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"Despite Falls, Few Students Request Guardrails"

Following a string of incidents last semester in which students in the dorms fell out of lofted beds - sometimes sustaining injuries - residence hall officials have taken steps to prevent further accidents.In a move that has cost them $40,000 to date, University Residence Halls and Apartments has made guardrails available to students at no extra cost in an effort to circumvent any possible problems.Yet though some UB students want the guardrails, they say they are unaware of the offer.Paul Ehman, a freshman electrical engineering major, needed six stitches above his eye after he fell from his lofted bed last semester, yet he has not had a guardrail installed.He said he doesn't know where to go or whom to contact."I think all of us should have had them since the beginning - it would have prevented these incidents.

The Softer Side of Sandler

Forget "Happy Gilmore," forget "Big Daddy" and definitely forget "Billy Madison."In the newest Happy Madison production, "50 First Dates," Adam Sandler succeeds in overcoming his label of a crude, rude slacker.In fact, Sandler can even be deemed sensitive.

The Ultimate Challenge

Even though the Buffalo Bulls have achieved some success this season, the definitive moment is yet to come for the scrappy squad.Buffalo has won four of the last five games, but that fact is rendered moot because of two, huge, make-or-break games that loom on UB's schedule.One of them is in two weeks at home against a Kent State team that squeaked out of Alumni Arena last year with a one point win.The other comes tonight against that same Golden Flash team in Kent, Ohio, where KSU rocked Buffalo last year, 98-55.

Scoreboard

BuffaloM. BasketballSaturday: Buffalo77Marshall58W. BasketballSaturday: Ohio85Buffalo65WrestlingSaturday: Central Michigan32Buffalo6W.

Sidelines

Men's BasketballDespite a recent surge in the Mid-American Conference standings, the Bulls continue to lose players.

Better Than Stick Figures 2.9.04

Upcoming Games

BuffaloWrestlingTuesday: at Slippery Rock, 7 p.m.Local Pro TeamsBuffalo SabresTuesday: vs. San Jose, 7 p.m.

WRUB Expands Into DJ Services

Being available only online or through UB's cable system, it can be hard for WRUB, the student-run radio station, to reach students.But now, for the students who can't easily access WRUB's airwaves, the radio station is going to come to them with the launching of a WRUB DJ service, which will provide almost any service with live music.According to Promotions Director Keith Palm, there are currently two student DJs trained for the service - Palm and DJ Services Planner Siobhan Counihan - but WRUB plans to expand next semester."It will be all students trained through the radio station," said Palm.

Blogs: Therapeutic and Entertaining

For many individuals, journals are personal and private, and a mini-crisis would ensue if someone were to read these secret thoughts, however, thousands of people have broken with tradition and posted their journals online to be read at anyone's leisure.Online journals, also known as blogs, have put the stamp of the Internet age on journal writing - they are public as well as personal.Web sites like LiveJournal.com, Diaryland.com and Xanga.com offer mediums for individuals who are so inclined to post thoughts, opinions and responses to experiences for all to read.Daniel Grissom, a sophomore sociology major, said he has been using online journal services for six months.

Chippewas Cruise To Victory

One of the Mid-American Conference's most dominant team's, the No. 17 ranked Central Michigan Chippewas, visited Alumni Arena Saturday night looking to throttle the "overachieving" UB Bulls.And that they did.Buffalo (10-4, 1-2 Mid-American Conference) was game, but unable to hang with the high-octane Chippewas (9-4, 3-0 MAC) and fell by a score of 32-6.The matches got underway with the Bulls' freshman Mark McKnight against Amateur Wrestling News' 19th ranked Kyle Stoffer in the 125-pound weight class.AWN ranks wrestlers 1-20 in each weight class.

University Mum on Disciplinary Action as Goldhaber's Class Continues Without Him

Standing in front of Professor Gerald Goldhaber's political communications class Thursday, Dean of Informatics David Penniman said the class would continue without Goldhaber and that a decision will be made soon regarding the popular professor, who was arrested with two students Jan.

Road Woes

It was the same old equation for the UB women's basketball team on Saturday in Athens, Ohio.Poor defense plus lackluster rebounding equaled a thorough dismantling.The Ohio Bobcats (9-11, 3-6 Mid-American Conference) jacked up the Bulls (5-14, 3-6 MAC) by a score of 85-65 in a game that they led in by as many as 33 points.

In His Own Defense: Jim Norton at the CFA

On Saturday night, a small but faithful crowd gathered to hear the standup comedy of Jim Norton. Norton, a regular on Comedy Central's "Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn," is on tour to promote his new self-titled CD.Norton's disclaimer on the disc warns that it contains "mean spirited humor and some filthy language." If his CD is anything like his standup, that is putting it quite mildly.Norton began his show making general comments about events of the last year, ranging from Arnold Schwarzenegger's election to the Siegfried and Roy attack to the national blackout.It didn't take long for Norton to begin ripping on different social groups.

Exercise That Is All But Routine

Those who work hard to stay fit know that a fixed exercise regime can quickly become dull and repetitive.

Meet the Bulls: Belinda Gibb

"Why drive when you can fly?" is Michael Jordan's clich?

"Garth Fagan: Acrobatic, Award-Winning and Simply Amazing"

It is more than just movements that make a great dance performance. While some shows are performed in silence with plain costuming, others utilize a variety of visual and musical elements.On Saturday, the Garth Fagan Dance Company, whose founder is best known for his Tony Award-winning choreography in the musical, "The Lion King," came to the Center for the Arts for a one-night-only, all-encompassing dance performance.Now in its 33rd year, the company is world renowned for its one-of-a-kind technique.

No Burn Out Despite Low Turn Out

Despite fewer than a dozen attendees at Broadway Joe's Saturday night, the Binghamton-based Joe Rogers Band played a show fit for a packed house.The band has played all over New York State, including the music metropolis of New York City, making it a priority to play at least a few local shows a year.

I've Got the February Blues

It's nearly 9 a.m. in University Heights, and the straw is about to break the camel's back.Already the inherent beauty of the morning has been shattered.

UB Wards Off 'My Doom'

Discovered just two weeks ago, the computer virus known as "My Doom" has already managed to infect the computers of over 50 UB students, faculty and staff as well as millions of people worldwide.Mark Ferguson, manager of UB's Computing and Information Technology HelpDesk, said the virus tricks users into opening unsuspicious e-mails, which, when accessed with programs like Microsoft Outlook, will automatically download the virus onto the computer."Once a computer is infected, the virus can scan the machine for any e-mail address that particular computer has been in contact with, then it tries to spread to those addresses by copying itself and sending itself out to those people," Ferguson said.The most perilous aspect of the My Doom virus is that it leaves one person's computer open to use by others through the installation of a program called a backdoor, CIT specialists said."Essentially, if someone knows that you have the virus, it would be like he had the remote control to your computer," Ferguson said.This bug is unique because it damages a computer in more than one way, leading to its four-out-of-five severity rating by Symantec, the company that produces the popular Norton Anti-virus program.The company compares My Doom to other computer viruses in the level of threat it poses, the extent of the damage it does, and the extent of its distribution through the Internet.

Intelligence Failures in Iraq

President George W. Bush's foreign policy suffered a serious blow recently, when intelligence used to justify the preemptive war on Iraq was deemed questionable enough to appoint a committee to review mistakes.