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BuffaloFootballSaturday: Colgate38Buffalo15M. SoccerSaturday:Buffalo2Canisius2W. SoccerFri: Western Michigan2Buffalo 1Sun: Buffalo4Northern Illinois0Volleyball@ University of Central Florida InvitationalFriday:UCF3 Buffalo1Saturday: Georgia Southern3 Buffalo0Saturday: Central Michigan3 Buffalo0W.


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Women's Soccer Drops MAC Opener

Coming in to their Mid-American Conference opener against the Western Michigan Broncos (2-2-1, 1-0-0 MAC) on Friday night, UB women's soccer head coach, Jean-A-Tassy felt that his team was ready for the aggressive match up against Western Michigan."Every game up to this point was preparation for the MAC, the four wins we have had were only a preliminary route for future games," said Tassy.


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Impressive Con Artistry

"Lie, cheat, steal, rinse, repeat." This appropriate tagline, from the new movie "Matchstick Men," encapsulates the life of Roy, played by Nicolas Cage.


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Seal Times Four

Releasing four albums in 12 years isn't uncommon for a singer. But when three of those four albums are self-titled - and the artist isn't Led Zeppelin - there is clearly an issue of ego.All can be forgiven for Seal, though.


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Meet the Bulls

Maybe the name doesn't ring a bell, but coming off his first victory of the young season, freshman Daniel Bell is quickly making a name for himself.Shutting down Central Connecticut State in the final ten minutes of last Friday's game, Bell held off a barrage of shots and was instrumental in orchestrating the Bulls opening round victory of the UB Fall Classic.Bell was moved into the starting goalkeeper spot due to an early season injury to the senior goalkeeper, Chris Vavrina.Haling from Ontario, Canada where he attended Notre Dame High School, you would instantly assume Bell was a big football player or a hockey guru.


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New President: Show Some Love for the Heights

From the porch of a pea-green shack on Heath Street as music pumped in the background and people spilled onto the lawn, my new friend Luddy held out his arms and announced:"Welcome to the student ghetto!"It was my official introduction to University Heights on my first night as a freshman at UB.


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Upcoming Games

BuffaloFootballSat: vs. Colgate, 6 p.m.M. SoccerSat: vs. Canisius, 11 a.m.W. SoccerFri: vs. Western Michigan, 7 p.m.Sun: vs.


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"'Once Upon a Time in Mexico:' Killing, Maiming and Entertaining"

In the third installment of a trilogy that started with 1992's "El Mariachi" and continued with 1995's "Desperado," director Robert Rodriguez is back with his latest film "Once Upon a Time in Mexico." The finale to the "El Mariachi" trilogy delivers very little romance and an excessive amount of killing.El Mariachi, played by Antonio Banderas, is living a peaceful life in a small Mexican town before he is recruited to save the life of the Mexican president.


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FSEC Prepares for Review Board

The upcoming visit of the Middle States Review Board was the focus of discussion at a meeting of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee Wednesday afternoon in Capen Hall.


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Wednesdays at Four: Chinese Poetry Explored

Chinese poetry took center stage last Wednesday at the Center for the Arts as Arthur Sze, an award-winning poet, read from his collection and most recent publications to jump start a weekly poetry and writing lecture series.


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Push to Centralize Book Lists

Owners of nearby bookstores want to create a central textbook order list, which they would have access to, so they will be to compete and become more a part of the university.


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