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Newsprint Dance Party

Every Tuesday afternoon, I return home from my religious studies class around noon and sit down at my desk, throw on one of the Appleseed Cast's records and, via the Internet, talk with my friend Erik about "finding some new hotness" in the wishing well that is music today.The sad thing is that the well often seems straight out of Goonies.


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A Relic of the Past

Iran.Nigeria.Saudi Arabia.The Unites States of America.That's a list of every country in the world whose justice systems execute juveniles for crimes they have committed - a list that has been shrinking over the past 10 years, as the governments of Yemen, Pakistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo banned such executions.Hopefully the list will get at least at least one country shorter by next fall, as the U.S.


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Streaking Season

The UB men's basketball team started off the season with three losses in a row.They then ran off five straight wins - their longest streak since the 1996-97 season.Then lost their next six games.But they were able to end their six-game skid with a victory over the Northern Illinois Huskies, who were picked to win the Mid-American Conference West Division, on Sunday afternoon.


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363 Days and Counting

The moment I saw "Macho King" Randy Savage obliterate the Ultimate Warrior's skull with his royal scepter, I was hooked.Pro wrestling, and the World Wrestling Federation (I refuse to say WWE) in particular, have long lauded Wrestlemania as the grand daddy of all wrestling events - and that may be true - but most hardcore wrestling fans know that January's once a year Royal Rumble is the real deal when it comes to Pay-Per-View events.When I first witnessed the Rumble back in 1991, I, of course, thought that professional wrestling was real.


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A Call to Arms

I have been at this University for over four years now. Every semester or two the subject of Israel comes to the feedback section.


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Correction

In the Jan. 21 issue, Mikhail Baryshnikov's last name was misspelled in the "Setting Sail with Mikhail" CFA Dance Preview.


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Braving the Elements

Imagine receiving course credit for being in a rock band. Such is the case for Zero Element. The self-described "rock/funk/jazz fusion group" formed in late August 2003 as part of the Music Department's Jazz Ensemble Combo class.


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The NHL Rundown

Hockey never seems to get any love, even in a city such as Buffalo, which only has two major sports teams.


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