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Men's Soccer Weekend Preview

"Nobody can reach the top without the unrelenting efforts of all." - Michael Useem.The UB men's soccer team has seen the reality of this quote over the past two weekends.

North Korea and The Nuclear Factor

Recently, our government released to the press that North Korea has nuclear weapons. They have at most two of the deadly devices, but it is enough to make a big deal about it.

Upcoming Games

UBFootball Sat: vs. Miami (OH), 1Volleyball Fri: vs. Toledo, 7Sun: @ Central Michigan, 3Men

Get a Room!

Once upon a time, long, long ago, there were unspoken societal rules to how humans should conduct themselves in the public eye; so what happened?

E-Textbooks

An Associated Press story, run on CNN.com on Oct. 16, profiled a charter school in Ramona, Calif., for using exclusively e-books as a substitute for actual textbooks.

How Easy is Quick Money?

Flyers advertising "Students Wanted! High Pay Opportunities! Great Experience!" can be spotted throughout campus.

Independent Music Stores: Dying Breed or Alternative Scene?

When mainstream music like the new Dave Matthews Band or Blink-182 album is released, students can go to any music store and buy one of thousands of copies lining the store's walls.

Students Taking Stock In Their Future

With a faltering economy and an unstable post-Sept. 11-stock market, student investors are finding it difficult to part ways with their money to invest in stocks and mutual funds.With the added corporate scandal surrounding some of America's largest corporations such as Enron, ImClone, Tyco and Adelphia, many investors have been left searching for safe and reliable investments."Mutual Funds are probably the best way to go still," said Leslie Kessler, president of LJK Associates, an Investment Banking firm in Long Island, New York.

UB Student Runs for State Senate

Running on a platform of better representation for students in the New York State Legislature, a UB student wants the chance to become the youngest New York state senator in history, if she is victorious in the Nov.

2002 MAC Women's Soccer Standings

SchoolMAC Rec.Overall Rec.Miami8-1-011-2-1Ball State6-3-010-4-0Western Michigan4-2-16-5-1Ohio4-2-28-3-2Bowling Green5-3-17-6-2Central Michigan3-2-34-5-4Toledo3-4-16-5-1Eastern Michigan3-4-16-8-1Buffalo3-4-14-6-4Northern Illinois3-5-05-8-0Marshall2-4-15-6-1Kent State1-5-23-7-2Akron1-7-1\t4-8-1

Letter To The Editor

In Jamie Lynn Perna's column "No Reason for Sniper to be on the Loose," she states that the sniper could possibly be trained by either the government or military.

"A Knock-Down, Drag-Out Film"

"Knockaround Guys" starts with a bang and ends in a bang. This movie had more guns and violence than Vin Diesel's last movie "XXX," which can only equal fun for the masses.Barry Pepper, Diesel, Seth Green, John Malkovich, Andrew Davoli and Dennis Hopper star in the New Line Cinema drama "Knockaround Guys," written and directed by Brian Koppleman and David Levien.The movie starts with Teddy (Malkovich) and Benny (Hopper) playing two shady mob bosses in Brooklyn.

Byrned To A Crisp

Is this a joke, or are the Cincinnati Bengals just that bad? How can one franchise suck so much? Just start Akili Smith, since the season is already over.

"Professors, Students Discuss Destiny of Buffalo Grain Elevators"

At a symposium regarding Buffalo's historical grain elevators held at Erie Community College on Saturday, Oct.

"Last of the Mohicans"" Tour a Disappointment"

The unofficially dubbed "Last of the Mohicans" tour stopped by the Water Street Music Hall on Thursday, featuring Soulfly and the North Side Kings."We call it that because it's a hard life.

Good Charlotte: Young and Not Hopeless

With the number one music video last week on MTV's Total Request Live, a new album debuting on the seventh slot of the Billboard charts and a sold-out show last night at the Showplace Theater, it's odd that Billy, the guitarist for Good Charlotte, is so concerned with getting respect.But it's one of his main sources of frustration in a career that, to say the least, has exceeded the band's expectations."It's definitely a challenge to be a respected band.

Congressional Term Limits

"The dissonance between the people and their leaders on term limits is deafening," said Michael Kramer in 1995 before a Senate subcommittee on the Constitution.

UB Bull Horn Raises Money to Benefit Students

Tucked away in a small room in Porter Quadrangle in the Ellicott Complex, students are raising money for fellow students and the university.

Sidelines

Athletes of the WeekPatrick Beckley of the men's soccer team has been named UB's Male Athlete of the Week for his performance in the Bulls 3-0 victory over the Western Michigan Broncos.