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South Koreans Successfully Clone Human Cells

Scientists in Seoul National University, Korea, have harvested stem cells from successfully cloned human embryos.

Scoreboard

BuffaloM. BasketballSaturday: Buffalo75Central Michigan66W. BasketballSaturday: Akron71Buffalo59W.

Meningitis Scare Proves To Be False Alarm

Following the Friday hospitalization of a female student for an illness with meningitis-like symptoms, UB officials quelled rumors Sunday, saying the student does not have the deadly disease though UB has taken extra precautions just to be safe.Friends rushed the student, whose name was not disclosed, to the Buffalo Women and Children's Hospital from Clement Hall when she came down with an abnormally high fever, which is one of meningitis' main symptoms, officials said.

Still Dancing the Nights Away

This past November, Zodiaque Dance Ensemble's "Celebration 30" gala was held in honor of the success the company has seen in the last three decades.

Brooke Meunier was Born to Ball

At five years old, most children are talking to imaginary friends and playing with their newest prize from the toy store.But not Brooke Meunier.While girls her age were playing with Barbie dolls, Meunier was crafting the skills that would eventually lead her to a Division I scholarship here at UB.The 5'9" sophomore from Saginaw, Mich.

Life After MTV

It has been almost a year since members of the UB community crowded around television sets to watch drama unfold as the familiar UB campus in the background made this particular reality television show more real than the rest.But now, after UB - and the rest of the world - watched the highs and lows of the pledging, dating and the Buffalo night life - the ladies of Delta Xi Omega and Sigma Chi Omega, the stars of MTV's "Sorority Life 2" and "Fraternity Life," are back to business as usual."We've just gone back to our normal lives," said Maggie, a junior communication and psychology major and former co-star of "Sorority Life 2." "It's not like The Real World, where everyone ends up in L.A.

Double the Satisfaction

Nobody ever said winning had to be pretty, but 40 minutes and 46 combined turnovers later, the Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team (10-11, 6-7 Mid-American Conference) amassed their 10th win of the season by defeating the reigning MAC champions on Saturday in Alumni Arena 75-66.The Central Michigan Chippewas (4-19, 1-12 MAC) came into UB fresh off their first conference win of the season on Wednesday against Northern Illinois.However, after shooting 36.7 percent from the field in the first half, Buffalo erupted for 45 points on 57.7 percent shooting in the latter 20 minutes to sustain CMU's disappointing year.Led by Daniel Gilbert's 17 points, UB reached the ten-win mark, doubling last year's dismal 5-23 output.The Chippewas low-post defense seemed to stifle UB's big men Yassin Idbihi and Mark Bortz, but the Bulls countered with 7-15 shooting from beyond the arc, including a career best 5-6 by sophomore guard Roderick Middleton."I'm not one to shoot a lot of three-pointers," said Middleton, who finished with 15 points.

UB Professors Teach From Experience

UB employs an army of well-qualified professionals who are experts in their fields, many of whom have made essential contributions to their profession in non-academic settings.All are willing to provide their students with inside information to make UB students more real-world savvy and knowledgeable than their competitors.For anyone who has spent a summer in Buffalo, the free theater festival Shakespeare in Delaware Park is probably familiar.

One Good Half Not Good Enough For Bulls

"We didn't come prepared to play in the first 20 minutes of the game today," said Buffalo Bulls' women's basketball head coach Cheryl Dozier.A correct statement if there ever was one.Despite outscoring the Akron Zips (7-14 overall, 2-8 Mid-American Conference) 40-38 in the second half, the Bulls (5-16 overall, 3-8 MAC) lost handily on Saturday at Alumni Arena to the tune of 71-59.The Zips shot expertly in the first half, draining 55 percent of their shots from the floor while the Bulls managed a meager 29 percent.The victory was Akron's first road conference win since Feb.

No Preaching Necessary

This Valentine's season university students were bombarded with offers of condoms and sex education resources.

The Future Is Now

In a town where a consistent sports team is at a premium these days, UB students have hope on the horizon, as the men's basketball team has shown flashes of brilliance this season.Although the words "flashes of brilliance" are generally associated with teams above .500, most victory-starved UB fans say they will take just about anything these days.UB Alumnus Greg Nowicki ('90) thinks that this is the best Bulls team he's seen since his years as a student:"Over the last five years in the conference, I've seen the program develop pretty rapidly," said Nowicki on Saturday afternoon.

Softball Opens With Split

The Buffalo Bulls softball season officially began this weekend in Athens, Ga., where Buffalo looked to take a bite out of the USA Today/National Fastpitch Coaches Association's seventh-ranked Georgia Bulldogs.They never did get a shot at the Bulldogs due to poor weather, but were still able to play on Friday against both Virginia Tech and Appalachian State.The season got off to an auspicious start as the Bulls were smoked 5-0 by the Hokies, but they were able to come back and win the second game against ASU by a score of 6-5.UB's invitational games began Friday afternoon against Virginia Tech, where the Bulls seemed as unfamiliar with their opponent as they did with the Athens climate.The Hokies' Megan Evans had an RBI in the bottom of the first inning to draw first blood and continued her hot streak to the sixth inning, cranking out a lead-off home run to extend the lead to 2-0.The sixth inning certainly proved to be the climatic stretch of the game as Caitlin Murphy brought home two additional runs and RBI single from Kelly Brown gave the Hokies a comfortable 5-0 lead that held up to be the games final score.The Bulls were unable to conjure any type of offense, managing only three total hits in the game, two from senior Dominique Jones.

Sidelines

MAC StandingsBuffalo's 75-66 victory over the Chippewas on Saturday afternoon kept them in a three-way tie for third place in the Mid-American Conference East Division with a record of 6-7.

Better Than Stick Figures 2.16.04

Feedback Letters Missed their Points

The Feb. 13 issue of The Spectrum featured feedback letters that both missed the point of their respective issues.In his letter on file sharing, Eric Tower missed much of the deeper meaning that contained within George Zornick's column.

Upcoming Games

Local Pro TeamsBuffalo SabresMonday: vs. Atlanta, 2 p.m. (Empire)

Different 'Tones' for Fleck at the CFA

On Wednesday night, there was a great concert and nobody came.Banjo virtuoso Bela Fleck and Grammy Award-winning bassist Edgar Meyer stopped by the Center for the Arts to play two one-hour sets of acoustic, and entirely instrumental, music.Although Wednesday night's gig marked Fleck's sixth annual show at the CFA, only a little more than half the seats in the Mainstage Theater were occupied.

"Music for Dance, Music for Attitude"

MTV's superstar DJ Skribble plays commercial pop, progressive house, hypnotic trance, thumping techno, hip hop beats - whatever vibes the crowd feeds him.All in one set.

Heil Peace!

For those of you who don't know by now, Adolf Hitler has been nominated for the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize.

Upcoming Games

BuffaloM. BasketballSaturday: vs. Central Michigan, 3 p.m.W. BasketballSaturday: vs. Akron, 1 p.m.M.