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Special Teams Help Sabres Oust Flyers

By NICHOLAS PEZZINO | Oct. 12, 2001

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.

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bin Laden Footage

By Editorial | Oct. 12, 2001

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.

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"Bruce Campbell: the Man, the Chin, the Chainsaw"

By KEVIN PURDY | Oct. 12, 2001

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.

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Faith Manages

By SELENA HUGHES | Oct. 12, 2001

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.

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Women's Crew

Oct. 12, 2001

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.

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Japanese Culture in Buffalo: A Guide for Gaijin

Oct. 12, 2001

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.

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Bulls Look to Stymie Leftwich's Aerial Assault

By MICHAEL SCOTT | Oct. 12, 2001

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.

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Women's Tennis Dominates Canisius

By JIM BYRNE | Oct. 12, 2001

On an unseasonably beautiful and warm October day, UB's women's tennis team posted another win against local rival Canisius to go to 2-0 on the season.This was not just a mere win; this match was complete and utter domination from top to bottom.

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Hoping for Victory in First Home Run

By DANIEL STEIN | Oct. 12, 2001

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.

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"SA President Addresses Senate, Assembly"

By PHILIP BADASZEWSKI | Oct. 12, 2001

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.

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Corporate Vultures Are Fact Of Life In United States

By BRAD TERMINI | Oct. 10, 2001

Have you ever wondered why we find the vulture distasteful? We revere lions, calling them the kings of the jungle for taking life and causing destruction, but we shun the vulture, who simply eats what has already passed.Vultures are resourceful, making the best of a bad situation.

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Letter To The Editor

By TODD NATTI | Oct. 10, 2001

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.

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Student Record Subpoenas

By Editorial | Oct. 10, 2001

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.

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SA Review

By Editorial | Oct. 10, 2001

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.

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Feet First

By MICHAEL LUCINSKI | Oct. 10, 2001

"... to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations."- Abraham Lincoln, 2nd Inaugural AddressThe attacks against Taliban military targets and al Qaeda base camps initiated on a quiet Sunday afternoon (nighttime in Afghanistan) signaled the opening American response in the 11th war in United States history, 12th including the totality of the Cold War.George W.

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Football Correction

By Editorial | Oct. 10, 2001

Several sentences were deleted from Monday's football game story, "Tillitz's Return Leads to RedHawks Victory (10/8/01)," as a result of a layout and production error.

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Correction

By Editorial | Oct. 10, 2001

In an article printed last Monday, "Capaldi Shares Food, Conversation With Students," Charles Fourtner was incorrectly identified as the director of biological sciences.

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Student Records Subpoenaed by FBI

By BRENDAN MCGARRY | Oct. 10, 2001

The records of at least one UB student has been subpoenaed as part of the FBI's investigation into the Sept.

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Letter To The Editor

By JON CARROLL | Oct. 10, 2001

A lot of people seem to be criticizing any movement towards peace in these times and I think they may have a skewed view of what a war actually is, especially a "just" war.

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"Toledo Keeps on Rollin', But Drops From AP Rankings"

By NICHOLAS PEZZINO | Oct. 10, 2001

Toledo 48, Ohio 41With star running back Chester Taylor out of the game, quarterback Tavares Bolden stepped up when his team needed it the most.