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Free Movies in Student Union Theater
By HANNAH BARNES | Mar. 6, 2011Right now, a movie ticket at the Walden Galleria costs $10, and a small popcorn with a small drink costs $10.75.
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Preservationists Run Amok
By Michael Tyson | Mar. 6, 2011Imagine, if you will, a dangerous feature of architecture that is causing serious injury and death, but is being protected from alteration because it is considered historical. Across the nation, but more importantly right here in Western New York, deer have been getting impaled on or eviscerated by wrought iron fences that commonly surround cemeteries. Many deer have been found hanging from the fences at Williamsville Cemetery in Williamsville, N.Y.
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LASA Wins International Fiesta Competition
By VERONICA RITTER | Mar. 6, 2011International Fiesta, the annual cultural dance competition that pits the international clubs on campus against one another, took the main stage at the Center for the Arts this past Saturday. The Latin American Student Association (LASA) took home first place. This year's show, with a "global kaleidoscope" theme, highlighted five different cultures and Student Association clubs: LASA, Filipino American (FASA), Japanese (JSA), Malaysian (MASA), and Indian (ISA). Each club danced an eight- to 10-minute routine that paid homage to its culture's national dance. "[This was called a kaleidoscope] to illustrate how International Fiesta has always been a channel for UB students to have a glimpse into different cultures, and to experience these cultures without even having to leave the campus," said Janice Tong, the international council coordinator and a senior social sciences interdisciplinary major with a concentration in international studies. The show takes about a year to produce, and the dancers have prepared for the last four to five months.
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The Battle is Back
By KEREN BARUCH | Mar. 6, 2011For the seventh year in a row, the University at Buffalo is hosting its annual Battle of the Bands.
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Students Show Some Love to their Professors
By HANNAH BARNES | Mar. 3, 2011Truly great professors may be rare, but when found, they should be honored for their dedication and impactful teaching style.
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A Call for Immediate Action
Mar. 3, 2011In Governor Cuomo's proposed budget, $20 to $22 million is projected to be cut from the University at Buffalo this upcoming academic year.
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Pulitzer Prize Winner Speaks to UB
By JAMES BOWE | Mar. 3, 2011In a time when it seems that those who are the loudest are the only ones heard, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri showed the audience quite the contrary.
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A Fiesta of International Proportions
By Michael Tyson | Mar. 1, 2011It's not every day that students can learn about several foreign cultures and be entertained with many different styles of dance ? all at the nearby Center for the Arts. On Saturday at 7:30 p.m., the International Club Council will put on its annual International Fiesta.
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An Interview with Jhumpa Lahiri
Mar. 1, 2011The Spectrum had an opportunity to interview Jhumpa Lahiri, winner of the Pulitizer Prize in 2000 for Interpreter of Maladies.
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Not Your Typical Scholarship
By JENNIFER HARB | Mar. 1, 2011Sometimes, scholarships are difficult to find, internships never seem to pay enough, if at all, and "gaining experience" seems to be more of an abstract term rather than a concrete activity. However, the Prentice Family Foundation's Western New York (WNY) Prosperity Scholarship encompasses all three concepts.
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Benefit to be Held for Mason Gechell
By JENNIFER HARB | Feb. 28, 2011Jump back to high school for a minute; imagine you're two months into your freshman year and about to celebrate Halloween with all your friends.
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Jhumpa Lahiri to Speak at UB
By Michael Tyson | Feb. 28, 2011Just about everyone has experienced a situation where he or she feels totally out of place. Whether it's as simple as starting at a new school without many friends or it involves moving to another country, most can relate to the feeling of being a stranger in a strange land. Jhumpa Lahiri is an author who has captured that feeling on the pages of her books, including Interpreter of Maladies, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 2000.
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One World Against Cancer
By KEREN BARUCH | Feb. 28, 2011Cancer never sleeps, so the fight against it shouldn't either. Here at the University at Buffalo, students will congregate to battle against cancer at Relay For Life. In 1985, Dr. Gotdy Klatt, a colorectal surgeon in Tacoma, Washington, ran and walked around a track for 24 hours in order to raise money for the American Cancer Society.
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Engineers Week Electrifies Students
By JAMES BOWE | Feb. 28, 2011Spacecraft building, fighting robots, and launching space shuttles might at first glance sound like an old episode of Star Trek, but last week it was all about the engineer at the University at Buffalo. Engineers Week (E-week) is an annual event coordinated throughout the major engineering clubs at UB.
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UB Students for Life is Resurrected
By Michael Tyson | Feb. 25, 2011While coat-hangers and holocausts were brought up, the general feel of the meeting was quiet tame. On Tuesday night, there was a formation meeting to bring about the Students for Life (SFL) club at UB.
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UB Competes in Recycle Mania Competition
By HANNAH BARNES | Feb. 25, 2011In six hours, UB goes through 9,600 pounds of trash, and almost 90 percent of it is recyclable. Raising awareness to this fact is the premise of Recycle Mania, a 10-week nationwide competition between colleges to see who can really turn it around and recycle. The nationally sponsored competition, organized here by UB Green and the Student Association Environmental Affairs Department, is an opportunity for students to get involved with recycling in a fun way. Recycle Mania is a friendly competition meant to foster eco-friendliness and recycling awareness in its participating schools.
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Welcome to the HUB
By Michael Tyson | Feb. 23, 2011The future of online student transactions has arrived, and its name is HUB. Students that were here last semester may remember the contest to name the new tab for MyUB.
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Something's Fishy Around Here
By KEREN BARUCH | Feb. 23, 2011Raw fish, seaweed and rice may not describe the average college student's diet, but for those who can not get enough of sushi ? a staple in Japanese cuisine ? Soma Sushi, next to Jamba Juice in the Student Union, will satisfy their cravings. Although Soma Sushi has had a presence in the Union since the beginning of the year, many are still unaware that the Japanese eatery exists, and others walk right past it.
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Greiner Hall To Bring Easy Living to UB
By HANNAH BARNES | Feb. 23, 2011Dorm rooms in the movies are always so much nicer than real life. But now, with the addition of William R.
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"Former Gang Member and ""Real-Life Hitch"" Come to UB"
By JENNIFER HARB | Feb. 23, 2011A former gang member seems completely incongruent with someone named the National Educator of the Year? twice. Stacey Watson, one of the two speakers at the Pillars Conference held this past Saturday in the Student Union Theater by UB LAUNCH, told the audience of how she broke that boundary with her "good girl gone bad gone good again" story. Often considered an educator of those that society has deemed unreachable, Watson had led New York State in GED accreditations in the out-of-school youth population since 2002 at the South Buffalo Education Center, where she is executive director. During her high school career in Buffalo, Watson fell into the "wrong crowd" and became a member of a gang, where she frequently acted as a decoy.
