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McKnight takes gold at Junior Pan-AmsBuffalo wrestler Mark McKnight won a gold medal in freestyle wrestling and a bronze medal in Greco-Roman wrestling at the Junior Pan-American Games held in Maracabio City, Venezuela on July 26.Coming off of a freshman season with a 34-8 record for the Bulls, McKnight went 4-0 in the 121-pound (55 kilos) weight bracket in the freestyle portion of the games, beating competitors from both Canada and Venezuela.In Greco-Roman wrestling, McKnight won his opening round match against his competitor from Argentina 10-0, but fell in the semi-finals to the eventual gold-medal winner Jaciel Rodriguez of Venezuela.

Pieces of Rhesus

French rock is more than a little alien to the U.S. mainstream, but Rhesus could change that.The trio from Grenoble earned the title of "Best Newcomer of 2004" (presumably best French newcomer) in the weekly French culture magazine, "Les Inrockuptibles" thanks to their latest EP, "Meanwhile at the Party."This turns out to be no puff of cigarette-holder smoke.On "Meanwhile at the Party," the laid-back rock begins with a track entitled "Shooting Star," which mellows for over six minutes.

"I'm Super, Thanks for Asking"

There's nothing quite like the look in someone's face when I utter those horrifying words:"No, I'm not graduating this year.""WHHHAAAA...?" they ask, desperately hoping I hadn't actually just said what I had actually just said.

Urban Hymns for Suburban Atheists

Melody has almost always taken a backseat to image in rock and roll and that's exactly what the Shore is: not as much a band as an image.The band's self-titled debut has 10 songs, each one blending into the next, essentially creating one long, slow-motion make-out scene.

SBI Accounting Fee Hike Not Related to SA Action

This is in response to the article "SA Reduces Allocation to Sub-Board by $70,000" in the Sept. 10 issue.

Too Much Pork In Fee Increase

This semester full-time UB undergraduates have seen a $52.75 increase in the comprehensive fee. The fee is a consolidation of required fees that funds various university services.

Men's Tennis Starts Strong

The UB men's tennis team hosted the UB Classic tennis tournament last weekend and took advantage of playing on their home court.

Ben Sargent Cartoon 9.13.04

Plenty Good In Theory

"Pigs of the Roman Empire" was a great idea: get the Melvins and Lustmord, two sonically different bands from opposite ends of the musical spectrum together and listen to what comes out of it.

Indoctrination on Every Station

There is a lover of independent music in the heart of every man and woman. This has nothing to do with elitism or condescension.

Volleyball Struggles at Montana Tournament

The UB women's volleyball team wrapped up competition at the Montana State Volleyball Tournament over the weekend, walking away with a 1-3 record and a player being selected to the All-Tournament Team.UB winless on day oneBuffalo (4-5) did not win a single game in either of their matches on the first day of the Montana State Tournament.

Liars Make The Grade

Cross My Heart was a celebrated indie rock band mostly because of Ryan Shelkett's half-gravel, half-gold voice, his way with words and his bandmates all-conquering use of dynamic.

Bulls Blocked By Syracuse

On a day of upsets in college football, the University at Buffalo football team had a chance to post one of the biggest upsets of them all with a win over Syracuse University in front of a UB Stadium record crowd of over 29,000 fans.

An Evening with Arundhati Roy

Hundreds of people entered the First Presbyterian Church on Symphony Circle downtown Thursday, fanning themselves with their flyers to combat the sweltering heat, and packed into the balconies as if awaiting an Atticus Finch trial.Outside, candles were being distributed for a silent candlelight vigil to be held in remembrance of the 1,000 American soldiers killed in Iraq and the uncounted dead Iraqi civilians.The clergy in attendance sat and watched as the pews filled one by one and even the standing room in the aisles became impossibly crowded.

O'Brian Facade to be Replaced

UB's plans to improve the university's overall appearance this fall include the remodeling of O'Brian Hall and the completion of the new Alfiero Center for the School of Management next to Park Hall.According to Gordon Love, manager of construction services and facilities planning and design for University Facilities, the ubiquitous slanted brick wall exterior of O'Brian Hall that overlooks the Spine has recently been removed."In May we noticed some courses of brick protruding from the wall, and we feared it would fail and that the brick would slide right off," Love said.Love said the problem is common with masonry, and dampness could have slipped through any cracks and gotten underneath the bricks.

Indie Rock Gets Dirty 'Up In Them Guts'

Words like "best," "amazing," "ever" and "all-time" are thrown around so carelessly in critical circles that it's easy to disregard them and move on.

Youth and the Political Process: Still Apathetic?

Citizens who fall into the 18 to 24-year-old age bracket are being given a lot of orders this election year.

Local Calls Now Free in Dorms

For students living on-campus, dialing locally has become easier and affordable this semester.Through a free local calling plan provided by AT&T, UB students can now dial just nine and then the number, rather than using an authorization code that charges for local calls.According to Marian Tetreault, senior staff associate for University Residence Halls, 32 percent of students didn't even use the university phone services at all last semester.

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"Three Years Later, UB Remembers Attacks"

Three years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, UB will hold a series of events to honor the people who lost their lives on that tragic day.While students are invited to pay tribute at either of UB's two Sept.