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Movie Review: Dark Blue (****)

One hour before a verdict is ready to ignite Los Angeles in flames, Sergeant Eldon Perry is dazed in his bedroom, with a half empty bottle of whiskey on the nightstand.


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Byrned to a Crisp

Kobe Bryant is making the rest of the players in the NBA look silly. Not as silly as Michael Jordan looked at the All-Star Game with his hiked up Steve Urkel warm-up pants, but it seems as if it's just too easy for the guy.


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Teaching Students to Deal With War

As the United States continues to take action against the ongoing terrorism threat and gears up for war against Iraq, high schools across the country have begun finding ways of preparing the nation's youth.


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Scoreboard

UBM. BasketballSat:Miami (OH)63Buffalo35W. BasketballSat:Buffalo64C. Michigan54WrestlingSat:Buffalo19E.


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Inside the MAC

Bracket Buster Leaves the MAC Busted at 0-4 Four MAC teams were looking to make names for themselves on a stage intended to help Mid-Major teams do just that while under the curious eyes of the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee.For Marshall, Kent State, Bowling Green and Ball State's sakes, winning the games were hopefully not on the list of criteria that the Committee was looking for in the teams.


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"UB Continues Search for Parking, Transportation Solutions"

Despite a report from a consulting firm that stated UB has a sufficient number of parking spaces, administrators and students both say there is still work ahead in order to ensure the university maintains a convenient and efficient parking and transportation system.One of the key points presented by Chance Management - the firm hired by the university to investigate parking problems at UB - in its Feb.


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TRUSTing In The Future

With the incredible success of their major label debut, "The Lonely Position of Neutral," TRUSTcompany has become one of the bigger names in new metal.


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Upcoming Games

BuffaloM. BasketballTue: vs. Toledo, 7Local Pro TeamsBuffalo SabresMon: @ Florida, 7:30 (Empire)


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It's Getting 'Hot' in Herrrrrre

Thursday night, the world asked itself the question that has been burning in the hearts of acne-faced teens for years:Am I hot?In an amazing stride forward, the ABC network has brought soft-core porn to prime time television, with the new show, "Am I Hot?" which dares to find the sexiest man and woman in America and reward them for it with money.Whew, and not a moment too soon.


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Engineers Compete to Build Tallest 'Consumable Tower'

When parents told them not to play with their food, engineers apparently weren't listening.Engineering Week, sponsored by the Student Association Engineering Council, continued Friday as nine teams of engineers competed in the "Consumable Tower" event to build the highest tower made entirely from edible materials.Then, the competitors challenged to put their engineering skills where their mouths are - literally - by eating their creations."You take something very common, like food, and you take the structural aspect of it and put it to good use," said James Ambrose, SA Engineering Clubs Coordinator and organizer of Friday's competition.


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Letter To The Editor

This letter is in response to Jamie Lynn Perna's (column) on affirmative action. From the way you have put your (column) together, is it obvious that you are (an) average white girl and you are definitely special.Let me let you know that you have just committed a gross sin, for you know nothing about what you speak.


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E-Ball Photo Spread

Having a BallGetting down with engineersThe night heated up on Friday as the 235 attendants of the Engineer


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Life as a Dance Major at UB

Dancing well requires grace, rhythm, agility and control. To be a student in the dance program in UB's Department of Theatre and Dance requires even more than that.


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Sidelines

FootballUB offensive coordinator Bill Lazor has left the team to take on the position of "Offensive Quality Control" coach with the NFL's Atlanta Falcons, the team announced late Thursday night.


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The 'No Child Left Behind' Act

Under the sweeping powers of the No Child Left Behind act, tens of thousands of schools across the nation may risk losing funding because their students do not score high enough on standardized tests.


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Rising to the Top

A fire is beginning to burn in the Buffalo's women's basketball team (14-9, 6-6 MAC), one that cannot be stopped as the team moves closer to the Mid-American Conference Tournament.Wednesday night Buffalo traveled to Athens, Ohio, in a game originally scheduled for Tuesday night, but was postponed due to weather.


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