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A Mother Speaks Out Against Homophobia
By JESSICA PACKARD | Sep. 27, 2004Gender Week stepped outside its largely feminist themes Thursday night to address the issue of homophobia with a controversial film screening and panel discussion.Petty Officer Allen Schindler, the subject of the film, "Gender-Based Terror in the U.S.
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Bobcats Blank Mistake-Prone Bulls
By DANIEL GVERTZ | Sep. 27, 2004When a team fumbles twice in their own red-zone in the opening quarter, the odds are not so great that they'll be winning for any portion of the game, let alone for the entire game.On Saturday at Ohio, the Bulls (0-4, 0-2 Mid-American Conference) fell behind early and never caught up with the Bobcats (2-2, 1-1 MAC), losing Saturday night's game by a score of 34-0."With the number of turnovers, and how ill-timed they were, we started bad and never really got better," said Bulls' head coach Jim Hofher.The game didn't have many bright spots for either squad, with each team recording two turnovers in the first half.
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Think Before You Vote
By CHRIS ROTH | Sep. 27, 2004One of the most important elections in history is upon us and Election Day is just weeks away. It is imperative that all voters take a look at the candidates and whether they will have the ability to lead us over the next four years.
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Vaux Unleashes Havoc Thursday night
By JOSEPH SILVENT | Sep. 27, 2004Codeseven vocalist Jeff Jenkins said it best:"A lot of craziness can happen when really dirty people get together," said Jenkins prior to the start of their performance Thursday night at Xtreme Wheels.
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The Tradesman
By MIKE FLATT | Sep. 27, 2004I call myself a writer. I'm not sure when I decided it was appropriate to do so, but I do. I've had about 60 articles published at our little rag here and a few at The New Times in Syracuse.
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Comix Laugh You Long Time
By GARY VIDER | Sep. 27, 2004Laugh until it hurts. Every week. That's the guarantee at The Comix Cafe, a comedy club located in Tonawanda, right off of the Youngman Expressway.
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Opinion Page Biased
By ANDREW TARNOWSKI | Sep. 27, 2004I am a very concerned student here at UB. Reading the Spectrum is one reason why I enjoy Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays more so than the other days of the week.
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Roth Wrong on Patriotism
By JAMES PAUL MCMILLIAN | Sep. 27, 2004I am writing in response to Samantha Roth's column ("Reality vs. Republicanism," Sept. 25). Ms. Roth charges three major indictments against the Republican Party.
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Beyond Buffalo: Students Look Elsewhere to Begin Life After College
By SAMANTHA MAZIARZ AND KATRINA GARDNER | Sep. 27, 2004Though students come from all over the world to attend UB, their stay in Buffalo tends to be short-lived.While it is not unusual for students to leave the area in which they attended college, Buffalo's brightest are leaving at an alarming rate.
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Tough Western Swing for Volleyball
By ANTHONY SYLOR | Sep. 27, 2004Two back-to-back away games in the Great Lakes State, against Western Michigan and Eastern Michigan, were the Bulls' first Mid-American Conference tests of the 2004 season.
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"Around the MAC: Huskies, Rockets Impress"
By ANTHONY SYLOR | Sep. 27, 2004In a week that saw its share of upsets, the Mid-American Conference experienced its own share of ups and downs.
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Cardinals Soar Over Bulls
By JUSTIN HAAG | Sep. 27, 2004If you don't score, you can't win.Friday night the UB women's soccer team learned this lesson the hard way.Bringing in a tough, scrappy defense did not do the Bulls any good, as they were shut out by the Ball State Cardinals.The regionally ranked Ball State team brought not only their defensive toughness to the game, but their high powered offense proved effective, giving them the boost they needed to beat the Bulls 2-0.The Bulls defense, led by senior goalkeeper Anna-Lesa Calvert has played well so far this season, but gave up 11 shots on Friday night, forcing Calvert to make seven tough saves.
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New Research to Strengthen Airport Security
By JOHN BANNON | Sep. 27, 2004UB has found itself on the front lines in one of today's biggest post-Sept. 11 issues: airport security.
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Football Hits Rock Bottom
By Editorial | Sep. 27, 2004Saturday's loss at Ohio marked a new nadir for UB's football program. The 0-4 Bulls were shut out by one of the only teams they had a chance to beat this year.
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GOP Aims to Make a Splash
By EVAN PIERCE | Sep. 27, 2004This is the second story in a series about what various student groups are doing on-campus leading up to the presidential election.Over the past year, the UB College Republicans have made a name for themselves as the club that never shies away from controversy.
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Not Another Gay Column
Sep. 27, 2004Last year, around this time, I wrote a column about coming out of the closet. Printed the week following UB's celebration of Coming Out Day, and a month after Gender Week, I felt the time was right to air my laundry.
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"Booths Open For Votes On SA Senate, Fee Increase"
By NATIA DAVITI AND JENNIFER FUSCO | Sep. 27, 2004After weeks of hype, rallies and forums, the Student Association Senate elections are finally here.The polls will be open today, Mon.
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Sidelines
Sep. 27, 2004Cross CountryThe University at Buffalo's women's cross country team fared well Saturday at the Paul Short Invitational, beating some of the nation's top programs with an overall sixth-place finish among a strong field of 26 Division I schools.The Bulls' 190 total points placed them just ahead of Yale's 223 points while the Southeastern Conference's Tennessee University won the team competition with 53 points.
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Bioinformatics Taking Shape
By JEREMY G. BURTON | Sep. 27, 2004UB's cutting-edge bioinformatics program continues to come together this semester with construction on the downtown Center for Excellence scheduled to finish in 2005 and academic programs currently in development.According to UB officials, the program is now in the final 30 days of a strategic planning stage and preliminary undergraduate courses are now being offered.
