I don't know whether John Kerry plays poker. I always took him for a bridge man, based on his pedigree.But after his performance in last Thursday's debate, it's clear he knows one of the cardinal rules of poker that's also a cardinal rule of politics: Know when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em.Kerry learned a valuable lesson from Gore's fatal attempt to go "all in" on every question.
Although weather conditions delayed the start of Saturday's women's tennis match, the Bulls dealt with the rain and handily defeated the St.
Three men's soccer players were suspended from UB and the soccer team for allegedly hazing a freshman player at a North Campus party.Sophomores Braden Byler, Brandon M.
UB's Community Action Corps got a taste of the chilly winter nights facing Buffalo's homeless residents Saturday when they spent the night in the courtyard behind the Student Union.The group's Night Out to Fight Homelessness, co-sponsored by Circle K, raised about $400 while challenging students to camp out in the 40-degree weather for 12 hours with only their warm clothing and cardboard boxes."I see a lot of people caring about the cause, and I see a lot of people being enthusiastic.
"You are about to see and hear one of the most significant messages given to us from God," says an old science class film narrator introducing The Used's second album, "In Love and Death."Those words prove to be weakly supported as the listener wears through the album's 12 tracks.
The men's tennis team gained its first team victory of the fall season, defeating visiting St. Francis (Pa.) on Saturday at the University Tennis Club.
The UB volleyball team suffered two disappointing losses this weekend. Northern Illinois beat the Bulls on Friday, and defending Mid-American Conference champion Ohio swept the Bulls on Saturday.Bulls KO'd by HuskiesThe Bulls (7-10, 0-4 MAC) lost to Northern Illinois on Friday night, by scores of 19-30, 23-30, and 27-30 to the visiting Huskies.Northern Illinois appeared to be a step ahead of the Bulls the whole night.
The Buffalo police continued their escalated crackdown on parties in the Heights this weekend, breaking up two parties on Winspear Ave.
These days, the question "You want to take this outside?" is most commonly answered with either laughter or the threat of lawsuit.An oft-asked question is whether entertainment culture acts on society or vice-versa.
The UB men's soccer team opened the Mid-American Conference portion of their 2004 schedule with two losses this weekend.The Bulls (6-4-1, 0-1 MAC) lost to Akron and Kentucky the weekend after a hazing incident that caused four practices to be cancelled, three players to be suspended, and one player to be hospitalized.Without the services of Braden Byler, their leading goal scorer, the Bulls were shut out 1-0 by Akron.
With the presidential election a little more than five weeks away, UB's College Democrats are aiming to make sure students' interest in politics and voting is more than just a passing fad."Voting is very important to us," said Jennifer Gillan, the group's communication director.According to Gillan, the College Democrats have been focusing much of their recent efforts on getting students registered to vote, both at UB and in the Buffalo community."We are reminding people to send in their absentee ballots by Oct.
As a member of the greater UB international community, the Caribbean Student Association seeks to educate all students about their region, not just those who hail from there.The club extends their helping hand on Oct.
Last week, the men's soccer team's practices were cancelled for four days in the aftermath of a Sept.
The women's soccer team was denied once again on the road this weekend, losing Friday in a non-conference match to the Niagara Purple Eagles by a score of 3-1.On a positive note, the Bulls (3-9-0 overall, 2-4 Mid-American Conference) broke their goal-less streak of almost three whole games (3:20.45) when freshman Heidi Griffiths capitalized on a Jenny Dannecker assist in the 88th minute of regulation.With the assist, Dannecker extended her points total on the season to eight, which leads the Bulls."Jenny is stepping up as one of the senior leaders on the team," said Bulls' coach Jean Tassy.
My housemates and I often joke that our house is the mini-union of Africa and Europe. We have thermostat wars in the wee hours of the morning because the two who live on the east side of the house are always too hot, while the two who live on the west side can never have it warm enough.It just so happens that the two of us who want the house to be incessantly toasty are black - we live in the African wing - and the other two housemates are white and inhabit the European wing.There is no political correctness in our "Europica." We hurl mock insults at each other through the hallways that serve as our continental divides.
The Bulls came out firing on all cylinders Saturday night and picked apart Central Florida's defense in a 48-20 victory Saturday night at UB Stadium.With their two starting quarterbacks out, red-shirt freshman Chris Moore and freshman Datwan Hemingway led the Bulls' air attack."They actually made the call on Thursday but they told Datwan and me together," said Moore.
Students, faculty, and community members laced up their running shoes Sunday morning to race, jog, or just walk in the annual Linda Yalem Safety Run, a commemorative fundraising and awareness event that circles North Campus.The annual 5K race, which started at 9:30 a.m., paid tribute to Linda Yalem, a UB student who was raped and killed on the Ellicott Creek bike path 14 years ago.
I am writing to express my disgust about the results of the Mandatory Student Fee referendum. I'm sick of pouring money to the tune of $160 a year into a corrupt Student Association.
On Saturday evening, Ohio was certainly swinging.The Vote For Change tour bulldozed its way into the Gund Arena in Cleveland with Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band, R.E.M., Bright Eyes and friends championing the democratic ticket with five hours worth of rock and roll.In an atmosphere as politically charged as it was rock and roll, orange-shirted Move On voter registration volunteers hustled to sign up as many John Kerry supporters as possible.From the get-go, it was clear that all the acts were wholeheartedly supportive of the cause.
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