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Letter to the Editor

While there are ideological differences between cultures that were a significant cause for last Tuesday's attack, we cannot simply say that they attacked us due to their opposition to our "freedom" or our "way of life." We must keep in mind that we have taken many actions that spur this anger.Our constant military interference in other nations is bound to make enemies for us.


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Anti-Terrorism

It was not just the scope of last Tuesday's attacks against New York and Washington, D.C. that stunned the nation, but the methods the terrorists utilized.


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Student Housing

UB breaks ground this week on Skinnersville Road, near Sweet Home, to build its latest installment of on-campus apartments as part of its housing bonanza.


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"Computer Worm Hits UB, Servers Across the Country"

UB was among the thousands of networks crippled by a new computer worm Tuesday, one that left the entire university with little or no access to the Internet.The "W32.Nimda.A@mm" worm, described by virus protection software manufacturer McAfee as "high risk," is a self-promulgating virus that spreads from infected Microsoft IIS Internet servers by utilizing 16 known vulnerabilities, similar to the "Code Red" worm that slowed Internet traffic twice during the summer.The new worm, however, has proven to be much more damaging than Code Red, causing denial of service (DOS) attacks nationwide through an unmanageable excess of server traffic.Beginning early Tuesday morning, network administrators at UB were faced with a mounting problem, according to Rick Lesniak, director of academic services for CIT."Earlier in the day, we had a problem with slowdowns up until about noon," said Lesniak, who as of Tuesday night was meeting with campus and CIT officials to work toward reinstating UB's Internet service.


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Feet First

"War is all hell."- William ShermanLife in the United States is getting back to normal.It's been eight days since the newest poster-boy for evil, Osama bin Laden, and his scurrying band followers slammed passenger planes into the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.Last Tuesday's attack blanketed America with a stunned quiet, silencing a usually boisterous country to such an extent that if one listened carefully, one could hear soft weeping.


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War-Time Perspectives

This Sunday, the Bills will travel into the hostile confines of the RCA Dome to try and detain the explosive offensive attack of the Indianapolis Colts in a battle of fierce AFC East rivals.


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Moliere On Love and Marriage - Courtship 1600s-style

Black lights, comical masks, loud voices, and hearty laughter: nestled in Buffalo's downtown theater district, the Irish Classical Theater has supplied theater-goers with a delightful, humorous treat with its production of Moliere's "School for Wives."Derek Mahon's translation of this 17th century French play is set entirely in the town square of Avignon, France.


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September 11 - A Perspective

I, like most of us, have been thinking about the terrorist actions of a week ago. Much as we tend to think that, when it comes to human life, numbers don't matter, I believe that in some way they do.


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Baseball Resumes Play

Major League Baseball returned to the diamond Monday night to not only help ease the minds of the American people, but to re-ignite a red-hot playoff race, and an exciting chase toward the single season home run record.There have been many changes to the world of baseball since last Tuesday.


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"Linda Yalem Run Promotes Awareness, Unity"

Each year, UB and local community members gather to participate in the annual Linda Yalem Memorial Run, a fundraiser dedicated to the memory of a UB student raped and murdered on the Ellicott bicycle path 11 years ago.The 22-year-old was training for the New York City Marathon the day she was killed.


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SA President Proposes Constitutional Amendments

In approximately three weeks, the Student Association's executive board will propose to the Student Assembly a trio of changes to the SA constitution concerning the structure and powers of SA's executive branch.In order to take effect, the proposed amendments must be approved by a two-thirds vote in both the assembly and the SA senate.


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Letter to the Editor

This week, we will engage the campus community in a series of open discussions related to last week's events and possible consequences.We have planned a series of three open discussions on Wednesday (September 19), Thursday (September 20), and Friday (September 21). They are scheduled to take place from noon until 1:00 p.m.


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Double Overtime Yields 1-1 Tie

Following the cancellation of their last two games due to last Tuesday's tragedies, the UB men's soccer team eagerly resumed competition over the weekend with a 1-1, double-overtime tie against the Detroit Mercy University Titans Sunday at RAC field.The Bulls remain undefeated in their last four games, having not lost a contest since their season opener against Lehigh University on Sept.





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