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"Funk, Reggae and Jazz Tunes Round Up the Weekend"

It has been a long winter, but the sun is finally starting to shine. A vast array of live jam music will be taking Buffalo by storm over the next few months.Kicking it all off Friday night at the Tralf is Project Object, covering the music of rock 'n' roll legend Frank Zappa.

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BasketballUB's Turner Battle was named to the 2003 Academic All-Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Team.

Ineffective Protests Must Still Be Allowed

With the heated political climate that has taken the globe by storm, people all over the world are looking for a way to get their voices heard.Over 100,000 people in various cities have come out waving signs and chanting for one of several reasons - some are against the war with Iraq, others are pro-war, while some are undecided but want to show support for U.S.

"The Good, the Bad and Michael Moore"

With 24-hour coverage of the war with Iraq ruling the television this weekend, I felt I needed some distraction to take my mind off how much I hate our country right now.

Three 'Fraternity Life' Members Subpoenaed Following Show Footage

Three of last semester's pledges to Sigma Chi Omega, the Greek organization featured on MTV's "Fraternity Life," are in trouble with UB for trespassing in the Buffalo Zoo.Tonight's episode features three of the cast members - Tim Kukulka, Earl Altheide and Steve Paul - scaling the wall at the Buffalo Zoo in the early hours of the morning.

Better Than Stick Figures: 3.26.03

Byrned to a Crisp

Freakin' Mizzou. Hey LSU, you suck, too. And Gonzaga, I pick you to win it all last year, and you fall in the first round, and now you try and take out my Arizona Wildcats?Despite all the pain I have been suffering, I have to say one thing: God bless the NCAA Tournament, this truly is the greatest time of the year.Let's get this ish started.Is Ron Artest one crazy S.O.B.

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UBBaseballSat:Bowling Green3Buffalo1Sun:Bowling Green15Buffalo4SoftballSat, Game 1:Marshall3Buffalo2 (10)Sat, Game 2:Marshall6Buffalo0Sun:Buffalo3Marshall0WrestlingNCAA NationalsThu:Matt Lebe (W.

UB MBA Graduate on the 'First Track' to Business Success

For Scott Carter, inspiration struck at an unusual moment: while skiing.The result of that inspiration was First Tracks, Inc., a business plan that won Carter, a graduate of the School of Management's MBA program, first place and $25,000 in startup capital at the 2003 Panasci Awards competition.Each year, the Panasci Awards competition, sponsored by the School of Management's Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, grants $40,000 worth of startup capital to two UB students and graduates who are starting a local business."Scott has an idea that is going to survive in Western New York," said Marianne Sullivan, executive director of the center.

Engineering Awards

Allied Scholarship AwardAdebimpe Ogunade, Chemical EngineeringRobert P. Apmann AwardLisa Gwiazdowski Civil, Structural, and Environmental engineering departmentAmerican Society of Civil Engineers Outstanding Scholar AwardDaniel Fenz, Civil, Structural, and Environmental EngineersAssociation of Old Crows ScholarshipsBrian Anger, Computer Science and EngineeringAaron Beechler, Computer Science and EngineeringRobert Laveck, Computer Science and EngineeringJeffrey Till, Computer Science and EngineeringMichael J.

Blue Devils Put a Stop to Upstart

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - So much for advancing the cause of Central Michigan and its upstart story.

"Movie Review: A View From The Top"" (0 stars)"

Whoever wins the Academy Award for best actress this year will have some tough choices. Should she take advantage of her accomplishment by receiving bigger paychecks and an increase in the quality of scripts?

Graduate Student Excellence in Teaching Awards

AnthropologyEva Hulse Sonja SchwakeBiological SciencesSandra Connelly Narasimha Rao VLS MarellaChemistryRuslan PryadunClassicsSamantha ScaringeComparative LiteraturePhilip AdamekEnglishPrasanta ChakravartySinikka GrantAnn RiveraMichael RozendalJonathan SkinnerGeographyChristopher BadurekGeologyThomas JordanIndustrial EngineeringNishant MishraMathematicsSaziye BayramRossitza DobrevaMatthew GlomskiMechanical and Aerospace EngineeringEdward KasprzakMedia StudiesTerrence CuddyPhilosophyJames DelaneyRomance Languages and LiteraturesIsabelle MartinezHonorable MentionCivil EngineeringKarl BandillaComparative LiteratureIclal CetinCounseling, School and Educational PsychologyRonald BeebeRomance Languages and LiteraturesLaura Anderson

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Kate McMeeken-RuscoeA senior on the UB women's basketball team, McMeeken-Ruscoe was named to the 2003 Academic All-Mid-American Conference Women's Basketball Team Friday, an honor voted on by the league's faculty athletic representatives.McMeeken-Ruscoe was the Bulls' leading scorer, averaging 15.5 points per game while shooting 48.1 percent from the floor.

Graduate School and GSA Honor 'Great' TAs

UB's Graduate School and the Graduate Student Association honored 26 graduate teaching assistants Friday for outstanding teaching performances at UB.Twenty-two TAs were given Graduate Student Excellence in Teaching Awards, and four TAs received honorable mentions.

"Movie Review: Bend It Like Beckham"" (****)"

Football has never been popular in the United States. Of course, what the world calls football is known to Americans as soccer - a sport with a reputation of being slow, monotonous and boring.

Correction

An article published March 19,

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UBSoftballTue: @ Canisius (DH), 3

CD Review: Christian McBride Band - Vertical Vision (*****)

Christian McBride is not someone likely to appear on MTV's TRL. He is not played on any of the mainstream radio stations and his face is not going to grace the cover of Entertainment Weekly during their Grammy coverage.