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Letter To The Editor

As the bombs rain down on Afghanistan and our special forces hit the ground, I hope that bin Laden and his terrorist murderers are caught soon, that few innocent civilians are killed and this whole dreadful episode ends quickly without causing more hatred of the United States within the Muslim world and even more terrorist acts.


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Chronicling the State of Higher Education

Offering a big-picture perspective of issues within the UB community, Chronicle of Higher Education Managing Editor Douglas Lederman addressed the Faculty Senate Tuesday afternoon in the Center for Tomorrow."I always welcome the opportunity to speak to the men and women of higher education," said Lederman, who was born in Buffalo.


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"Marshall, Miami (OH) Win Again to Set Up 'Championship Game'"

Following wins by both the Marshall Thundering Herd and the Miami (OH) RedHawks, the teams - who sit atop the MAC East with 4-0 records in divisional play - will face off in Oxford, Ohio this Saturday to determine the 2001 East champion.Kickoff is set for noon; the showdown will be televised locally on the Empire Sports Network.The East winner will travel to face the West champion in the MAC championship game, but will not be guaranteed a trip to a bowl game.


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Men's Swim Flounders to Ohio

In their first meet of the 2001-02 season, the UB Bulls swim team suffered a 156-87 defeat by MAC rival Ohio Bobcats.


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Damn Them Yankees

Game seven, bases loaded, bottom of the ninth, one out, in ARIZONA and NOT in YANKEE COUNTRY! Luis Gonzalez steps to the plate and loops a shallow single to right field, which wins the series for the Diamondbacks!


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Halloween Prank Ends in Flames

Last Monday, a group of UB students played a Halloween prank that resulted in a friend's car catching on fire and singeing other vehicles parked nearby.The group toilet papered the car, parked in the Fargo lot, and left the scene.


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Generation Software Struggle

Sub-Board I, Inc. confiscated all of Generation magazine's computer keyboards and mice Monday when its editors failed to remove a pirated copy of Quark Xpress, a publishing program, from their computers.


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"Girls, Girls, Girls"

You can catch them almost anywhere on campus, except probably the men's locker room. Well, on occasion you might spot a couple in there.


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Generation's Keyboards Confiscated

Ask any editor at Generation magazine what it's like putting together a weekly magazine and they'll likely tell you it's a long, strenuous effort, a process one described as "anarchy in motion."Harder still is putting an issue together on computers missing keyboards and mice.Larry Piegza, information systems manager for Sub-Board I, Inc., which publishes Generation, discovered a copy of Quark XPress publishing software licensed to UB's Art Department illegally installed on the magazine's computers Monday afternoon.


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Feet First

"It was the year everything changed.- Stephen Franklin, "Babylon 5"Even in the midst of war, one can find something amusing.


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Vehicle Thefts in Fargo Lot

Ten vehicles in the Fargo parking lot were broken into and vandalized between Monday night and Tuesday morning.


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Buffalo Mayoral Race

The citizens of Buffalo will go to the polls Tuesday to choose the Queen City's next mayor. On the one hand is two-term incumbent Mayor Anthony Masiello, endorsed by the Democratic Party.


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Major Freedom in CAS

For students pursuing unconventional studies, UB's special majors program offers a way to design a major appropriate for their academic needs.To become a special major, students must draw up a proposal defining their ideal major and presenting a curriculum supportive of that plan.



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