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The Wisconsin Badgers have not looked pretty to this point but have managed to stay perfect at 4-0 and maintain their No.

MediaForce Cracks Down on Students' File-Sharing on UB Network

UB students who feel that illegally downloading copyrighted material from the Internet is a victimless crime may soon find themselves dealing with the companies who will treat them as criminals.Companies that own the rights to copyrighted materials - including record companies and movie studios - hire MediaForce Inc. to monitor the Internet for instances of file-sharing involving their products.According to Richard H.

Editorial Cartoon

For the Love of the Game

Every person has a favorite pastime. For some of us that pastime consumes our life, it becomes our passion.

Nuts at the Kavinoky Theater

In Dale Wasserman's stage adaptation of Ken Kesey's powerful novel "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest," now showing at the Kavinoky Theater through October 13th, the idea that our own mental and emotional state could be used against us is as chilling and resonant today as it was when introduced in 1962.Milos Forman's 1975 film starring Jack Nicholson as the headstrong Randle Patrick McMurphy went on to earn the top five Academy Awards (film, actor, actress, director and screenplay), and has been the standard of every institutional drama since.

Buffalo Common Council Downsizing

The Buffalo Common Council may receive a long-overdue facelift in January of 2004. According to the Buffalo News, Federal Court Judge John T.

NYFD Captain Presents Ground Zero Flag to UB

The 26th Annual Newman Convocation and Liturgy of the Holy Spirit took place at St. Joseph's University Church on Sunday, honoring a faculty member as well as the UB alumni, family and members of the Catholic Church who perished on Sept.

Incubus Plays Stellar Sunday Show

When you've seen a band before they were famous, the nagging thought of "this is going to be so different" is probably in your head just as the band hits the stage amidst their newfound popularity.While the crowd was different last Sunday at Darien Lakes Performing Arts Center, Incubus remained the same for the most part, and asserted itself as one of the best acts in rock today.Lead singer Brandon Boyd looked as if he walked straight out of his latest video, sporting a black button down shirt, striped tie, below knee-length shorts and black ankle socks.

GSA Elections Kick Off This Week

The Graduate Student Association's second election for the 2002-03 executive positions, which continues from 9 a.m.

Robbery is Funny

**1/2 out of 5 starsRelease Date: Sept.13, 2002Sadly, it is now all too familiar to see Tom Green in the company of animals.

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Women's SoccerThe Bulls opened up their MAC schedule with a split this past weekend. Buffalo kicked it off by eking out a win over Northern Illinois, 1-0.

A Streetcar Named Desire

"A Streetcar Named Desire," the final installment of Studio Arena Theatre's Tennessee Williams retrospective, is nothing short of exhilarating.Although the production stalls at some points due to choices made in the lighting (for example, having the theater bathed in full darkness every few scenes makes it difficult to keep one's mind on the production) and one or two scenes that seem out of place (such as Blanche's (Susan Wands) attempt to seduce a young messenger boy), this piece is one of Studio Arena's best productions ever.

Letter To The Editor

Regarding Ms. Brody's Sept. 13 column: If she is so concerned with the welfare of the city's less fortunate, as she so states numerous times throughout her article, why didn't she donate her dumpster "finds" to a worthy charity?

Fall Theater Season Preview

Say what you will about our chicken wings, state university and sports teams. There's another reason to come to Buffalo: one of the best theater seasons this side of the Hudson.

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Women's Soccer Preview

In the 2000-2001 season Buffalo won the MAC regular season and was the top seed in the conference tournament.

The Buffalo Sabres

Erie County Executive Joel Giambra went on record this week with the Associated Press suggesting that bankruptcy was inevitable for the financially strapped Buffalo Sabres.

Wish You Were With Incubus

When Incubus performs at 7:30 p.m. at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center this Sunday, it will be exactly one year and a day after the toughest concert of their career.

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WrestlingThe Bulls have a new assistant coach that will be able to provide some help with his outstanding experience.Brandon Newill, who was the 2002 Division II national champion for the 125-pound weight class, will now be working as an assistant coach under Head Coach Jim Beichner.

Increased Summer Offerings May Ease Class Squeeze

With the hope of reducing class sizes and providing students with the opportunity to complete their degrees faster, UB Provost Elizabeth Capaldi is proposing an increase in the number of courses offered during summer sessions.The current summer program offers a limited selection of classes and sections, leaving most students to take general education courses during the fall and spring semesters, which are often quickly filled.Capaldi's proposal would offer more sections of lower-level classes during the summer and free up space in classes during the academic year that are often filled to capacity.The provost also hopes to offer a "head start" program for incoming students, more summer study options for graduate students and more positions for teaching assistants and graduate students."I think it's a good idea for students who need the credits, but I would never take summer classes unless I had to," said Laura Hemlock, a freshman theater major.