In the aftermath of the attacks on Sept. 11 many people became confused and wanted answers to the reasons why something like this could happen, what will happen next and what should they do.
On the strength of one goal apiece from their power play and penalty killing units, the Buffalo Sabres (2-1-0-1) scored a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers (1-1-2-0) in front of 16,659 fans Wednesday night at HSBC Arena.The matchup was the teams' first since the Sabres ended the Flyers' season last year in the playoffs with an 8-0 drubbing in game six of their first-round series.Sabres captain Stu Barnes made it a 1-0 hockey game by scoring Buffalo's fourth power play goal of the season from the side of the net at the 5:32 mark of the first period.
Around 2:30 afternoon last Wednesday, a lone young man sat outside the Student Union Theater, holding a grotesque action figure and a thin book he had bought that morning.Soon after, the space around him was filled with others carrying the same book.
University at Buffalo's women's crew squad started their fall season last Saturday in Pittsburgh at the Head of the Ohio Regatta.The Bulls lightweight four (Sarah Wold, Karey Smollar, Victoria Kolomiets, Courtney Kane and Becky Mohr) made an impressive showing, with a second-place finish out of 18 teams and scored a silver medal."Competition was tough.
Some people wear charms around their necks as symbols of faith, remembrance or security.Jane Goodall wears a pendant in the shape of the African continent.The internationally recognized animal ethologist and conservationist delivered a message of hope to the audience which nearly filled Alumni Arena's main gym Wednesday night.
SA President Christian Oliver pledged Tuesday night "to make SA a respected institution on and off campus that all students can look to for leadership, protection and entertaining activities."The vow came in Oliver's "State of the SA" address given before a joint meeting of SA senators and assemblymen.He said that for the organization to be successful it needs university administrators' respect, which this year's SA acquired by demonstrating a willingness to work cooperatively with key administrative figures.Oliver cited his Fall Fest dealings with Robert Arkeilpane, director of the division of athletics, as an example of such regard."We could get the best bands in the world, but if they didn't have the one date we had in Alumni, they weren't coming," said Oliver.When SA canceled this year's Fall Fest following the Sept.
An 18th-place finish by co-captain Todd Ludden highlighted the men's cross country team's performance at the Lehigh University Paul Short Run last weekend.Luden's time of 25:15.29 was only a minute off the lead and five seconds better than last week.
152 students from Japan have made UB their home this year, and though Buffalo's arduous winters and chicken-wing diet don't necessarily match with Eastern culture, there are some places in Buffalo that accommodate those with a taste for Japanese culture.Adjusting to BuffaloThe Japanese Student Association has nearly 50 members, mostly international students from Japan."It's somewhat hard to organize sometimes; Japanese people don't like getting together in groups as much," said Hideki Kambe, a sophomore economics and mathematics major, a fact which JSA Vice President Junya Narahara attributed to Japan's more individualistic culture.The major differences between Japanese and American Universities?"American people are very, very active," said Kambe, who attended Yokohama University in Japan.
After attending Wednesday's Distinguished Speaker Series event and listening to Jane Goodall talk about her life and her career, I walked back to the Student Union and passed a series of anti-war chalk drawings on the ground.The chalkings reminded me of something Dr. Goodall discussed.During her speech, she mentioned a common complaint about environmentalism - that of rabid environmentalists so concerned with saving the environment or saving endangered species that they overlook the human suffering going on right before their eyes.It's a difficult situation.
Todd Natti seems to think that those mysterious chalkers are peace-loving hippies who just want to sit back and watch the world crumble around them.
The five major U.S. television news networks have announced they will refrain from broadcasting unedited footage released by Osama bin Laden and other al Qaeda members.
The Associated Press' game stories on each of the Marshall University football team's three victories this season have begun almost exactly the same way: "Quarterback Byron Leftwich threw for (insert some obscene amount of touchdown passes here), and (insert ridiculous amount of yardage here), as the Marshall Thundering Herd topped (insert overmatched opponent here) Saturday."The UB Bulls will try to alter AP's formula when they take their shot at Leftwich and the Thundering Herd tomorrow at 1 p.m.
The bombs over Afghanistan speak for themselves: the United States is at war. When the nation is in danger, the government must take steps to ensure the safety of our military abroad and our citizens at home.
I walked off the bus on Tuesday morning. It was cold out, as it should be for early October. I looked down and saw something written on the sidewalk.
The records of at least one UB student has been subpoenaed as part of the FBI's investigation into the Sept.
At the mid-semester point of fall 2001, striking differences between this the current Student Association executive board and last year's are manifest.This year's SA is regaining the confidence of the UB community by proving to be highly effective and in tune with the needs of the student body, despite having raised some eyebrows at its handling of the mysterious resignation of an elected New York State Student Assembly Delegate and his under-publicized replacement.The previous SA was highly ineffectual, partially due to the president's lack of a coherent vision and failure to command respect from students, faculty or administrators.
With the appointment of a new chair to a revised program, UB hopes to consolidate its foreign language and literature studies into a more centralized program.Rosemary G.
After a disappointing season last year, the UB men's ice hockey team is looking to erase the past and create a new future in 2001-2002.As a club sport, the Thundering Herd competes in Division I of the American Collegiate Hockey Association, in the Central States Collegiate Hockey League.This season Buffalo has nowhere to go but up, having finished the 2000-2001 campaign with an 0-16 record in league play, and an overall record of 5-22.
Freshman tennis sensation Michaela Kollarova has laid a firm foundation for the future of UB women's tennis with some impressive early season wins.She built success a few tiers higher over the weekend by taking home the second singles championship title at the New York State Women's Collegiate Championship at Binghamton University."She showed determination and great shot selection.
Last March, "The Results" party, consisting of current Student Association President Christian Oliver, Vice President Joshua Korman, Treasurer Naazli Ahmed and New York State Student Assembly Delegates Jennifer Brace, Laszlo Kerekgyarto and John Haumesser, won SA's annual election in a clean sweep.
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