In 1967, the Beatles had a hit song in "All You Need Is Love." [read more]

While her students are on spring break, Associate Professor of Architecture M. Beth Tauke will be accepting recognition in Louisville, Ky., where she will be the recipient of the 2003 Robert R. Taylor Grant for Faculty Development from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture. [read more]

Around Alumni Arena later this week, it might be possible to hear the sound of records breaking. Some of the fastest swimming that UB has seen in a long time is expected Thursday through Saturday when the Bulls host the MAC Men's Swimming Championship Meet. The winners this weekend will likely qualify for NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas, on March 27-29. [read more]

It was a record-breaking night for the Bulls in Ypsilanti, Mich. UB toppled a record that has stood since the 1973-74 season: most fouls in a game, ousting the previous record of 36 with an all-time high of 42 fouls called against them. [read more]

An investigation into allegations of misconduct by a staff member of the UB Chabad House is being conducted by the College of Arts and Sciences, school officials said Wednesday. [read more]

John Ringland, an associate professor of mathematics, gave a presentation at Tuesday's Faculty Senate meeting in an attempt to drum-up university-wide support for two unrelated issues — the Digital Media Consumer Rights Act and the use of non-Microsoft software. [read more]

"Bringing Down the House" is the sort of comedy that may provoke critical upheaval. Its hilarious scenarios are created by playing on classic black/white stereotypes and exaggerated cultural myths. [read more]

Buffalo city schools are in a budget crisis to the tune of $68 million for this coming school year. According to the March 4 edition of the Buffalo News, the schools are sending a delegation to Albany to plead for more money from the state, and when they arrive, they will discover that $9 million that could have provided more teachers or extracurricular activities will go instead to helping rich women get pregnant. In a striking display of special interest pork barreling, the state of New York will fund individuals and couples in their struggles to procreate. [read more]

The final game of the regular season. Two of the top teams in the division waging war. The Mid-American Conference East title on the line. A raucous crowd. Emotions running wild. [read more]

"Not long ago, a college dormitory was just a place to eat and sleep ... Now college students live in residence halls — vital, alive places that include lounges, study rooms, fitness areas and a feeling of community," states the 2002 to 2003 Guide Book to Residence Hall Living. "A significant effort is made to provide an environment that enhances personal growth and development." [read more]

I am writing in response to the editorial titled "Treatment of Non-Tenured Faculty: The Value of Instructors Must Be Recognized" that appeared in the issue of The Spectrum dated Feb. 26, 2003. [read more]

Is this ("Shooting for Safety and Civil Rights," The Spectrum, March 3) an example of the Republicans bringing "serious intellectual diversity to this campus," going off on a shooting spree the same week "Bowling for Columbine" is being screened by the Student Association? Isn't that like Charlton Heston visiting sites where shooting tragedies have taken place? Does this mean that campus Republicans are learning from the NRA? [read more]

Each Wednesday evening, rhythmic sounds of drumming echo through the Student Union. [read more]

Thanks to Buffalo fire inspectors, habitual nightclub-goers may not have to worry about overcrowding and safety issues in their favorite hot spots anymore — a number of the city's bars and clubs have a good chance of shutting their doors forever. [read more]

The Bulls swept the MAC Softball Player of the Week awards due to their outstanding performance at the Florida International Invitational. [read more]

When students assembled in September to begin production on the Department of Theatre and Dance's "Birdbath," they knew their work would be memorable. [read more]

The annual Rumsey and Potenza Competition is an opportunity for junior art majors to show their skills and compete for two different awards. [read more]

A UB student has been arrested and suspended indefinitely from his position on the football team after he was charged with the rape of a female student. [read more]

Nearly 25 UB students belted, screeched, squealed, bellowed and just plain sang their hearts out in a talent competition dubbed "UB Idol" Monday night in the Wilkeson Coffee House. One contestant, Courtney Braun, a sophomore communications major, even painted whiskers on her face and crawled around on the ground as she sang "Hakuna Matata" from the Disney movie "The Lion King." [read more]

Imagine that the two planes that hit the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001 were filled with chemical or biological weapons, or worse yet, with a nuclear warhead. Instead of 3,000 dead in New York City that day, we as a country may have mourned the deaths of 300,000 or even a million people. Does anyone doubt that Al Qaeda would have used such weapons of mass destruction had Saddam Hussein made those weapons available? [read more]