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"'Monologues' Makes Honest, Hilarious, Heartfelt Return to UB"

There are not many plays about reproductive organs.But "The Vagina Monologues" has achieved both critical and popular success for its enlightening, personal, sometimes poignant and often hilarious critiques and vignettes about that most intimate female body part.As told through various stories and viewpoints about the vagina, the monologues were written from interviews with over 200 women worldwide.

Better Than Stick Figures 2.6.04

Drug Use Is Not a 'Personal Matter'

I am writing in response to the opinion, "Professor, Students Arrested on Drug Charges," in the Feb.

Attendance at UB Games Suffering

Attendance at UB sporting events is at an all-time low - down to an average of 9,000 from 14,000 just five years ago when the teams jumped to Division I-A.

Former UB Students Arraigned on Kidnapping Charges

Four gunpoint kidnappings on both UB campuses in October and November may have been solved Wednesday, with the arraignment of four University Heights area men, two of whom were UB students at the time of the crimes.The defendants allegedly abducted and robbed students whom they suspected were marijuana dealers, because dealers might be hesitant to involve police, investigators said."They thought that the kids were selling grass on campus," said Erie County District Attorney Frank J.

2002 - We Hardly Knew Ye

Quick, name one thing you remember about 2002. What were the big stories? Who were the big celebrities?

'The Cooler' Gets Hot

Las Vegas doesn't seem like the best city for the unluckiest man in the world, but that's just where Bernie Lootz (William H.

Upcoming Games

BuffaloM. BasketballSaturday: vs. Marshall, 2 p.m.W. BasketballSaturday: at Ohio, 1 p.m.WrestlingSaturday: vs.

Sidelines

Men's BasketballThe men's basketball team found on Monday that they will play Indiana State in the ESPN Bracket Buster Tournament.

"Small Crowds, Little Love"

For as long as he can remember, Friday nights in November have meant one thing to Dave Dawson - football at Bishop McDavitt High School.

It's Not Too Early to Talk Football

Members of the local sports media gathered Wednesday inside UB's Center for the Arts for head coach Jim Hofher's 2004 National Signing Day Press Conference, where he unveiled the 19 high school seniors to officially accept full academic scholarships in exchange for their gridiron talents.Hofher began by introducing his assistant coaches and discussing the rigors involved in the recruiting process, saying it was last spring when the detective work began."At the end of May last year, I'm guessing that we may have had information on a thousand young men," Hofher said.

Learning About Black History

Takara Gray learned about Black History Month the same way she learned about long division - in school.But it was what she learned at home, through stories from her mother and grandmother, that made an impact on her life and influenced the way she looks at black history - something she says should not just to be celebrated in one month.

Train of Thought : 2.4.04

The Career Office Comes to You

Students can now get career advice without leaving the comfort of their homes, thanks to a new program implemented in the office of Career Services.Melissa J.

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BuffaloW. BasketballTuesday: Buffalo65Toledo61

Broadway Joe's To Shake Like a Salt (the Earth) Shaker

An up-and-coming heavy rock band has many responsibilities.It must have an original sound to separate it from the rest of the crowd.

Striving for Excellence

Everyone who has been in Alumni Arena has seen it on the way to the triple gym or pool.It's the big mural of a muscular blue Bull sporting a UB logo and wrestling attire.Most just see it, stop to take a moment to look, and think to themselves, "We have a wrestling team?" and walk on by.But upon entering the wrestling team's facility, one becomes encompassed with numerous awards and recognitions to individual wrestlers and teams throughout the years of UB wrestling.And then it hits you.

Colorblind or Just Blind?

For 21 years, I lived in a society where race wasn't an issue.I grew up in Cicero, a small suburb outside of Syracuse.

"Connick, Jr. Croons His Way Back in Time"

His music thrives on soothing strings and syncopated piano. His satin voice is a time machine.With the power to transport listeners to the days of the Rat Pack, the Feb.

Janet Jackson's Exposure Nothing New to Television

Michael Powell, head of the Federal Communications Commission, has been quoted as saying: "...millions of Americans, my family and I gathered around the television for a celebration.