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E-suds to Render Laundry Day a Pleasure
By AMIL SARFRAZ | Sep. 18, 2002New technology being introduced to college campuses nationwide could ease the pain of doing laundry in the residence halls.E-suds, a collaboration between International Business Machines and USA Technology, will web-enable washing machines and clothes dryers, allowing students to check machine availability, dispense detergent and fabric softener, and receive notification when their clothes are ready to be picked up.Nine thousand machines are being installed on forty campuses, mainly in the Midwest.
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A Streetcar Named Desire
By RACHEL LYNN BRODY | Sep. 18, 2002"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.
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Fall Theater Season Preview
By BEN SIEGEL | Sep. 13, 2002Say 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
By KEVIN RUGGIERO | Sep. 13, 2002In the 2000-2001 season Buffalo won the MAC regular season and was the top seed in the conference tournament.
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The Buffalo Sabres
By Editorial | Sep. 13, 2002Erie County Executive Joel Giambra went on record this week with the Associated Press suggesting that bankruptcy was inevitable for the financially strapped Buffalo Sabres.
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Wish You Were With Incubus
By GENE PARK | Sep. 13, 2002When 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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Sidelines
Sep. 13, 2002WrestlingThe 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.
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Increased Summer Offerings May Ease Class Squeeze
By KEEGAN S. DALEY | Sep. 13, 2002With 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.
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Textbooks 101: Where Your Money Goes
By BRIAN WEINSTEIN | Sep. 13, 2002Among the long lines, high prices and confusing return policies in many bookstores, students may not stop to think about the reason behind the price of a textbook - and the seemingly disproportionate buyback price.According to owners and managers of local bookstores, they are not to blame.Jonathan Welch, owner of Talking Leaves Books, is quick to correct any misconceptions about who gets the $110 you just spent on your Physics 101 textbook."There's a myth among students that college bookstores that sell textbooks are ripping them off," he said.
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"Living in the Real"" World"
By LYNN CARTER | Sep. 13, 2002I've begun weaning myself off of collegiate life and adjusting to the harsh reality that exists beyond UB by getting a "job". I like my "job" because I get paid to go, and I get to drink coffee and wear a neat little badge with my name on it.
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"Bush's Oratory Skills Have Improved, Study Shows"
By JAMIE LYNN PERNA | Sep. 13, 2002A recent study analyzing the speech patterns of President George W. Bush shows that in the months following the terrorist attacks of Sept.
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War on Iraq
By Editorial | Sep. 13, 2002If we do not learn from history, we are doomed to repeat it. Apparently, someone forgot to teach this maxim to President George W.
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Giving the Gift of Blood
By RACHEL RAFFERTY | Sep. 13, 2002Forty-one UB students and faculty members gathered for the UB School of Medicine's Red Cross Blood Drive on South Campus last Tuesday and more than 20 were turned away due to lack of space, according to Kari Guagenti, accounting manager for the American Red Cross.Guagenti said that the drive, which was the medical school's second of the semester, resulted in the collection of 29 pints of blood, which will be distributed throughout the New York-Pennsylvania region.She said that, combined with the Aug.
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UB Professors Join U.N. Conference
By BRIAN TRENT | Sep. 13, 2002Two UB professors attended the United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development in South Africa, during the first week of September - one to present research, and the other to meet with indigenous peoples from across the globe.Donald J.
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Image is Everything
By RACHEL LYNN BRODY | Sep. 13, 2002We live in a visual culture, and although we are used to the notion that anyone can spend a couple hundred dollars and acquire a consumer-grade video camera, the real creative power of the people still lies in the simple image: the unobtrusive photograph.
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Upcoming Games
Sep. 13, 2002UBFootballSat: vs. UConn, 7:30 p.m. (YES)Women's SoccerFri: @ Northern Illinois, 6 p.m.Sun: @ Western Michigan, 12 p.m.Men's Tennis Fri - Sun: @ St.
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Hoyt Speaks Against Casinos at PSSA Forum
By KATIE WARD | Sep. 13, 2002The odds that Western New York will benefit from the addition of Seneca Nation-owned casinos throughout the area are slim, according to State Assemblyman Sam Hoyt.The Political Science Student Association welcomed Hoyt as a guest speaker at its forum Monday, Sept.
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"Want Not, Waste a Lot"
By RACHEL LYNN BRODY | Sep. 13, 2002Although Buffalo is known as the "City of Good Neighbors," you certainly wouldn't know it to look in the dumpsters frequented by students here at Hadley Village.Between finds made by me and one of my flatmates, our Hadley Village apartment has thus far acquired two lamps, a stereo system, a mini-refrigerator, a chest of drawers and a laptop computer from the dumpsters scattered around the Hadley parking lot.
