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Long-Distance Love

Nervous freshmen are lost in Ellicott. People are fighting over elevators. Fathers are diligently hauling their daughters' hundred-pound refrigerators up three flights of stairs.Once that last box is carried in and the parents have been sent on their way, the celebration of newly found freedom begins.But while some kick off their shoes and crank up the stereo, others languish in the stairwell, sobbing onto their sweethearts' shoulders and saying painful goodbyes to the ones they love.Those who have had to leave a significant other at home to begin their college career say it can be like parting with their second half.Emily Buck is a transfer student and sophomore occupational therapy major.

Ben Sargent Cartoon 10.4.04

"Shooting for Personal Safety, Gun Rights"

About 60 UB students took aim and fired this weekend at the College Republicans' third annual Second Amendment Rights Excursion at the Niagara Falls Gun Range.Organizers said the main points of the event were gun safety and responsibility surrounding the second amendment's right to bear arms.

Several New Names for Rooms at UB

The UB Council has approved resolutions to name the auditorium in Slee Hall and two law classrooms in O' Brian Hall after financial benefactors who gave significant donations during a recent campaign.UB official Jennifer McDonough stressed that Slee Hall itself is not going to have its name changed, as the rumor had been among some students."If a building, classroom or a laboratory is named after a benefactor or a community leader you can not by any means take that name away," said McDonough, vice president for University Advancement.

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Ben Sargent Cartoon 10.1.04

An Audience Awakened

Over a hundred frustrated heavy metal fans in black T-shirts stood illuminated by the streetlights on Grant Street in Buffalo for about two hours Wednesday evening, outside a rather non-descript brick building marked "Showplace Theater."The groups that played at the Showplace included Remembering Never, Black Dahlia Murder, Terror, and Unearth.

Bush Fails to Renew Weapons Ban

On Sept. 13 a ban on military style assault weapons expired on the floor of Congress. The ban outlawed certain kinds of guns that are capable of firing a large number of bullets in rapid succession.

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Sparring For the Fun Of It: Tae Kwon Do is On the Rise

It has been some time since martial arts first made its way to the Western world; today the particular practice of martial arts known as Tae Kwon Do is growing in popularity in Western New York and is said by some to be on its way to becoming something of a national pastime."We've gone from having just one location to four locations," said Samantha Scime, a second-degree black belt and instructor at Master Chong's World Class Tae Kwon Do Center in Amherst."Each of our schools has between 400 and 500 students from all different age groups," she said.A unique aspect of the sport is its unique belt system, implemented in order to recognize each student's progress."Generally it takes about three to four years for students to get a black belt," said David Kowal, a black belt instructor at Master Chong's World Class Tae Kwon Do Center in Amherst.

Volleyball Hopes to Regain Winning Ways

After losing their last three matches, the University at Buffalo women's volleyball team will look to get back to the .500 mark for the first time in three weeks.The streaky Bulls (7-8 overall, 0-2 MAC) start their longest home stand of the year tonight at 7 p.m.

Students Crowd Bars After Crackdowns

This is the second of two stories analyzing the effect of recent police activity in the Heights.When a party gets busted in the Heights, it's not uncommon to see students flock to Main Street as a backup plan.This semester, with police activity on the rise, Main Street is feeling the effects as students scramble to find another party, catch the drunk bus, grab some late night eats, or make the last call at local bars."If I'm at a party that gets broken up, I'm definitely going to look for something else to do," said Patricia Arend, a sophomore business major.

"At Alumni, Straight Talk From 'Cutthroat' Businessman"

Real-estate billionaire Donald Trump kicked off the 18th annual Distinguished Speakers Series Thursday night, encouraging students to "think big" and "get even."This year's undergraduate student choice speaker, Trump is currently the chairman and president of the Trump Organization, as well as the producer and star of NBC's hit reality TV series "The Apprentice."But he did not talk about his show for long.

Ex-Inspired

The cover of the Low Millions' debut album, "Ex-Girlfriends," shows a bikini-clad woman gracefully diving headlong into oblivion.The image represents the infamous ex-girlfriend paradox - the desire to erase the memory of an ex from one's life and the inability to do so.

This Weekend In Buffalo

Camping: The Pastime of the Damned

I believe molds can be sorted into two classifications: There's the nostalgic type that settles in old libraries and woodsy cabins, the kind that makes you want to dance to Celtic music or sort through the old vintage appliances in your grandparents' basement.Then there is the other pungent brand of mildew that causes you to wake up gagging on your dampened pillow at three in the morning, staring up at a leaking canvas ceiling.Call it simple living.

"Forward, Defenseman Shine for Men's Soccer"

Muhammad Ali once said, "Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision."This depiction of a champion characterizes UB's men's soccer player Matt Stuczynski.

Editorial Response: Facts Back Letting Ban Expire

One question many Americans ask about the assault weapons ban is what kind of guns were actually banned.

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Women's Cross Country Gets Top 30 VotesThe UB women's cross country team received 2 votes in the latest FinishLynx top 30 poll.

"Mandatory Activity Fee Is Approved, Increase Accepted"

The student activity fee will remain mandatory for the next four years and will increase by $10 next semester after both referendums passed during an SA vote earlier this week.In the coinciding Student Association Senate elections, the Your UB Voice party nearly swept all 12 Senate seats, taking all six on-campus positions and all but one of the off-campus positions.Brittany Shapiro, an independent candidate, won the last Senate seat.When the polls closed Wednesday night, 2,839 undergraduate students had voted.