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A 10-Year Decision

The Indianapolis Colts are on the verge of one of the most important offseason decisions in NFL history.

Save the Boobies?

Last Tuesday night, girls lifted their shirts and exposed their breasts in an effort to win new ones. I wish I were kidding. That's right, this past Tuesday girls could have gone down to party on Chippewa and as a part of its 4th-annual Mardi Gras extravaganza, Club Bayou gave away a free boob job to the girl who collected the most pink beads.

Where Has the Flower Child Gone?

Have you seen the hippies? You know, the color-melting, long-haired, dirty-jeaned, crazy-dancing, pot-smoking revelers who just got back from Phish? I must admit, with my current collection of tie-dyed Grateful Dead T-shirts, I'm quite suspect of the hippie title.

Orwellian Nightmare

Imagine: a few members of a radical Christian group commit acts of terrorism. Let's say they're firebombing buildings and murdering some doctors who provide a service they disagree with. Now let us pretend that American police departments decide that the fact that these murderers and terrorists were Christian was significant.

"You Can Go to War, But Can't Drink Alcohol"

Blood is dripping down their faces as they try to crawl through the sand. Shards of shrapnel grind against their skin as they try to claw over the dead bodies of their comrades, past blown-apart bodies and mutilated corpses.

Do You Crush Him?

Tired of Manny Being Manny

He's back. Manny Ramirez signed a contract with the Oakland A's yesterday ending his one season retirement/time ducking his second performance enhancing drug suspension. One tearful "apology" on ESPN later and he's back with a new team. As someone who grew up a Red Sox fan, Manny was always one of my favorite players, but his act has grown old. Sure, the man had one of the sweetest swings in baseball history, and was a rare talent at the plate.

Fuel for a Fictional Fire

Unless you've been stuck in a time warp for the last month, you probably noticed that the price for a gallon of gas has been steadily climbing.

Big Government Probe

Some debates will never die. Like unholy vampires roaming the countryside, they continue to be reanimated and reused every single election cycle. A few are important issues that have difficult answers, like how best to run a global economy, how to tax people, and where to spend government funds most effectively.

Classless

If there's one thing the Republican Party has done really well the past few weeks, it's demonstrate to the rest of the world just what homophobic, misogynistic, sex-obsessed, self-righteous, morally-misguided wackos constitute its ranks.

Linsanity' Goes Sour

Imagine for a moment that the immense amount of content generated for news sources was streamed into your brain constantly.

One and Done No More

In 2006 the NBA instituted a new rule that players must be at least 19 years old to be eligible for the draft, essentially meaning they would have to play at least one year in college. The NBA instituting that rule has done more harm than good when it comes to the college game. The pride of college basketball is now gone, and only appears to be a showcase for young NBA talent, much of which rarely pans out. Players like Derrick Rose, John Wall, Kevin Durant, and most recently Kyrie Irving were all "one and done" players.

Hardened Arteries

Las Vegas is the ultimate land of sin and excess. Ever since the old mob days, people have converged on the Nevada city to live out fantasies of being high rollers and of extreme gluttony. The Heart Attack Grill feeds on this carnal human instinct by cooking the most fattening, greasy, and disgustingly huge portions possible.

Ballroom Blitz

Sometimes we expect our political leaders to be something more than human. Like public-relations cyborgs, we want them to do everything in an idealized fashion to be good examples for our children. So far, this has been exactly what we've expected from State Senator Mark Grisanti. He and his wife were attending a black-tie gala at the Seneca Niagara Casino.

To Fight or Not to Fight

"I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke

The New Age of Athletes as Role Models

Terrell "Pom-Poms" Owens is playing in the Indoor Football League next season. Jeremy "Nobody Knew My Name Three Weeks Ago" Lin couldn't be more popular.

"It's Not Right, But It's OK"

The music industry was brought to a halt on Feb. 11, the eve of the 54th Annual Grammy Awards, when R&B pioneer and legend Whitney Houston was found dead in her Beverly Hills hotel room. When the news initially broke via TMZ, social networking sites exploded with allegations.

True Life: I'm a Sex Columnist

Human rights are being violated in Syria, celebrities are dying of drug overdoses daily, and even here at UB there were suspicions of President Tripathi violating SUNY policy. Throughout all of these events, there is one topic that seems to continuously get more publicity and reaction than all of the above, and I have had the luxury of writing about this notorious matter for the past semester and a half ? sex. Yes, our society is more likely to click a hyperlink with the word "sex" in it than with the title "Obama," yet people continue to criticize sex columnists.

That Four-Letter Word

Love ? (n) an intense feeling of deep affection; a deep romantic or sexual attachment to someone; affection based on admiration, benevolence, or common interests. Love: the strongest four-letter word in the English language.

"Let's Get It On, The Right Way"

Fellow males, your sex lives are in grave danger. The activity has fallen victim to some serious concerns over the past two decades, distresses that make intercourse less fun and more of a responsibility.