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?' la Mode: A Guide to Style

By EMMA JANICKI | May 1, 2014

May has arrived, and that means we're honing in on the last couple of days of classes, papers and exams. It also means that this Friday night is First Friday at the Albright Knox Art Gallery, and the First Friday gallery walk in Allentown. Next week, be sure to celebrate the last day of classes by paying a to visit the Burchfield Penney Art Center for Second Friday. The galleries are free and open to the public.

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A selfie is worth a thousand words

By JOE KONZE JR | Apr. 29, 2014

On Saturday evening at Alumni Arena, senior industrial engineering major Peter Morgis took a selfie with world-renowned magician David Blaine, fulfilling a lifelong dream of meeting one of his favorite celebrities. The Spectrum sat down with Morgis to talk about his experience. The Spectrum: How were you selected? Peter Morgis: When I saw he was coming, I immediately went to Sam McMahon [the Student Association President] and I'm always in there, too, because I'm the president of the UB men's tennis club.

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On commencement and kindness

By ANTHONY HILBERT | Apr. 29, 2014

Book:Congratulations, by the way: Some Thoughts on Kindness Author:George Saunders Release Date:April 22, 2014 Publisher:Random House As commencement approaches, grads-to-be often find themselves caught between anxieties for the future and nostalgia for the past.

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Master of the house

By SHARON KAHN | Apr. 27, 2014

Zoe Tchapraste grew up in a family of performers in New York City and has been singing since she was 8 years old. "Theater is in my blood," Tchapraste said.

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Blaine's magic hands captivate Alumni Arena

By JOE KONZE JR | Apr. 27, 2014

On a dark stage, stood a brightly lit tank full of colorful fish and a man dressed in all black. For 10 minutes, the man in black held his breath as he managed to make an eel come out of his mouth, juggle three steel balls, eat a banana and smoke a cigar, before taking a selfie with a lucky UB student. The scene?

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Famous poet discovers sixth sense

By TORI ROSEMAN | Apr. 24, 2014

Alice Notley talks to the dead. But she isn't a medium. She's a poet. In an audience of curious students and community members, a woman slumped in a chair and cried and one man couldn't contain his laughter.

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More than media

By TORI ROSEMAN | Apr. 23, 2014

After being introduced, Dr. Alessandra Renzi turned red. Flustered, the professor slowly approached the microphone and began to speak with a thick Italian accent.

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Providing a stage for the unnoticed to shine

By ERIC CULVER | Apr. 22, 2014

Ten years ago, Bill Cowell received a letter that changed his life. The letter, from acclaimed publicist Dick Delson, outlined Delson's desire to draw attention to Cowell's latest film, The Magic Shoe Project. At first, Cowell had never heard of the famous publicist. Now, the creative duo has been working together and running the annual Buffalo Niagara Film Festival for eight years.

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Around Town

By EMMA JANICKI | Apr. 17, 2014

If you've been keeping up with 'Around Town' for the past two weeks, you might've realized that on just about every Friday of the month, a major museum in Buffalo is open to the public for free - perfect for us college kids on college budgets. This Friday, the Buffalo History Museum, located at 1 Museum Court in Delaware Park, is open and free from 10 a.m.

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On the Catwalk'

By JOE KONZE JR | Apr. 17, 2014

Style is like a Phoenix - it may die but will eventually come back. And like a Phoenix, style reappears stronger than before. With this week's Spectrum playlist, we take artists from the '60s through now and break down their fashion and music styles. '60s The Rat Pack: <iframe src="https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify:track:1REh8MwrhwEu0NQgAtwf5R" width="300" height="380" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true">iframe> Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop were a group of classy individuals, but what made them more attractive was the immense talent that each possessed.

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Orphan Black is back

By TRESS KLASSEN | Apr. 15, 2014

Featuring high-stakes drama that ensnares clones, cops and rogue scientists in an ever-evolving conspiracy, the first season of Orphan Black managed to straddle multiple genres and defy

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More than a memory

By MEGAN WEAL | Apr. 15, 2014

At 15 years old, Gavin DeGraw decided he wanted to be a performer. The revelation hit him while he was sitting in the backseat of his family's car, driving home from a Billy Joel concert. "If you're dreaming big, it can happen.

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