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.
[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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
BuffaloFootballSaturday: Miami (Ohio)59Buffalo3M. SoccerSunday: Marshall1Buffalo0W. SoccerFriday: Ball State2Buffalo1 (2OT)Sunday: Buffalo3Miami (Ohio) 1VolleyballSaturday: Toledo3Buffalo 0M.
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 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.
Since the Yankees won their last World Series in 2000 they have been ridiculed for being "soft" and unable to win the big game.
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.
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.
All season long Emily Russell has been the driving force for the UB women's soccer team. She continued that trend Sunday as she led the Bulls attack against Miami (OH) for UB Senior Day.The University at Buffalo women's soccer team (8-6-1 overall, 4-4-1 MAC) defeated the Miami of Ohio RedHawks (4-7-2 overall, 3-5-1 MAC) by the score of 3-1 at RAC field on Sunday.The Bulls established their lead in the second half, as Russell netted her first goal of the game, assisted by her sister and fellow senior Devon Russell in the fifty-ninth minute.After the last game, a double-overtime marathon against the Ball State Cardinals 7-4-2, 3-4-1 MAC) which they were dropped by a score of 2-1 in, head coach Jean-A Tassy expressed his good feelings of the team's improvement."On Friday, [it] just wasn't happening for us, even though we played an excellent all-around game, which created some great opportunities." The Bulls victory was much needed to provide an emotional rebound from the Ball State game.
OXFORD, Ohio - The final box score read Miami (OH) 59, Buffalo 3, but the blame cannot be put on just one player.The Bulls (0-7, 0-3 MAC) can take pride in the fact that they did not get beat by Heisman hopeful Ben Roethlisberger alone, as the RedHawks used a complete team effort to win by the amazing means that they did and extend Buffalo's losing streak to a nation-leading 17.Nevertheless, the score still reads an ugly, ugly, ugly 59-3."UB was thoroughly dominated in the football game by Miami in all phases," said Bulls' head coach Jim Hofher.
This is in response to Marc S. Smith's letter "Chalking is Vandalism, Not Free Speech" in the Oct.
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