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Valentine's Day Gift Guide
Feb. 13, 2002If you're looking for the perfect Valentine's Day gift for that special someone, here are some popular items featured around the Buffalo area.
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Education of inmates
By Editorial | Feb. 13, 2002The distribution of societal resources between law-abiding citizens and the prison population has come under sharp focus in recent weeks.
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SA Assembly Approves Amendments; Tuttle Elected Speaker
By STEFANIE ALAIMO | Feb. 13, 2002After a first semester characterized by conflict and inactivity, the Student Association Assembly took its first step toward a fresh start Monday evening, passing three constitutional amendments and electing Jennifer Tuttle as speaker of the assembly.
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2002 Oscar Nominations:
Feb. 13, 2002Best Picture"A Beautiful Mind""Gosford Park""In the Bedroom""The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring""Moulin Rouge"Best DirectorRobert Altman, "Gosford Park"Ron Howard, "A Beautiful Mind"Peter Jackson, "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"David Lynch, "Mulholland Drive"Ridley Scott, "Black Hawk Down"Best ActorRussell Crowe, "A Beautiful Mind"Sean Penn, "I Am Sam"Will Smith, "Ali"Denzel Washington, "Training Day"Tom Wilkinson, "In the Bedroom"Best ActressHalle Berry, "Monster's Ball"Judi Dench, "Iris"Nicole Kidman, "Moulin Rouge"Sissy Spacek, "In the Bedroom"Renee Zellweger, "Bridget Jones's Diary"Best Supporting ActorJim Broadbent, "Iris"Ethan Hawke, "Training Day"Ben Kingsley, "Sexy Beast"Ian McKellen, "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"Jon Voight, "Ali"Best Supporting ActressJennifer Connelly, "A Beautiful Mind"Helen Mirren, "Gosford Park"Maggie Smith, "Gosford Park"Marisa Tomei, "In the Bedroom"Kate Winslet, "Iris"Best Screenplay (written directly for the screen) Milo Addica and Will Rokos, "Monster's Ball"Wes Andersen and Owen Wilson, "The Royal Tenenbaums"Julian Fellowes, "Gosford Park"Guillaume Laurant and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, "Amelie"Christopher and Jonathan Nolan, "Memento"Best Screenplay (based on previously published or produced material)Daniel Clowes and Terry Zwigoff, "Ghost World"Rob Festinger and Todd Field, "In the Bedroom"Akiva Goldsman, "A Beautiful Mind" Roger S.H.
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Men's Ice Hockey Shocks No. 8 Kent State
By MIKE BELLAGAMBA | Feb. 13, 2002Moskal and Higley 6, Golden Flashes 5The game was deadlocked at five. Everyone in the arena thought the Thundering Herd had blown a great opportunity.Brandon Higley, however, proved them wrong, when his pull move finally worked and found the back of the net.
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Creeley Captivates at Albright-Knox Reading
By CORY NEALON | Feb. 13, 2002If it were up to groundbreaking American poet Robert Creeley, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery's current exhibition, The Tumultuous Fifties: A View from the New York Times Photo Archives, might have had a different name."'The Tumultuous Fifties' could be equally called 'The Brutal, Oppressed Fifties,'" said Creeley.
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Reaching New Heights
By MATT ALBERT | Feb. 13, 2002This is the second of a two-part series examining the life of a UB men's basketball player.In Buffalo's last game, they were the victims of a controversial call that cost them a critical conference tilt and prolonged their slump.
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"Philadanco Dazzles"" CFA Audience"
By ELENA BARLOW | Feb. 13, 2002The brilliance of human form and movement dazzled the audience at the Center for the Arts Saturday evening as the world-famous Philadanco, a true gem of modern dance, took the stage.Philadanco, short for the Philadelphia Dance Company, melded infectious music with the strength, ability and grace of the human body, producing magic for all that attended the show.
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Safety Report
Feb. 13, 20022/5 Unattended keys were stolen from Baldy Hall.2/5 An unknown person made unwanted calls to an office in the Biomedical Research Building.2/5 An unknown person stole money from Furnas Hall.2/5 An unknown person posted slanderous flyers around campus.2/5 An unknown car struck another car in the Jarvis C Lot.2/5 A person fell and injured his back in Bell Hall, but refused treatment.2/6 Unknown people fled from a cab to the Red Jacket Quad without paying.2/6 Brad D.
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Scoreboard
Feb. 13, 2002UBTuesdayWrestlingBuffalo at Slippery RockLocal Pro TeamsTuesdayNational Hockey LeagueSabres 2, Devils 2Upcoming GamesUBWednesdayMen's Basketball at Ball State, 7 p.m.WOMEN'S BASKETBALL VS.
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Manplanet takes us Out of this World
By DANA COVERT | Feb. 13, 2002Four men took the stage in brightly colored vinyl jumpsuits and the first few rows of the audience started chanting "Manplanet, Manplanet, Manplanet." The lead singer grabbed the microphone and yelled, "Are you ready for a rock show?" The crowd went wild.And so began the futuristic Manplanet performance Friday night at Mohawk Place.
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Access to Education: A Global Perspective
By KATIE MACDONELL | Feb. 13, 2002As more individuals around the world pursue college degrees and the costs of state-supported education escalates, policy makers are left with the dilemma of determining how to cut costs without sacrificing access to education.An international conference in Africa on higher-education financing, made possible by a $130,000 grant to UB's Graduate School of Education from the Ford Foundation, will attempt to shed light on this growing predicament.The conference, which will be held March 24-28 in Dar es Salaam, is a collaborative effort between UB and the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania."In most African nations a huge demand for higher education is greatly outpacing the capacity of the tax systems to continue providing this higher education free of charge.
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"Dude, Read This"
By CORY NEALON | Feb. 13, 2002Tommy Lee can't utter a sentence without using it. Aerosmith had a hit song using it and Nickelodeon had a hit TV show with it.
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Letter To The Editor
By MICHAEL DRAY | Feb. 13, 2002I just wanted to write a reply to the article ("Prisoners of War or Prisoners of a Technicality?" Feb.
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Editor's Picks Entertainment Calendar
Feb. 13, 2002Wednesday, Feb. 13Reggae Wednesday, Broadway Joe's, 10:30 p.m.Beth Harpaz, author of "The Girls in the Van: Covering Hillary," Allen Hall, UB South Campus, 8 p.m., free.September 11th: Views from the Arab World, Student Union Theatre, 3-4:30 p.m., free.Thursday, Feb.
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Champagne Love On A Beer Budget
By KATIE LISANDRELLI | Feb. 13, 2002Love is in the air, and as area restaurants plan for one of the biggest nights of the year, UB students make plans to celebrate Valentine's Day with everything from fine dining to Chinese food delivery.Russ Salvatore, owner of Salvatore's Italian Gardens in Depew, is getting ready for a busy week."We're already booked, not just for the holiday, but for Friday, Saturday and Sunday as well," said Salvatore.
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Letter To The Editor
By AMANDA FISCHER | Feb. 13, 2002Though I see the logic in some of Fabio Albertin's arguments ("Please Show Some Respect," Feb. 11, 2001) regarding the behavior of students in class, I feel his unequivocal criticism to be both overly simplistic and negligent of several unfortunate truths.Of course, the conversations of students during class regarding social activities can be disruptive.
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Sentiment and Commerce: A Profitable Couple
By KASSIA GRILLO | Feb. 13, 2002Approximately one billion Valentine's Day cards are sent in the United States each year, making Feb.
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Nexus Brings African rhythms to Slee
By OMAR BOBB-SEMPLE | Feb. 13, 2002Music lovers young and old witnessed percussion at its finest Thursday night.Toronto ensemble Nexus visited UB for a day of instruction and performance.
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"Dr. Didg fuses aboriginal soul, jazz, funk and reggae at Nietzsche's"
By ERIN SHULTZ | Feb. 13, 2002Graham Wiggins, Ph.D., held in his hand a cylindrical object closely resembling a metallic wrapping-paper tube.
