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Upcoming Games
Oct. 17, 2003BuffaloFootballSaturday: vs. Marshall, 1 p.m.W. SoccerFriday: at Bowling Green, 4 p.m.Sunday: at Toledo, 1 p.m.VolleyballFriday: at Akron, 7 p.m.Sunday: vs.
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Collins' Comedy Comes Back to UB
By PETER YU | Oct. 17, 2003Bobby Collins, famous comedian and UB alumnus, performed a medley of his best stand-up material on Wednesday night at Slee Hall."You couldn't get tickets for some concert or something?" said Collins in response to his sold out audience's welcome.As part of a comedy series organized by UB Alumni Association, Collins rocked the audience with his New York-style blend of comedy revolving around suburban life in Southern California.
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Local Nuclear Waste Site the Focus of Teach-in
By JEREMY GOULD BURTON | Oct. 17, 2003Campus activists held a teach-in at the Natural Sciences Complex Wednesday night to educate students about what they see as shortcomings of a government proposal to clean up a radioactive waste dump near Buffalo.In a forum hosted by the UB Environmental Network, environmentalists discussed the past, present and future of the West Valley Demonstration Project, a radioactive waste dump 35 miles south of Buffalo, where nuclear wastes have contaminated the soil.Seth Wochensky of the Coalition on West Valley Nuclear Wastes spoke about the history and present condition of the site.
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Scoreboard
Oct. 17, 2003BuffaloVolleyballWednesday: Buffalo3Niagara0Local Pro TeamsBuffalo SabresThursday: Edmonton4Buffalo1
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New Major Explores the 'Global Phenomenon' of Asia
By ANDREW HYZY | Oct. 17, 2003The Asian studies program at UB is now offering a major in addition to its minor, in hopes of letting students take a closer look at the distinct intricacies of Asian culture.The Asian studies program was established in 1993, according to director Thomas Burkman, an expert on Japanese history.
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Volleyball Earns Sweep over Purple Eagles
By DARREN RIETHMILLER | Oct. 17, 2003Niagara Falls, NY - When comparing this year's UB Bulls volleyball to last year's, one stat jumps right out at you.Their Mid-American Conference record.Buffalo has already collected two conference wins on the season, something they only did once last season while losing 49 consecutive conference games prior to that win.Needless to say, improvement is evident.But Wednesday night's game against the Niagara Purple Eagles (4-17) was a non-conference game, something UB has done well in recently.
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Power Outage Plagues Commons
By JEFFREY EPHRAIM | Oct. 17, 2003Students and businesses alike were upset and inconvenienced Wednesday afternoon when a power outage in the UB Commons zapped out electricity for almost two hours.The outage, which apparently was caused by a broken transformer, according to university officials, forced many businesses and school facilities to close."The maintenance worker came by and let me know that they had called Niagara Mohawk," said Dave Sawran, the manager at The Sub Shoppe.
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Psych Research to Offer Free Counseling to Sexual Abuse Victims
By JEFFREY EPHRAIM | Oct. 17, 2003As part of a research project, the Counseling, School and Educational Psychology Department is offering free group therapy for women who were sexually abused as children.A free psychological evaluation and 12 group sessions will be given by the department as part of a project to create better treatment for victims of abuse.
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Assisted Suicide Is not Murder
By JAMIE LYNN PERNA | Oct. 17, 2003Thursday, a feeding tube was removed from a Terri Schiavo, 39, who, according to CNN.com, has been in a "coma-like state" in Florida for 13 years.
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Meet the Bulls
By DANIEL HONIGMAN | Oct. 17, 2003By day, Emily Russell is an exercise science major and a sweet-natured person, but behind all of this is a fierce competitive fire.This fire and inner strength have spurred her to a breakout season as one of the major driving forces on the women's soccer team, for which she has 14 goals and 30 total points, both of which are currently tops in the Mid-American Conference.The 21-year-old Averill Park, N.Y, native started playing soccer in the fifth grade, when she played in a weekend recreational league with her twin sister Devon."My parents encouraged us to be active when we were younger," Russell said.
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"Hints, Allegations and Things Left Unsaid"
By DARREN RIETHMILLER | Oct. 17, 2003If you've been living without a television, radio or down in Fraggle Rock, then I'm pretty sure you're well aware of Rush Limbaugh's statements about Philadelphia Eagles starting quarterback Donovan McNabb.
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Intense Levels of Southern Rock at CFA
By CJ SCHULZ | Oct. 17, 2003The kind of good old rock and roll many feel has been lost proved to be alive and well Wednesday night at the CFA, as Gov't Mule and New Earth Mud performed for just under four hours to an enthusiastic and receptive crowd.The Mainstage was a unique venue for the southern rock combo, as the auditorium appeared much more suited for an orchestra than a rock show.
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UB Celebrates Homecoming
By Editorial | Oct. 17, 2003For over 100 years, Homecoming has been a tradition at the University at Buffalo. This year, in anticipation of the big football game against Marshall, the Student Association - as well as nearly every club, sports team and Greek organization - is going full-throttle to drive tradition and spirit into the student body.
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Stolen Safety Evacuation Chair Resurfaces
By KATIE WARD | Oct. 17, 2003Much to the relief of the geology department, a missing safety evacuation chair has been found and returned to the seventh floor of the Natural Sciences Complex.Faculty and students alike began to worry when they discovered an empty cabinet on Sunday where the $2,600 chair used to reside.
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UB Students Protest Nuclear Waste Management
By Editorial | Oct. 17, 2003Nuclear waste issues in Buffalo date back to 1972 when the West Valley nuclear fuel-reprocessing unit closed.
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Are We Ruled By Entertainment?
By ALEXANDER KLEIN AND DENA-KAY MARTIN | Oct. 17, 2003As Britney wiggles, and J-Lo jiggles, and Beyonce does the "booty shake," eight-year-old girls stand in front of their television screens, rolling their little t-shirts above their midsections in attempts to emulate the sexy stars.While children are unabashed and sometimes adorable in their admiration of stars, adult and young adult approbation for the beautiful people might carry more consequences."(Our society) is placing our faith into people who caught a break and are rich and famous," said John Cudahy, a senior communication major.
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Combined Martial Arts Club
By CHRISTA YU | Oct. 15, 2003Students looking to get in shape that do not want to go to the gym may want to take advantage of the Combined Martial Arts Club (CMAC). The club, started in 1996, offers free martial arts lessons to UB students in various styles, such as Aikido and Tai Chi."We just want to promote martial arts to the community; we think this is a good way to exercise and stay healthy," said Mateo Prendergast, a senior computer engineering major and president of CMAC.
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'Lyrics To Loathe With Ridiculous Rhythms'
By MIKE FLATT | Oct. 15, 2003Static-X debuted in 1999 with "Wisconsin Death Trip," an album that showed promise that a band might actually take industrial metal to the mainstream with catchy riffs and inherent creativity.
