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Double Teaming

Flashing lights, sirens and handcuffs are not uncommon in University Heights, particularly on most weekend nights.

Bulls Suffer a Self-inflicted Disaster

This was not the way it was supposed to happen.In front of an electrified crowd of 5,378 inside UB's Alumni Arena on Friday night, the Buffalo Bulls (0-1) laid the ground for their own demise in a game they controlled for the majority of the night.To make things worse, the loss came at the hands of the local-rival Canisius Golden Griffins (1-0) by the closest of margins in a deflating 60-58 defeat in front of a Buffalo crowd that has been painfully longing for something, anything, to cheer about.While Buffalo was able to shoot a cool 50 percent from the field on the night, it was the bevy of turnovers and their horrific performance at the free throw line that ultimately cost UB the season opener."We really shot ourselves in the foot," said Mark Bortz, who was 1-6 from the charity stripe.

Upcoming Games

BuffaloM. BasketballTuesday: at Rutgers, 7 p.m.W. BasketballTuesday: at Colgate, 7 p.m.Local Pro TeamsBuffalo SabresMonday: at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Hold the Turkey: A Vegetarian Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving feasts conjure up images of family and friends gathered around a table laden with a colorful bounty of side dishes strategically placed around a plump, juicy, golden-brown, 20-pound turkey - or tofu?For vegetarians and vegans, the focus of Thanksgiving dinner shifts from the traditional turkey centerpiece, to more creative versions of a meatless feast."My family and I eat tofurkey, it is a soy product that looks and tastes like turkey, it is not actually tofu," said Katie Kalensky, a sophomore speech and hearing major.Jeffrey Proehl, a senior mathematics major and president of the Buffalo Animal Rights Coalition (BARC) said he has eaten tofurkey before, but mainly sticks to vegetables on Thanksgiving.While deviating from tradition and coming up with creative ways to enjoy a Thanksgiving meal might not prove to be easy, according to Proehl, his family uses the dinner as an opportunity to discuss his dietary choice.Individual vegetarianism is not a topic of conversation at Kalensky's family's celebration, as the entire family is vegetarian."Thanksgiving is still Thanksgiving, with or without turkey," said Kalensky.

Buffalo Schools Will Bus All Students

The Board of Education's decision to allow busing of all elementary and middle school students in Buffalo is an innovative solution to solve competitive woes, but does nothing to address the actual problems of public education in the city.

Buffalo Grapplers Top Binghamton

Filling the line-up with mostly new wrestlers and keeping errors to a minimum were the ingredients that propelled the University at Buffalo's wrestling team to a 24-13 victory over Binghamton University on Tuesday night in Alumni Arena at their opening dual meet.UB freshman Mark McKnight started the meet for the Bulls as he pinned his opponent, Victor Destefano in a time of 4:03, during the 125-pound match.

Second to Last?

With a win this weekend, the Buffalo Bulls football team has the chance to avoid a second straight season in the cellar of the Mid-American Conference East Division.A Bulls (1-10, 1-6 MAC) win combined with Ohio losing out (against Miami of Ohio and Marshall), would mean that Buffalo would finish ahead of the Bobcats in the standingsBut, to do so the Bulls will have to battle and defeat a tough, underrated Kent State (4-7, 3-4 MAC) squad led by dual threat quarterback Joshua Cribbs on Saturday.Buffalo head coach Jim Hofher noted the difficulties of defending such a versatile player like Cribbs."It's extremely challenging for the greatest of defenses because he is elusive as a runner.

Better Than Stick Figures: 11.21.03

Buffalo Soul Stew at the CFA

Take a teacup of heavy bass jazz, throw in a pound of juicy slide blues, mix in a pinch of reggae and fatback Southern rock, drizzle in some South African peace and soul, and bring it all to a boil in a big melting pot.

Women's Basketball

Lights are shining, the cameras are rolling and tonight will be the time for the Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team to step up to the spotlight.The bar will be raised this year since UB posted an 18-11 record last season, before bowing out in the second round of the Mid-American Conference tournament.

Native Americans Dance To Increase Awareness

The beating of drums and the sound of tribal songs enticed passers-by to stop at a Native American bazaar Wednesday in the Student Union.According to the Native American People's Alliance, the midday bazaar was held in an effort to increase cultural awareness.The group sponsors Latino, Asian and African bazaars throughout the year, according to senior biological sciences major Rebekah Stormm, NAPA treasurer.

Upcoming Games

BuffaloFootballSaturday: at Kent State, 4 p.m.M. BasketballFriday: vs. Canisius, 8 p.m.W. BasketballFriday: vs.

Pitra Benefit Raises More than Expected

Hundreds of people gathered at The Steer on Main Street Wednesday night to pledge their donations, support and compassion to Kevin Pitra, a second year graduate student in the School of Education who is undergoing treatment for cancer.

SA Entertainment

I am writing concerning your editorial on Student Association Entertainment, "SA Entertainment More Efficient, Well-funded," in the Nov.

Sidelines

VolleyballNikki Morzenti was named to the 2003 All-Mid-American Conference Freshman Team. Morzenti was second on the team behind Lindsay Matikosh with 331 kills, the most ever by a UB freshmen.

Scoreboard

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Medical School Receives $3 Million Grant to Aid Visually Impaired

A $3 million challenge grant has been donated to UB by a 1939 alumnus of the School of Medicine and Biomedical Studies in order to establish a world-class vision research and care institution.Dr. Elizabeth Pierce Olmsted has dedicated the Ira G.

Men's Basketball

Feeding off of the anticipation of the season opener against the Canisius Golden Griffins, the atmosphere may feel a little like March Madness inside of Alumni Arena tonight.Well, maybe it will not be that crazy, but it's a start for UB athletics.The UB Bulls men's basketball team will kick off their 2003-04 campaign tonight at 8 p.m.

UB Basketball Season Kicks Off

Finally. The long, empty summer endured by the Mighty Maniacs is finally over, as the UB basketball teams tip off their seasons Friday night against Canisius College.

Pants on Fire

Upon hearing the premise of director Billy Ray's "Shattered Glass" - a promising, young journalist climbs the ranks at a distinguished publication, then falls into an endless pool of lies and plagiarism - common sense would immediately bring to mind Jayson Blair.Blair, the former New York Times writer, was exposed earlier this year for fabricating many articles, bringing to the attention of the nation's most discriminating readers the systemic loopholes lying beneath the surface of legit journalism.But Ray's intriguing retelling of the film's true-to-life story is, while equally troubling and fascinatingly disturbing, not about Blair at all.Hayden Christiansen, star of the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy, is Stephen Glass, the young Penn State graduate who became an associate editor at The New Republic magazine in the late 1990s.