Issue

Volume 57, Issue 40

Opinion
Friday, December 07 2007

Biblical op-ed erroneous

To the Editor:

   I don't know if any editor read Mr. O'Hare's editorial before it was printed, but it sure doesn't look like it. [read more]

Sports
Friday, December 07 2007

Bulls capitalize in overtime

   If all that matters is the result, then the women's basketball team should be happy to have left Albany with a win. [read more]

Opinion
Friday, December 07 2007

Correction

In the article "Slapshots from Rick Martin" dated Friday, Nov. 30 Lee Coppola's name was spelled incorrectly as Lee Cappola. [read more]

News
Friday, December 07 2007

Faculty Senate discusses updates in UB’s Student Information System

   Grade policy changes, the update of the Student Information System (SIS) and changes to UB's cap and gowns were discussed at last Tuesday's Faculty Senate Executive Committee Meeting. [read more]

News
Friday, December 07 2007

Home for the holidays: reintroducing the family dynamic

   Some students may find that entering college is a completely different experience than living at home. The newfound independence may be something that they have never experienced before, which may then make returning home and getting re-accustomed to family life a challenge. [read more]

News
Friday, December 07 2007

HOW YOUR MONEY WAS SPENT

An end-of-semester report on the expenditures of the Student Association and the Student Mandatory Activity Fee

   In an interview with The Spectrum, Student Association (SA) Treasurer and junior accounting major John Martin discussed SA's expenditures for the Fall 2007 semester and hinted at Spring Fest acts to come in the spring. [read more]

Opinion
Friday, December 07 2007

Interpretation at the heart of inaccuracy

To the editor:

   I am writing in regards to the recent article published in The Spectrum (MyTurn: "Current events match Bible prophecies: Russia and Israel.") It is difficult to tell, at first glance, whether the article is presented as fact or opinion. As a result, I was shocked to see the article in The Spectrum, which I did not believe to be a forum for allowing bizarre biblical interpretation to be presented in a format where it could easily be mistaken as fact. [read more]

Arts
Friday, December 07 2007

Interview

American icon attempts Interview inspiration

   Moving from a vicious drug dealer to an ambitious college professor in only two month's time, Denzel Washington fans have no reason to worry. [read more]

News
Friday, December 07 2007

New professor’s research focuses on wireless networks

   Rome, Italy native and wireless sensor network expert Tommaso Melodia joined the UB faculty as an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering this semester. [read more]

Sports
Friday, December 07 2007

Panthers leave Bulls wounded

   The old adage that "practice makes perfect" applies to most everything in life, but the men's collegiate basketball team may be the exception to the rule. [read more]

Arts
Friday, December 07 2007

Redefining symbolism

   Anyone whose seen the columns on Baird Point might want to view the work of internationally recognized artist Shelley Niro in the Shelley Niro: Outside the Columns exhibition at the CFA art gallery. [read more]

Sports
Friday, December 07 2007

Schedule

No upcoming Games [read more]

Sports
Friday, December 07 2007

Scoreboard

Women's Basketball [read more]

Sports
Friday, December 07 2007

Sidelines

Football team to visit Jewish Community Center [read more]

Opinion
Friday, December 07 2007

Spectrum Cartoon

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Opinion
Friday, December 07 2007

Spectrum Cartoon

1

Arts
Friday, December 07 2007

Student alleges unwanted sexual incident with Buffalo police officer

   On Saturday night, an off-duty Buffalo Police officer allegedly sexually assaulted a UB student. The assaulted woman, a 19-year-old undergraduate student, reports that the officer, age 37, forced oral sex upon the student after stopping at his apartment en route to her home. [read more]

Arts
Friday, December 07 2007

Students seek out the best buyback options for textbooks

   The not-so-wonderful time of the year when millions of college students stress about finals has jingled into motion. With the semester at its end, many are looking forward to getting rid of their textbooks to earn some extra cash as they begin their winter break. Students have a lot of options when it comes to selling back their books, and with careful considerations, students can get a little more dough for their old texts. [read more]

Opinion
Friday, December 07 2007

The brave little toaster

   The University Police had the time to pull me over last night for going into the wrong entrance on South Campus, so my question is: Why don't they have the time to find my stolen toaster? [read more]

Sports
Friday, December 07 2007

The Crystal Bulls: The Spectrum Sports Desk honors the fall season athletes

Staff commentary

The Crystal Bulls are a fabricated award ceremony celebrating the University at Buffalo athletics department. The acceptance speeches are completely fictitious. [read more]

News
Friday, December 07 2007

UB researcher clears Buffalo activist’s record 86 years later

The 1921 Tulsa Race Riot was one of the worst riots in history. The bloody incident is imprinted in the history of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and left thousands to face the aftermath of the racial violence. [read more]

News
Friday, December 07 2007

UB Stampede rolls into Commons

   At approximately 5 p.m. on Wednesday night, police arrived on the scene of a UB Stampede bus that had charged into the Commons when it was left unattended. The driver was on a brief break in the bathroom break. [read more]

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