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Lannan Award Goes to UB Poetry Professor

By SELENA HUGHES | Oct. 15, 2001

UB professor Robert Creeley, a central figure in Buffalo's literary community and one of the country's most praised living poets, was named the eighth recipient of the Lannan Lifetime Achievement Award last month.Creeley, 75, is the fourth poet to win the $200,000 award for "writers who have made significant contributions to English-language literature." A past winner of Yale's prestigious Bollingen Prize, Creeley is the author of over 75 individual works, including the recently published collection "Just in Time."He has worn many professional hats beside poet, including editor, literary critic, essayist and lecturer.

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Injured Athletes Receive Top-Notch Care

By EVAN PARKER PIERCE | Oct. 15, 2001

As a star on UB's varsity women's basketball team, Mari McClure had to maintain a high standard of play at all times, but there was one thing that got in the way; McClure has degenerative arthritis in both of her knees."It would get worse the more I played," said McClure, one of UB's top women scorers last year, "it made it difficult to practice and play."When McClure first found out about her chronic ailment, she was given the choice as to whether or not she would continue playing.

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Brace Elected Chair of Student Association Senate

By STEFANIE ALAIMO | Oct. 15, 2001

Tuesday, Jennifer Brace won another feather for her cap.During the first joint meeting of the Student Association Assembly and Senate and the Student-Wide Judiciary, Brace defeated newly-elected senator Michael Goggin in the run for senate chair.She is also one of UB's three New York State Student Assembly delegates, and the NYSSA university center representative.The senate chair is responsible for deciding where, when and how often the senate meets; coordinates senate committees; and is a part of the Emergency Powers Council, which enacts urgent legislation if the senate and assembly cannot meet.Brace, a junior business management major, does not foresee difficulty juggling the responsibilities of senate chair along with her positions as a NYSSA delegate and NYSSA university center representative, in addition to a full course load."I will follow through and I have ample time," said Brace.

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Letter To The Editor

By FABIO M. ALBERTIN | Oct. 15, 2001

I was very appalled to see a blatant piece of biased and discriminating religious propaganda in the Oct.

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Anthrax Scare

By Editorial | Oct. 15, 2001

Sand, salt, dust, confetti and packing material have never been so frightening. Reports of suspicious substances are sending teams of hazardous substance experts, FBI agents, firemen, emergency medical technicians and other public servants racing to diverse sites in Buffalo, and cities nationwide.Buffalo fire departments responded to at least six anthrax scares Friday and Saturday, according to The Buffalo News.

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Letter To The Editor

By LIAM GALLAGHER | Oct. 12, 2001

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.

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Donations

By Editorial | Oct. 12, 2001

America's generosity has become even more fertile in the weeks since Sept. 11. Her citizens have opened their wallets and donated more than $850 million to dozens of charitable organizations that provide financial assistance to the attack victims and their families.

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Monkeys In Chalk

By SARA PAULSON | Oct. 12, 2001

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.

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Colgate v. UB

By SUNG CHO | Oct. 12, 2001

In a match that lasted only the three-game minimum, the UB Bulls outscored the Colgate University Raiders (30-16, 30-18, 30-28) in front of a rowdy crowd last Tuesday night.The team collected their fourth win this year to up their overall season record to 4-11 (0-6 MAC).The Bull's sweeping win over the Raiders was best described by UB sophomore Lindsay Matikosh, who said, "It's a confidence booster for us and for this weekend.

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Guaranteeing Our Future

By ELIZABETH M. FOX-SOLOMON | Oct. 12, 2001

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.

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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.