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Better Than Stick Figures : 10.15.03

ALL SHOOCK UP

Like any good college student who sleeps far too little, I like to begin my day with coffee. It's like a tradition for me, even down to the way I take my coffee, black, just like my father.Coffee is a tradition for people like me across the industrialized world; in fact it's the most traded commodity on the international market today after oil.

'Forum's' Funny Foibles at the CFA

As a writer and re-creator of Greek New Comedy, the great Roman playwright Titus Maccius Plautus used outrageous comedy to keep his spectators from wandering toward other forms of entertainment.Twenty-six of Plautus' plays are the basis for the Tony Award-winning musical "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," which opens the department of theater and dance's 2003-2004 season this weekend.With original choreography and direction by musical theater chair Lynne Kurdziel-Formato, the show runs Oct.

Train of Thought : 10.05.03

Around the MAC: The Frontrunners Maintain

With Mid-American Conference play in high gear the MAC big boys looked to keep rolling, while some of their smaller name opponents had their eyes set on upsets.

Scoreboard

Local Pro TeamsBuffalo SabresMonday:Buffalo4Dallas3

Sharpest Point

[Vote for the Sharpest Point]With Special Guest Judge, GoErie.com sports columnist and Marketing Manager Jeff BiletnikoffWe are halfway through the season at The Sharpest Point, and the sports editors seem to be getting into midseason form as the playoffs loom.Darren Riethmiller was able to get off the mat last week by stealing both the judge's and fan's vote (you can vote for who you thought made "the sharpest point" in this article at spectrum.buffalo.edu). It's up to Jim Byrne and John Norman to regain their dominance and stifle the upstart Riethmiller now.

"Togas, Chicken Wings and Comedians: Homecoming to the Nth Power"

Visions of blue and white filled the Union Monday, as this year's Spirit Week, in conjunction with Homecoming, kicked into high gear.Slogans such as "Just Whack Marshall," and "I Fling Poo -- The Thundering Turds," were craftily painted on the front windows of the Student Union Monday afternoon in anticipation of this weekend's football game against the Marshall Thundering Herd.But according to organizers, Homecoming is not just about football anymore.

Byrned to a Crisp

Shakaka!I'm pretty sure that if Ned Flanders' sons, Rod and Todd, were football fans, they would say that Gregg Williams and the Buffalo Bills "make baby Jesus cry."If you're an Atlanta Braves fan, you better stop reading now.

Council Lauds Growth at UB

This year's strides in enrollment, increased applicant selectivity and UB's acing of the Middle States Accreditation process were among topics applauded at Tuesday's meeting of the UB Council.

LGBTA Not Responsible For Chalk

In response to Marc S. Smith's letter "Chalking is Vandalism, Not Free Speech," the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Alliance would like to state that we do not participate or condone the chalking that happens on campus.

Sidelines

Men's TennisThe men's tennis team traveled to Vermont and Binghamton over the weekend for dual meets.

In The Middle Of Something

Screaming. Crying. Running. Jumping.This is not a haiku. These are the actions of a Hanson fan.Take it from Lindsay Bloom, a sophomore media study major - she not only traveled to Toronto to see the three brothers' acoustic concert Friday night, she camped outside the Sphere Entertainment Complex in downtown Buffalo for their Saturday night show as well."It was amazing," said Bloom simply, waiting outside Sphere after the concert in hopes of sneaking a glance at the band.The brothers Hanson-Isaac, 22; Taylor, 20; Zac, 17-quickly rose to fame in 1997 with their chart-topping ode to gobbledygook, "MmmBop," and were in town Saturday night to promote their yet-to-be-released third studio album "Underneath." The top-10 singles off of their 1997 debut album, "Middle of Nowhere," were popular in part to the boys' pre-teen adorableness, but those who attend their shows these days appear to have a greater appreciation for their music, as well as their matured sound and image.The new attitude didn't stop some from acting in uncontrollable frenzy, though.

Gaps in Faculty-Student Relations: Real and Perceived

While a professor's primary responsibility may be to serve as a vehicle for the edification of students, some would argue that it is equally important for a professor to be able to relate to students on a personal level.

Scoreboard

BuffaloFootballSaturday: Miami (Ohio)59Buffalo3M. SoccerSunday: Marshall1Buffalo0W. SoccerFriday: Ball State2Buffalo1 (2OT)Sunday: Buffalo3Miami (Ohio) 1VolleyballSaturday: Toledo3Buffalo 0M.

GSA Kicks Off Computer Tutoring Program

Friday the Graduate Student Association kicked off over a month of free computer training sessions that officials say will help graduate students with their research by providing programming skills.The training sessions cover four different computer programming applications - Matlab, C, C++ and Visual Basic - and take place on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays in 139 Hochstetter Hall.

Intramural Players Ride the Bench

Intramural sports participants say they have sat and waited quietly since the spring semester, frustrated over the regular cancellations of their weekend games days before game-time accompanied by what they claim is poor explanation.

Come on Zimmer Light My Fire

Since the Yankees won their last World Series in 2000 they have been ridiculed for being "soft" and unable to win the big game.

Engineering gets Extroverted at Extravaganza

Rocket launches, gooey gak, fire fighting robots, and bubbling ice cream were the highlights of the second annual Engineering Extravaganza held on Sunday in the Student Union Lobby.

Yalem Family Supports Annual Race

After weeks of controversy, filled with confidential e-mails, anonymous sources and bickering between the student government and university administration, it seemed that everyone had an opinion about the Linda Yalem Memorial Race and the Student Association's decision to withdraw its $5,000 of funding.Everyone, that is, except the Yalem family, whose unknown opinions have been the cause of concern.Neither Linda's mother, who lives in California, nor her sister Ann Brown, who now lives in New Jersey, had been reached previously for comment.