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Getting Caught Green Handed
By AKARI IBURI | June 30, 2011Reduce, reuse, recycle. These three words are the classic combination for a green recipe sure to shed those nasty polluting pounds while exercising environmental awareness. With terms ranging from alternative energy sources to global warming, chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's) to composting, it can be overwhelming trying to digest all the pro-environment jargon.
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Words of Wisdom from the Scientist to The Spectrum
By AKARI IBURI | Apr. 28, 2011Before this year's final Distinguished Speaker, world-renowned scientist J. Craig Venter, spoke at Alumni Arena, he took some time to share a few words with The Spectrum. Venter is recognized as one of the leading scientists of the 21st century through his tremendous contributions to the field of genomics.
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Summer Days in the Queen City
By Michael Tyson | Apr. 28, 2011Classes are over, the snow has melted, and the bulky coats have been put back into the closet. Several students will head back to wherever they came from, but many UB people will be stuck in the Queen City over the summer due to apartment leases, jobs or summer classes.
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Study Hot Spots
By BRIDGETT GIRDLESTONE | Apr. 26, 2011Finals are quickly approaching and with over 30,000 UB students on campus, sometimes it's hard to find a little peace and quiet.
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Freeze If You're Human
By AKARI IBURI | Apr. 26, 2011A couple with clasped hands and stretched arms are in mid-strut and Starbucks bound, but their feet are stuck in place.
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What Will UB Doing This Summer
By VERONICA RITTER | Apr. 26, 2011School will be over shortly, but that doesn't mean the fun has to end. In fact, it's really just beginning. For students staying on campus or in the Buffalo area over the summer, or for Buffalo residents in general, the University at Buffalo has plenty of great things in store. Students are given the opportunity to take summer classes in a smaller, more intimate setting than what is offered during the regular school year.
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UB Makes a NAME for Itself
By AKARI IBURI | Apr. 26, 2011Capen Hall's Special Collections Library hummed with literary talent on Monday as NAME, the Undergraduate Literary Magazine of the University at Buffalo, proudly launched its 72-page issue for this semester. The Spring 2011 distribution of the magazine marked its second year of success in publication after a several year hiatus following its creation by Jessica Smith and others in 1998. With a team of 23 powerful writers, nine editors, and support from various professors and members of the English department, NAME is a collection of pages stained with the stunning imaginations of creative undergraduates.
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Scientific Pioneer to Speak at UB
By HANNAH BARNES | Apr. 21, 2011Not many people can say they have sequenced the human genome, but J. Craig Venter can. Venter, one of the world's leading scientists in genomics, has made some groundbreaking studies, observing the sequences of DNA and genes in a cell. In his most recent accomplishment, achieved last summer, Venter and his team created synthetic bacteria using a computer and man-made DNA.
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"Dyng-Dong, Lent is Over"
By Michael Tyson | Apr. 21, 2011What the heck is Dyngus Day and why are people chasing each other with pussy willows; is a question that may run through the minds of many UB students come Monday. Dyngus Day is a traditionally Polish holiday that falls on the Monday after Easter Sunday.
