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Seatbelt Policy for Local Police

The Buffalo Police Department is currently mulling over a policy change on officers wearing seat belts on duty, according to the Nov.

Editorial Cartoon

Women's Basketball Scores Comeback Win Over St. John's

After a tumultuous season last year, the UB women's basketball team knew they had to get off on the right foot in their 2002-03 campaign.It would be no easy feat, however, as they would have to travel to the heart of New York City to take on the St.

Scoreboard

UBM. BasketballFri: Cornell 78, UB 72Sun: UB 84, Chicago State 53W. BasketballFri: UB 63, St. John

Sidelines

WrestlingUB won eight of 10 bouts as they picked up a 34-7 road win at Binghamton Sunday afternoon.

Bulls Report Card

Exam 12 - Ball State 41, UB 21Running GameThe Bulls actually ran the ball pretty well. They were most effective when they spread the Ball State defense using four wide receivers and then ran the ball up the middle.

Buy Nothing Day

The Friday after Thanksgiving is traditionally the start of the Christmas season. After spending a night with the family, Americans go out to malls and forget what they learned the night before: The best way to show affection and appreciation for your family is by spending time with them, not by spending your money on mass-marketed products.

Fluffy Fugitives: Worth the Risk?

Many students choose to bring their pets from home into the residence halls, although the UB's "Guide to Residence Hall Living" explicitly prohibits them from doing so.

Training the Leaders of Tomorrow

Through a collaboration between four services offered by the Office of Student Affairs, a new course next semester will be available to students interested in receiving proper training for educating and mentoring their peers.According Edward Brodka, assistant director of the Leadership Development Center, UBE 499 - Introduction to Peer Education - is a two-credit course dedicated to training students in communication and teambuilding skills, as well as program preparation and delivery.Brodka and Justine Barry, a wellness education specialist, said Introduction to Peer Education was developed out of a desire to integrate the resources of Wellness Education Services, the Leadership Development Center, Career Services and Multicultural Affairs, all of which currently offer separate peer education programs.Instructors from each of the four service categories will teach the course."We realized there was a good opportunity for us to collaborate and teach this class together so there wasn't so much overlap where we were each teaching the basic skills," Barry said.

Up Close and Personal with Gary Ozanich

Dr. Gary Ozanich's long and distinguished career has taken him all over the country - from Washington to Wall Street, and now to UB.

CD review -Tom Petty - The Last DJ

Don't let people tell you that trying something new is always a good thing. "The Last DJ," the new studio album from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, is proof of the contrary.

"Crime, Comedy and the Christmas Spirit"

As winter vacation looms closer and closer, students face either a trip back home or another snowy season here in Buffalo.

With Friends Like These...

"People are a hard habit to break." ~Rachel BrodyFriendships rarely die a quick, painless death. In cases where friends do not simply drift a part, the cycle usually goes something like this: fight, make up, fight, make up, find new friends, fight, make up, stop returning phone calls, and one day, pass one another in the street and keep walking like he or she was a stranger in the first place.Some friendships can leave deeper scars than a romantic break-up.

Letter To The Editor

To the Editor:A number of articles have recently appeared in The Spectrum, Generation and The Buffalo News about students in University Heights.

Breuer Delivers An Extra Hour of Comedy

Former Saturday Night Live comedian Jim Breuer unleashed a slew of jokes focusing on drugs, sex and the boogeyman at a sold-out show Wednesday night on the Mainstage at the Center for the Arts.Breuer, a self-described "walking 'don't do drugs' poster," appeared as part of the Student Association's third annual Comedy Series, following Jimmy Fallon this past spring, and Dave Chappelle a year and a half ago.Breuer's show was straight stand-up comedy designed for students seeking an hour of hilarity, as opposed to the humorous lecture of social commentary offered by Breuer's fellow ex-SNL cast member, Ana Gasteyer, last Saturday.

One More Chance

Defense wins championships.But a little offense couldn't hurt either."I thought we had a very strong defensive game against a team (Akron) that had been playing extremely well offensively ... they were ranked in the top 20 in the country in total offense per game coming into the game," said UB Head Coach Jim Hofher.

On Behalf of a Dead Man Walking

Sister Helen Prejean, an outspoken anti-death penalty activist and author of the best selling novel, "Dead Man Walking" - which was later turned into a movie directed by Tim Robbins - spoke at Buffalo State College on Tuesday night, sharing her viewpoints on why the death penalty is unconstitutional and immoral.According to Prejean, her interest in the death penalty began in 1982 when Chava Colon from the Louisiana Coalition on Jails and Prisons asked her to be the pen pal of Patrick Sonnier, a death-row inmate in Louisiana.

Wake Up

These are strange days we live in. From now and for eternity America will be evolving in a perpetual state of post 9-11.

MAC Staff Picks

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Letter To The Editor

In his article, "The Sky is Falling," Corey Shoock attempts (I assume) to provoke debate regarding the Patriot Act, as well as to entertain the reader.