders, theft, and relegation of students to second-class status has soured the experience of living in the motel, even with the perks living in a motel provides."You don't need any ID to get in," said Alex Yurenev, a junior photojournalism major and Super 8 Hall Council senator.