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Monty Python Article Biased

Hello. I read your article "Renowned British Comedian Settles For American Idle" in the Nov. 9 issue.

UB Supports One of its Own Through Tough Times

With a smile from ear to ear, William Barba, chairman of UB's department of educational leadership and policy in the Graduate School of Education, proudly displays a room filled with donations - baskets of food, cards and gifts - to be auctioned off Wednesday night at The Steer on Main Street in an effort to raise money for a UB student living with cancer.Kevin Pitra, a second-year student in the Graduate School of Education and former captain of the UB soccer team, learned last spring he had melanoma.Pitra, 24, is now receiving expensive Interferon-A chemotherapy from the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo."We're all just in shock," said John Astudillo, UB's men's soccer team coach.

Alumni Arena Rocks with Laughter

"There ain't nothing wrong with being hated," said Chris Rock to a capacity crowd at Alumni Arena Sunday night.

Increased Recycling Makes for Lower Bills at UB

For UB, recycling means more than taking care of the planet -- it also means cold hard cash.UB now recycles 34 percent of its total refuse, and that increased recycling helps UB to cut costs, according to Erin Cala, environmental educator for UB Green, the environmental division of the office of university facilities.UB pays the Lewiston-based Modern Disposal Corporation for normal garbage pickup by the ton.

UB's Newest Honor Society

Sunday evening marked the beginning of a new honor society at UB, Phi Sigma Iota. The Central Station banquet hall in Clarence was host to a program inaugurating the new chapter and honoring the first 29 inductees.David Turnbull, a junior French, Spanish and international studies major, founded UB's chapter.

Editorial Cartoon: 11.17.03

Meet the Bulls

It isn't often that sweet-natured, aspiring child educators have killer crossovers. But Hollie Cook, a budding star at UB, is one of the stars of the women's basketball team.A 19-year-old Horseheads, N.Y.

Scoreboard

Buffalo Volleyball Friday: Buffalo0Marshall3 Saturday: Ohio3Buffalo0 Wrestling Saturday: 5th out of 9 at Oklahoma Gold Classic Crew Sunday: at Ruanna Romp M.

Leading La Resistance: Margaret Cho at CFA

The S word. The F word. The C word. Don't forget the V word.And then there's the other C word, and - of course - the P word.Spewing off curse words and sexual references like a prison inmate, Margaret Cho represents nothing of this risqu?

Upcoming Games

BuffaloVolleyballTuesday: MAC First Round at Northern Illinois, 8 p.m.WrestlingTuesday: vs. Binghamton, 7 p.m.Local Pro TeamsBuffalo SabresMonday: at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

Climbing Suicide Rates Find Parents Wanting More Feedback

When a student at MIT was successful in her suicide attempt in 2002, her parents were horrified to find their daughter had made other attempts at ending her life and that records of the attempts went into private files and they were never notified.

Scoreboard

BuffaloNoneLocal Pro TeamsBuffalo SabresWednesday: Buffalo2New Jersey2

Flint Community Assistants Rehired

Two Flint Village community assistants, who were removed from their positions following their attendance of an on-campus party, were reinstated with a reduced punishment of a one-year probation period and 50 hours of community service.

The Time is Now

To put it lightly, the month of October was not very friendly to the UB women's volleyball team (10-18, 4-10 Mid-American Conference).The Bulls went 4-7 and the team was left with a bad taste in their mouths heading into the season's final games and the ominous MAC tournament, which starts this Tuesday.Buffalo hopes to muster up some momentum heading into the tournament when it wrap up the season against Marshall Friday night, and Ohio the following evening.

"So Far, So Good for Bulls Hockey"

Perhaps one of the sharpest UB athletic teams on campus isn't even Division I-A.Despite being tagged with the label "club sport," the Buffalo Ice Bulls are proving without a shadow of a doubt that they are as legit as can be.Already off to a 9-5-0 record (5-0-0 Eastern Collegiate Hockey League), the Ice Bulls hope that they can keep playing as well all the way into the playoffs."Basically right now we are trying to stay undefeated as long as possible," said sophomore forward Brian Cocco.

Fired Community Assistants Rehired After Appeal

The two Flint Village community assistants fired after attending an on-campus Halloween party have been rehired following an appeal to the University Residence Halls and Apartments.The community assistants, Marc Stellrecht and Jordan Berry, have been placed on probation and each received 50 hours of community service for their attendance of a party at South Lake Village, which more than 50 people attended and at which alcoholic beverages were consumed in the presence of minors.

Don't Waste Our Money

A lot of colleges spend a lot of money on a lot of unnecessary things.Beginning in January, dorming students at Penn State University will have "free" legal access to Napster v2.0.

Editorial Cartoon: 11.14.03

Upcoming Games

Buffalo Football Bye Week Volleyball Friday: at Marshall, 7 p.m. Saturday: at Ohio, 7 p.m. Wrestling Saturday: at Oklahoma Gold Classic, 10 a.m.

"One Team, Three Goals"

It's no secret that Division-I athletics is struggling here at UB. The football team has won one game all season and the men's basketball team is coming off a 5-23 season.The UB wrestling team however, could very well be the school's diamond in the rough and the antidote for the doldrums.The Bulls went 9-6 last season, while taking home the New York State team championship title and sending two wrestlers to the NCAA championships.