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\t\tFootballSaturday:Buffalo7Kent State33Men's SoccerFriday:Buffalo2NIU1Sunday:Buffalo1Akron4Men's SwimmingSaturday:Buffalo82Miami (OH)147VolleyballThursday:Buffalo1Toledo3Friday:Buffalo3Miami (OH)2


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Speaker Unlocks Secrets of Indian Dance

To Neelima Raju, her lecture on Indian dance at Park Hall on Friday wasn't just about showing students a few colorful steps or entertaining them with the spiritual rhythms of India."I hope that students will see the importance of maintaining traditions and aspects of your culture such as this," Raju said.


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Choose or Lose

The play I had just seen that October night was a phenomenal expose on the lives of two prisoners.


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"If It's Broke, Fix It"

If Victor E. Bull could alter the permanent, fixated grin on his face, it is likely that following Saturday's football game against Kent State, UB's number one fan would not only be sporting a fierce scorn, but would also need a short sabbatical from the University as a whole until a solution was gathered surrounding the atrocious football exhibition the UB football team displayed in its 33-7 loss to Kent State at UB Stadium on Saturday afternoon.The predictable nature of coach Jim Hofher's response to the adversity that the Bulls have faced this season is not working.


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Monday6:30 p.m.: Author Thurston Clarke will be giving a free live broadcast on WBFO in Allen Hall on South Campus.7 p.m.: The Communication SA will be holding a talent show in the Student Union Theater.


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Feel the Burn Even It's Cold Outside

The flickering fluorescent bulbs overhead have sapped whatever energy the 5 p.m. sunset has not. All the doors and windows are shut tight, and crawling under the covers with a bag of chips seems like the most appealing way to pass the time.But take heart; there is hope beyond those frosted windowpanes.


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Hard to Please

Good light-hearted art is hard to find. It had been a while for me, until this weekend.It had been a solid three years since I've had reason to be so pleased that I left a movie theater glowing the way I did on Friday night.


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Underdog Bulls Beat Akron But Lose In Second Round

At the end of a season of highs and lows, the men's soccer team scored a big upset win over Northern Illinois in the first round of the MAC playoffs before bowing out with a loss to Akron in the second round this weekend.On Friday afternoon, sixth-seeded Buffalo needed a big game and a victory over third-seeded Northern Illinois to advance to the second round of the MAC Tournament in Kalamazoo, Mich.That's exactly what they got, as they defeated the Huskies, 2-1.On Sunday afternoon, Buffalo faced off against the second-seeded Akron Zips.


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Sidelines

Women's SoccerBrenna McJury and Courtney MacVie received postseason accolades for their performance this season.


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"With Comeback Win, Volleyball Ends Loss Streak"

The UB volleyball team snapped a 14-match losing streak with a thrilling come-from-behind 3-2 win over the Miami RedHawks Friday night in Alumni Arena.The Bulls claimed their first MAC victory of the season over the RedHawks with a big-time rally late in the match.Miami dominated game one, racking up seven service aces.


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Beleaguered Bulls Fall To Flashes

The Kent State Golden Flashes scored early and often against the Bulls, handing them a 33-7 defeat Saturday afternoon at UB Stadium.Kent State's opening drive was a 98-yard, 16 play drive that took 6:44.


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Recent Incidents Draw Attention to Danger of Rape

When many people think of rape they imagine an attack by a stranger as they walk alone in the dark.Yet according to Ellen Christensen, that's usually not the way it goes, especially here at UB where there have been four alleged rapes involving students in the past three weeks -- as many as had been reported in the past six years."What students need to know is that these rapes are acquaintance-related," said Christensen, director of Health Education and Health Services.



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