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Athletes of the WeekPatrick Beckley of the men's soccer team has been named UB's Male Athlete of the Week for his performance in the Bulls 3-0 victory over the Western Michigan Broncos.

Book and Gift Shop Geared Towards Women Opens

Freeverse, a small book and gift shop, contains an artsy ambiance suitable for the traditionally art-oriented Allentown area.

Presidential Partiality

American culture is replete with examples of corporations sponsoring everything from sporting events to television programs to the local telethon.

Ice Bulls Confident After Skating With the Big Dogs

Oftentimes college football and basketball teams will schedule some cupcake non-conference opponents to serve as a "warm-up" for their league schedule.The UB men's club hockey team seems to have gone with the opposite approach.The Ice Bulls went 0-3-1 on the road against some of the stiffest Division-I club hockey competition in the country the past two weeks.

Plastics

My favorite scene from Mike Nichols' landmark 1967 film "The Graduate" involves Benjamin Braddock, played with a sweet naivet?

Profile: Sally Kus

When referring to the women's volleyball team, the first thing that comes to mind in the eyes of many students, is the 46-game Mid-American Conference losing streak dating back to the 2000 campaign.

SA Assembly Elects Speaker

At Monday's Student Association Assembly meeting, Greg Wyffles beat incumbent Jennifer Tuttle for the position of speaker of the Assembly, after four rounds of elimination-style voting.According to the SA constitution, the candidate who receives a majority of the votes is proclaimed the winner of the election.

Kosher Deli Happily Reopens Doors to Students

After 11 long months, the smell of hot pastrami and potato knishes has made a return to North Campus with the grand reopening of the Kosher Deli, next to Bert's.

"Couric Speaks on Success, Cancer and Having 'Heart'"

Opening this year's Distinguished Speaker Series, Today Show co-anchor Katie Couric addressed the UB and Buffalo community, baring all about her courageous rise from working at her college newspaper to being a prominent journalist.President William R.

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VolleyballBuffalo suffered a pair of shutouts over the weekend as the Bulls (8-13, 0-7 MAC) fell to MAC opponents Miami (6-11, 1-4) and Ball State (10-5, 5-0) by identical 3-0 scores.Against Miami junior Lindsay Matikosh's nine-game streak of double doubles ended as she finished with nine kills and nine digs.

Bulls Break Broncos In 3-0 at RAC Field Win

On Sunday, Buffalo's men's soccer team (2-1-0 MAC, 5-5-1) returned home after over a month of road games to put on a show for their home crowd.

Editorial Cartoon

Scoreboard

UBFootballSat: Marshall 66, UB 21Men

"'MTV, Real Life?'"

I emerged from my car with a newly burned compact disc in hand and a plan in my mind. Nervous and unprepared for the criticism that could lie ahead, I carried this disc, this one year and more of work, toward a friend at work in the Boulevard Mall.

"Bulls seen in 3-D at Marshall: Dissected, Demolished and Demoralized"

HUNTINGTON, W.V. - Quarterback Byron Leftwich made a serious Heisman statement against the Buffalo Bulls when his Marshall team hosted them at Marshall Stadium on Saturday.

Football Boxscore

Thundering Herd 66, Bulls 21Score by QuartersBuffalo 0 0 7 14-21Marshall 21 31 7 7-66First QuarterMar - Davis 63 pass from Leftwich (Head kick), 14:08 Mar - Watts 12 pass from Leftwich (Head kick), 7:36 Mar - Carey 1 run (Head kick), 3:00Second QuarterMar - Watts 20 pass from Leftwich (Head kick), 10:12 Mar - FG Head 53, 6:28 Mar - Jones 7 run (Head kick,) 2:54 Mar - Marriott 27 pass from Leftwich (Head kick), 1:22 Mar - Rembert 34 fumble return (Head kick), 0:10Third QuarterMar - Hargrove 78 run (Lewis kick), 7:59 Buf - Leeper 17 run (Baker kick), 0:45Fourth QuarterMar - Hairston 11 fumble return (Head kick), 14:01 Buf - Dawson 14 run (Baker kick), 9:05 Buf - Leeper 65 run (Baker kick), 5:00 A-28,200.

"Me, Myself and I"

I guess you can say that I am a life-long sufferer of Only Child Syndrome. Symptoms of this peculiar disorder include excessive need for attention, unhealthy ambition and chronic preoccupation with strange and sometimes trivial matters that certainly cannot be worth so much of one's time.Being an only child has its good and bad points.

"Armed Robbery, Skinny Girls and 'Yo Mama' Jokes at Black Comedy Jam"

These were the first words out of comedian Cocoa Brown's mouth as she walked on stage of the Student Union Theater at Black Comedy Jam:"How y'all doing?

Political Term Limits

Buffalo Common Council member Joseph Golombek Jr. filed a resolution asking for a study to be conducted on the merits of term limits for city offices, according to the Oct.

A Season of Fate's Imperfection

October. The NFL season is in full swing. The weather is cooling down. And Major League Baseball has begun its playoff season.As a baseball purist, I can appreciate the fact that small payroll teams made it to the playoffs this year.