Stories of young college students dying or severely injuring themselves as a result of thrill-seeking endeavors are not at all uncommon.
For hundreds of years, immigrants have come to the United States in the hopes of moving on from the past and building a better future.
The holiday shopping extravaganza used to start in the middle of December. Then it started to come around a little after Thanksgiving.
The harsh reality of winter in Buffalo can be summed up in one four-letter word: snow.In places where the white stuff is rare, a little dusting can be cause for catastrophe.
The hard-working Spectrum staff. (Front, left to right): Alexander Cheng, Nicholas Mendola, Mike Flatt and Erin Shultz.
Seven students combed the after-lunch crowd in the Student Union Friday to plead their case - to stop supporting UB's arts programs because other, more serious programs suffer from a lack of funding.A group calling itself Students Against Visual Arts set up shop in the atrium, armed with pamphlets and petitions, and began to rile up unsuspecting students."Don't you think science laboratories should have their own equipment?" senior Ron Douglas asked of a pharmacy student who said he pays high lab equipment fees.
The saying goes live by the three, die by the three. On Saturday night in Alumni Arena, the Bulls certainly lived by the three-point shot.UB hit eight of their 16 three-point attempts, as Mario Jordan paced the Bulls with 16 points, and Buffalo won their second in a row with an 86-66 win over the Youngstown State Penguins (2-4).The Bulls (2-3, 1-0 MAC) were clicking on all cylinders, but they were especially deadly from three-point range, shooting an amazing 55.6 percent from beyond the arc in the first half.
God rest my soul if he ever reads this and buries my remains where my family can't find them. Tell my father to play "Solsbury Hill" by Peter Gabriel at my funeral and please, please donate my organs to those in need of them.
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The previews for "The Last Samurai" have made audiences cringe. Tom Cruise as a Samurai? That just doesn't seem right.The story sounded a bit outlandish, but it at least sounded interesting.Captain Nathan Algren (Cruise) is a Civil War veteran who works as a traveling gun salesman in between drowning his memories of war with shots of whiskey.
WrestlingThe Buffalo Bulls' wrestling squad performed brilliantly on Sunday at the Kent State Duals in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center in sweeping their two contests against Kent State University and Mount Union College.In improving their record to 5-0 (1-0 Mid-American Conference), UB were able to soundly defeat KSU 21-13 and obliterate MU 39-6.Kyle Cerminara, Ed Pawlak, Mike Trotta, Patrick Lloyd, Mark McKnight and Nick Rausenberger all went 2-0 on the day.Women's SwimmingThe women's swimming team took part in this weekend's US open championships in Federal Way, Wash.
With the date of the passing of the presidential torch from current UB President William R. Greiner to newcomer John P.
Of all the unfortunate myths about Buffalo, there are some that are just flat-out false.Some might argue that all Buffalo has is snow and chicken wings.
There have been some great heirs to the throne in history. Prince Henry to Prince Charles, Kobe Bryant to Michael Jordan, Bart Simpson to Mr. Burns, Saved by the Bell the new cast.Now there is Jessica Kochendorfer, who has been leading the Bulls in the 2003-04 season.Replacing Kate McMeeken-Ruscoe as the Bulls' prime scoring threat, Kochendorfer has wasted no time stepping up to the plate, being named to the 2003-04 Preseason All-MAC team for the second straight year.
Well, it's that special time of the year again. We here at the Sports Desk have not lost sight of this in our mad dash to drop Keyshawn Johnson and Alonzo Mourning from our fantasy teams.
The Buffalo Bulls sent eight swimmers to this weekend's U.S. Open Swimming Championships held in Federal Way, Wash., and were able to swim away with two points, the first time in UB history a relay team scored points at the competition.On top of that, there were some individual performances to complement the team effort.Aviv Oren (UB record holder and 2003 MAC champion) took home 24th place out of 47 in the 100-meter breaststroke finals after qualifying for the event on Thursday.The top 24 swimmers advanced to the finals and Oren placed 22nd in the preliminaries to give himself the opportunity with a time of 1:06.42, which was narrowly better than his finals time of 1:06.80.
Before Sunday's women's basketball match-up between the Auburn Tigers-then ranked 25th in the nation - and the Buffalo Bulls, Buffalo head coach Cheryl Dozier stated the importance of being fundamentally sound and "knowing when to run and when not to."If this was a track meet, the Bulls would've been disqualified.In a game that resembled what could've happened if the Tigers' and Bulls' football teams collided, Auburn (6-2) trampled Buffalo (1-3) underfoot with stifling defense and master thievery playing equal parts in contributing to an easy 82-32 win at Beard Eaves Arena in Auburn, Ala.The combination of 23 Auburn steals, including four for Louise Emeagi, and woeful shooting by the Bulls - a cringe-inducing four of 21 in the first half - made for an easy Tiger triumph.The Bulls trailed 35-11 in the first half, and didn't fare much better in the second half.
For many students who aren't natives of Western New York, the prerogative is getting home as soon as possible when exam week rolls around.For those who hail from outside the area, travel options from campus have become more plentiful, affordable and efficient.
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