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Letter To The Editor

I am writing in regard to your piece entitled "The State of Masculinity," which appeared in the Nov.

Men's Soccer

Hopes were high as the University of Buffalo's men's soccer team headed to Huntington, W.Va. for their MAC Tournament quarterfinal match with the Kentucky Wildcats.Buffalo had defeated the heralded Wildcats by a score of 2-1 earlier in the season, giving the Bulls a reason to believe they could pull this one out.Unfortunately for UB, hopes and everything else came crashing down to the ground as they were bludgeoned by a score of 4-1.Early in the first half, in the ninth minute of play, Wildcat Craig Pykett shot the ball 50 yards downfield to forward Chris McDaniel, who chipped the ball over UB goalkeeper Brian Wozniak for the 1-0 Kentucky lead.

Co-ed Dormitories

Co-ed living is currently not an option for students living in the residence halls and apartments, with the exception of Flickinger Court and Creekside Village, which were designed for graduate students and allow married students to rent the apartments.

"Sex, Booze and Jazz"

It was 1928 when Joseph Moncure March's radical and explosive novel "The Wild Party" broke into contemporary literature.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The doors to a Main Street party favorite for UB students have finally reopened after much delay.

Before 8-Bit Nintendo

Picture being in a punk rock band that sells out nearly every show, but still keeps a small enough ego to e-mail their fans every day.

Sidelines

Athletes of the WeekUB football's Aaron Leeper was named Male Athlete of the Week for his impressive performance against UCF on Saturday.

Community Forum Addresses Problems in Heights

Members of the University Heights community met last night to discuss mounting problems in the South Campus-area housing development and ways for the community to solve them.The third annual University Community Initiative-Regional Community Policing Center Community Forum drew about 20 members of the Heights community and two representatives from Group Legal Services; however, no students or student representatives participated in the meeting.

"US Needs to Depend Less on Foreign Oil, Canadian Professor Says"

David MacGregor, a professor of sociology at King's College in Ontario, Canada, gave a lecture on the United States' dependence on Middle Eastern oil and politics in Iraq on Tuesday."(A U.S.

"Pierre Bensusan Treats UB to Worldly Music, a Few Laughs"

"How would I characterize my music? I don't know." So said Pierre Bensusan, French-Algerian born acoustic guitarist, in an interview after his performance last Friday in a packed room in Harriman Hall.

Sabres

National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman is lustily booed every time he makes a public appearance in Buffalo.

Around the MAC

Filling in for the injured Byron Leftwich, Stan Hill occupied the role as Marshall Thundering Herd quarterback admirably on Tuesday night against the Miami of Ohio RedHawks.Hill led the Herd to a 34-32 victory while throwing for 292 yards and four touchdowns and he ran in the game winning score with five seconds remaining in the game.Marshall was given a second chance when an extremely questionable pass interference call was made on fourth down in the endzone giving MU a first down and goal.

Editorial Cartoon

Aren't Buildings Cute at That Age?

There was a party complete with balloons and cake on Tuesday afternoon for the Student Union, in celebration of the building's 10th birthday.

CD Review

***1/2 out of 5 starsIt's been three years since David Gray's last album, "White Ladder," but his sixth studio release, "A New Day at Midnight," is his strongest effort yet.Insanely popular in the United Kingdom and Ireland, the Manchester-born artist managed to produce this highly anticipated follow up album while remaining true to the sound and structure that kept him on the chart for 175 weeks in Ireland - everything that made "White Ladder" the best-selling, non-compilation album of all time in that country.The album's opening track "Dead in the Water" sets the tone for the remainder of the album, which is consistent with what fans have come to expect from the artist: easy- listening music.

Letter To The Editor

New York State is facing a massive budget deficit. As a result, some are using the state's bleak financial situation to advocate for hiking the cost of attending public colleges and universities.

Panties and Putty Knives

I must admit, I too am a little bit tired of reading about the goings on in the University Heights district, but being a resident there, I feel that I might as well jump on the bandwagon one last time, but with my own little warped, dismal perspective on the issue.

Jewel Sparkles At Kleinhan's

Atlantic Recording artist Jewel performed an acoustic show at Kleinhans Music Hall on Saturday, Nov.

Freshman Artist Displays Work in Local Venue

For a budding artist, gaining recognition and experience does not come easy. But one lucky UB student may have found his break at Spot Coffee.Raymond Beale, a freshman, has found a venue through which he hopes to make his work known to the Buffalo community.

The State of Masculinity

My original idea for this column was to discuss the degeneration of the feminist movement as exemplified in pop culture by eye-candy pop princesses and their fashionably misogynist counterparts, but I couldn't steer away from the fact that perhaps this degeneration is due to the currently sorry state of masculinity.A professor last year told the class that in the past decade or two, it seems the only thing men have to define their masculinity is violence.