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SA Senate derecognizes Korean Student Association

On Wednesday, the Student Association Senate voted unanimously (16-0-0) to derecognize the Korean Student Association (KSA). In mid-March, two students, who asked to remain anonymous, approached the Senate to make allegations against KSA.


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Navigating a better hospital experience

Sabrina Casucci's mother had two elderly relatives staying in hospitals at opposite ends of town. She had to split her time traveling to take care of both of them. Her caretaker responsibilities did not end when the patients were finally discharged.


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Police Blotter 4/15/2013

All information according to University Police 4/9 1:14 a.m. - Amherst Police Department (APD) arrested UB student Michaela Carbone, 20, for driving under the influence on Main Street and Allenhurst Avenue. 8:29 a.m.


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"If you want to catch the show, you've got to know"

While preparing for Spring Fest on Sunday, many students did not anticipate the possibility of being turned away at the door. When it happened, some became volatile and infused with the sense of profound injustice with the kind of ferocity that comes after the third beer. For some, this intensity escalated the incident to the point of their own arrest.


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Heroes run on

Explosions rocked Boylston Street Monday afternoon. The concrete seemed to rise and erupt like a volcano as two bombs went off on the sidewalk bordering the 117th Boston Marathon.


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Sex portrayed in media

Sex sells. Sex sells TV shows and movies, and sex sells material objects. But the selling of sex influences personal perceptions on the topic. From the time people are cognitively able to process the flood of information surrounding them to the time they can actually understand what they are actually seeing, sex is ingrained into their brains. If you play video games, most female characters are portrayed with unrealistic bodies - huge chests, huge butts and tiny everything else. Remember The Sims video game you - or someone you knew - used to play?


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A 'PULL' for change

When Margaret Murray first came to UB, she saw the University Heights as a neighborhood from which to stay away.


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Comme des Carson

Editor's note: This article is a satire piece. It is not to be taken literally. 'Carson' is a pen name. Dear Carson,


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Giselle soars into Buffalo

The story of a beautiful village girl, combined with a dance that has lived through centuries, came together in downtown Buffalo for the final performance of a renowned local dance company.


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SA Assembly names Kathan as new speaker

Melissa Kathan, a freshman accounting major, has been elected as the new Student Association Assembly speaker. All but two of the approximately 30 Assembly members in attendance voted for Kathan on Wednesday night, according to current Assembly Speaker Steven Jackson. Jackson conducted the election.


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FSEC pushes to hold classes on Jewish holidays

The Faculty Senate Executive Committee (FSEC) proposed holding classes on the Jewish holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur and maintaining no classes on Labor Day. The Faculty Senate was unable to vote on the decision during its meeting on March 5 because there were not enough voting members present.


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