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Novaceanu Leads Women's Tennis

Freshman Andreea Novaceanu claimed a singles titile and added a doubles title to lead the UB women's tennis team at the Bowling Green Invitational last weekend.Novaceanu beat Bowling Green's Susie Schoenberger in three sets, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2.


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A Painful Experience

"I dig my heels into the dirt cause this one's gonna hurt," Charlotte Martin cries on the title track of her second album, "On Your Shore."Somehow Martin has the insight to know exactly how her listener is going to feel while listening to her music.


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Meet the Bulls: Katie Fage

Sometimes change is a good thing when trying to achieve success. Other times success is found without much change at all.Freshman women's soccer player Katie Fage decided she didn't want to change some aspects of her life when she decided to attend the University at Buffalo to continue her soccer career.While many times students have problems adjusting to the sheer size of UB, Fage has taken the move in stride."I came from a big high school, and I knew I always wanted to go to a really big university," said Fage.


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Simpson Presents His Fall Semester Progress to UB Council

UB will soon feel a ripple effect from the fifth floor of Capen Hall as President Simpson moves forward with several nationwide searches and develops a comprehensive plan.Simpson said during Monday's UB Council Meeting that the university "needs to make some critical decisions about what it is and what it wants to be, and act on that."Nearly every speaker at the meeting brought up either an academic or financial committee, a comprehensive plan, or series of administrative and faculty searches, all of which will impact the direction Simpson decides to take UB in the near future."I'm getting a picture now of the university that you don't get from looking at numbers on a page," Simpson said.Council Chair Jeremy Jacobs expressed concern that Simpson was biting off a bit more than he can chew, especially with national and in-house administrative position searches underway in both the president's and provost's offices.


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Yalem Run Set for Sunday

Runners and walkers of all ages from the Buffalo community will come together this Sunday for the annual Linda Yalem Memorial Run to pay tribute to the UB student who was raped and murdered on the Ellicott Creek bike path 14 years ago.On the day she was murdered, 22-year-old Yalem was preparing for the New York City Marathon.


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"Smashin' In My Guts, Man"

"Poor man wanna be rich. Rich man wanna be king.And a king ain't satisfied 'til he rules everything."-Bruce SpringsteenIt's safe to say that I have been waiting my entire life for the show I'm going to witness Saturday when the Vote For Change tour rolls into Gund Arena in Cleveland with Bright Eyes, R.E.M.


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Sidelines

Cross CountryUB cross-country runner Jenny Koeppel was named the Mid-American Conference runner of the week for the third consecutive week this season.


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Bait and Switch

Picture someone you know who is very conservative in his or her beliefs. Someone to whom the phrase "family values" is very important.


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Men's Tennis Dominated at Brown Tourney

Last weekend the UB men's tennis team suffered a series of defeats in a four-day tournament at Brown University, where they faced some of the top Ivy League schools in the Northeast.Mike Rockman was the only Bulls singles player to advance in the tournament.


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An Explicit Show and Tell

Driving around on a warm Friday evening with the windows down is a good time to consider popping in Silvertide's newest album, "Show and Tell."Prepare to headbang in the breeze."I Ain't Comin' Home" kicks off with an infectiously anthem-like intro.


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Men's Soccer Loses In Double-Overtime

The UB men's soccer team (6-2-1) lost a heartbreaker Friday night at RAC Field, battling a tough Oneonta squad (4-4-0) into double overtime before finally succumbing 1-0, on a diving header by Red Dragons' forward Ricky Quest."It was a tough game," Bulls' freshman forward Shyle Braithwaite said.


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It's Just $10

This letter is both in response to Gloria Almeida's letter "SA Should Tighten Belt" in the Sept. 20 issue and also in support of the mandatory student activity fee increase, which undergraduate students will be voting on starting Monday.


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