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The Original Peculiar Food Compendium

By CHARLES PERRY | Sep. 5, 2001

In recent years, we've seen a string of books on insects and other presumably disgusting foods. "The Curiosities of Food: Or the Dainties and Delicacies of Different Nations Obtained From the Animal Kingdom" (Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, 2001: $16.95), originally published in 1859, might have been the first.As Alan Davidson explains in his introduction, the author, Peter Lund Simmonds, was a friend of William Buckland, famous in 19th-century England for being willing to taste literally anything.

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Still the Best Wings Ever?

By MATT MUMAU | Sep. 5, 2001

Buffalo's culinary landmark, the Anchor Bar, off Main Street, seems to still be an excellent choice for a nice, after-work meal or a lively weekend gathering as the food compliments a very pleasant, classic Buffalonian setting.

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Veteran Players Hope to Lead Men's Soccer Out of the Cellar

By TAI KHANDAKER | Sep. 5, 2001

The UB Men's soccer team, coming off a sub-par 2000 season, looks towards the strength of their seniors to lead them through 2001.The Bulls, who finished 6-10-2 (0-5-0 in the MAC), will depend on four returning seniors to fill the tremendous gap left by eight graduating players.

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Letter To The Editor

By JIM HOFHER | Sep. 5, 2001

On behalf of all who contribute to UB's football program, I want to extend my sincere thanks for the record setting crowd in UB's stadium for the opening game.

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Blithering Idiot Sounds Off

By ADAM MARCH | Sep. 5, 2001

Being a student in a university system I expect to receive an education based on factual information from which I may formulate my own unique opinion.

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Sign Here

By JESSICA BRAND | Sep. 5, 2001

On August 9 a suicide bomber entered Sbarro restaurant in Jerusalem and detonated his bomb.It was lunchtime and the restaurant's patrons consisted of small children, mothers and families.

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"University Web Page Features Student, Faculty Digital Creations"

By MATT MUMAU | Sep. 5, 2001

Even though Picasso might be turning over in his grave, the art world is undeniably and forever altered from the introduction of the computer.

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Provost Commissions Survey to Gauge Grad Student Satisfaction

By STEFANIE ALAIMO | Sep. 5, 2001

In an effort to identify and improve lagging areas of UB graduate education, the university hired StudentVoice, a higher education marketing research company, to conduct a survey of 500 incoming graduate students this past summer.The survey is part of UB's plan to comply with a SUNY memorandum last year that outlined the university's need to boost research endeavors and attract graduate students of a higher caliber.According to Katherine Ferguson, associate vice provost and director of graduate enrollment, by conducting the survey, UB is attempting to learn how to identify and recruit better quality students rather than simply a greater number of students.

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Local Artist Decodes Slave Quilts With Mixed Media

By BRENDAN MCGARRY | Sep. 5, 2001

In their search for freedom, slaves traveling on the Underground Railroad sometimes found directions to freedom on clotheslines.This method of communication, which allowed runaway slaves and their allies to communicate via symbols sewn into quilt patterns, inspired Cordelia Dohse-Peck's series, "The Underground Railroad Quilt Code," on display until Sept.

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Men's Soccer Takes One of Two

By NICHOLAS PEZZINO | Sep. 5, 2001

The University at Buffalo men's soccer team opened their season on the road, recording one win and one loss in the Lehigh-Army Soccer Classic held this past weekend at Ronald J.

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Women's Volleyball Starts Season Strong

Sep. 5, 2001

The UB Bulls volleyball team got a strong start to the season, posting a second-place finish in their UB Morgan Classic Invitational over the weekend.

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Women's Soccer Splits Pair of Weekend Games

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG | Sep. 5, 2001

UB Rolls Over Local Rival NiagaraWhich team is a stronger unit was evident early in the first half of the University at Buffalo women's soccer game against neighboring rival Niagara University as Buffalo thoroughly dominated play and scored a 4-1 win Friday night at RAC Field."We had a little bit of a slow start, which was expected.

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Bulls Held in Check by Scarlet Knights Before Record Crowd

By MATT ALBERT | Aug. 31, 2001

Twenty-two thousand six hundred fifty-eight hungry fans packed UB Stadium last night hoping to see the Bulls shock the world by beating the Scarlet Knights.

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TA Stipends

By Editorial | Aug. 31, 2001

Graduate teaching assistants within several departments of the College of Arts and Sciences, including geology, history, and English, are fighting the administration for higher stipends, which have remained static for the past 10 years at $8,400 while the cost of living and national stipend levels have steadily increased.

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Princeton Review Rankings

By Editorial | Aug. 31, 2001

The Princeton Review has released its annual compilation of "the best" 331 colleges and universities throughout the United States.

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Letter to the Editor

By R. STRICKER | Aug. 31, 2001

Whatever else he has done or may yet do in office, President Bush made the right decision when he ended federal funding of certain kinds of stem-cell research.In your editorial you pointed out that the U.S.

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Password Safety

By RACHEL LYNN BRODY | Aug. 31, 2001

Don't pick your initials. Or your birthday. Or your address, or your phone number. Your mother's maiden name is off limits, not to mention the names of your father, brother, sister, pets and favorite sports teams - also out of the question.Hmm.

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"Give a Hoot, Read a Book"

By SARA PAULSON | Aug. 31, 2001

"Honey, put the book away. You've been reading for half an hour already and I don't want you to ruin your eyesight."Does that sound wrong to you?

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TAs Criticize Rise in Funds Awarded to New Hires

By SARA PAULSON AND KEVIN PURDY | Aug. 31, 2001

Last spring, graduate teaching assistants in the English department were unsure of the effect organized teach-ins would have on what many of them felt was an indifferent administration.A few months later, with new compensatory fellowships being awarded to some incoming TAs, uncertainty remains about both the consequences of the past and possibilities for the future.Beginning this fall, TAs entering the College of Arts and Sciences are eligible for "an excellent new array [of fellowships]," said Munroe Eagles, associate dean for graduate studies.

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"Princeton Review Gives UB Poor Marks in Academics, Quality of Life"

By ELIZABETH M. FOX-SOLOMON | Aug. 31, 2001

Unhappy students, an unsightly campus, dull and inaccessible professors and lackluster dorms - that is the picture of UB painted by Princeton Review's 2002 college rankings, released Aug.