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"Around the MAC: Huskies, Rockets Impress"

In a week that saw its share of upsets, the Mid-American Conference experienced its own share of ups and downs.

Cardinals Soar Over Bulls

If 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.

New Research to Strengthen Airport Security

UB has found itself on the front lines in one of today's biggest post-Sept. 11 issues: airport security.

Football Hits Rock Bottom

Saturday'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.

GOP Aims to Make a Splash

This 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.

Not Another Gay Column

Last 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.

"Booths Open For Votes On SA Senate, Fee Increase"

After weeks of hype, rallies and forums, the Student Association Senate elections are finally here.The polls will be open today, Mon.

Sidelines

Cross 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.

Bioinformatics Taking Shape

UB'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.

Mixed Emotions On Melissa Ferrick's Performance at Nietzsche's

"I'm digging a hole/ I ended up in Beijing/ Stole me a bike/ Joined up with the monks/ Because silence is worth more these days/ Oh, than AOL Time Warner/ Or Martha Stewart stocks." With this anecdote from "Beijing," off her latest album, "The Other Side," Melissa Ferrick kicked off a divisive performance at Nietzsche's Friday.

Alexisonfire Burns the Mother Down

Last Thursday night provided the ultimate concertgoer's dilemma. There were two line-ups of comparable genres at different locations on the same side of town.

Emotions Run High At Debate

A political debate sponsored by the Black Student Union angered and educated Wednesday night, as the College Republicans and Democrats addressed the question of which presidential candidate the African-American community should vote for in November.Black Student Union President Simone Hicks presided over the debate, which packed spectators from wall to wall in 145B Student Union.

Printing Excesses Lead to Paper Waste

Of the 40 million pages of paper printed in UB's libraries last year, 8 million sheets were not picked up.

Home Sweet Home for Men's Soccer

Although a string of five straight away games over the course of almost two weeks has been good to the UB men's soccer team, it's safe to say that unlike Willie Nelson, the Bulls can wait to get on the road again.Despite a difficult 3-1 loss Wednesday night at cross-town rival Niagara (1-6-0), a loss that broke a seven-game unbeaten streak, UB (6-1-1) enters Friday night's 7 p.m.

Meholif Brings Old School Toughness to Line

Playing in an era marked with cocky and spoiled athletes, Bill Meholif stands alone as an old-school athlete who just plays for the love of the game.Meholif is a defensive tackle for the University at Buffalo's football team.

Upcoming Games

UBFootballSaturday at Ohio 7 p.m.Men

Seeking Woman-Friendly Cities

Women often feel constricted to a home-life setting, simply by a city's organization and the architectural design, according to a prominent architect and author who spoke Tuesday as part of UB's Gender Week.Leslie Kanes Weisman's lecture at Crosby Hall, "Creating a Woman-Friendly City," focused on the necessity for changes in the organization and design of housing, work and public space to foster gender equality."Ever since the beginning of time and homeownership for the woman, the home became both the altar and the prison where rooms such as the kitchen belonged to them, and the smoking and billiard rooms to the man," said Weisman, an author and architect professor at the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

The Parking Game: Students Still Losing

The situation is dire. It is 9:56 a.m., there is no place to park and a car plastered in Korn stickers has just zoomed into the last open spot in front of you.It is the same story for parking at UB year after year.

Exterminators Tackle UB's Pests

Whether it's a bee in the dorm room, a mouse in the kitchen, or a woodchuck just hanging out on the side of the road, every student at UB knows the population here often includes much more than just humans.According to UB officials, pest problems on-campus are more common than students might think, and to keep the pests at bay UB spends six to seven thousand dollars annually on exterminators.According to Joseph Krakowiak, director of University Residence Halls, UB's most common pests are bees, ants and mice, depending where you are on campus."Traditionally for us, we'll get a lot of bees flying near Governors Complex," Krakowiak said.

This Weekend in Buffalo