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CD Review: 50 Cent (****)

50 Cent only seems like an overnight success story. The truth reveals quite the contrary. Before there was "Wanksta," there was "How to Rob An Industry N----." The underground rapper aroused the ire of big industry hip-hop and R&B artists with lyrics dissing P.


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The Morning-After Pill - Demystified

Nearly 50 students gathered at the Center for Tomorrow on Monday night for a forum on emergency contraception organized by Planned Parenthood and the Health Education and Human Services division of Sub-Board I.The emergency contraceptive pill, also known as ECP or the "morning-after pill," is a medical treatment that can prevent pregnancy if administered less than 72 hours after unprotected intercourse.The forum came on the same day that the New York State Assembly passed a bill requiring every emergency room in the state to stock the pill.


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Blood Drive

Stephanie Vail, a sophomore biomedical science major, gives blood during the American Red Cross Blood Drive on Tuesday in the Student Union.


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Lake LaSalle

Frozen Fun: On Friday, it was cold enough - and Lake LaSalle was frozen enough - to walk across the surface and look back on campus.


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Spending the Summer With Pfizer

A representative from Pfizer Inc. - the No. 1 pharmaceutical company in the world, according to Forbes magazine - came to UB last Thursday as part of their national search for candidates to fill their summer internship program.According to Iesha O'Deneal, Pfizer's senior associate advisor of global staffing and diversity, Pfizer employs 20 to 40 college students each summer.


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Upcoming Games

UBW. BasketballWed: vs. Bowling Green, 7Local Pro TeamsBuffalo SabresThu: @ Detroit, 7:30


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Scoreboard

UBM. BasketballSat:Ohio61Buffalo49W. BasketballSun:NIU76Buffalo64WrestlingFri:C. Michigan19Buffalo12M.


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Byrned to a Crisp

Who in the name of Zeus' butt hole (wow, did I just quote Nicolas Cage?) is behind the abomination that was ESPN's top 121 teams?


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Movie Review: Shanghai Knights

"People are dying for a good action picture," says Roy O'Bannon, played by Owen Wilson ("Shanghai Noon," "The Royal Tenenbaums").Directed by David Dobkin, "Shanghai Knights" delivers exactly what it promises, including unparalleled martial arts moves and sidesplitting laughs.


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Death Penalty

In a shocking move last week, Attorney General John Ashcroft ordered prosecutors in New York and Connecticut to seek the death penalty in a dozen cases.


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An Uncertain Future for Tomorrow

"How do you function as a satirist when reality has become so ludicrous?"Political cartoonist Tom Tomorrow posed this opening statement to a sizeable audience at the Woldman Theater in Norton Hall last Thursday night.


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Romance for Sale

As Valentine's Day approaches, college students - notorious for being on a limited budget - continue looking for the perfect gift for that "special someone."For those seeking traditional gift items, Hallmark stores around the country have stuffed animals, sonnet-filled cards and heart-shaped candy boxes."I buy gifts, sometimes just a few things for friends," said Amy Jukam, a junior occupational therapy major.


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