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Kelsey Barbour was radioactive for 48 hours. Quarantined in her bedroom and allowed minimal human contact, Barbour sat docile as radioactive iodine coursed through her body.


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We all Float on

Kelsey Barbour was radioactive for 48 hours. Quarantined in her bedroom and allowed minimal human contact, Barbour sat docile as radioactive iodine coursed through her body.


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"SA Senate and Assembly each meet, plan for next academic year"

Senate On Wednesday, Student Association President Travis Nemmer and Treasurer Justin Neuwirt presented a proposed SA budget for the 2013-14 academic year to the SA Senate. The proposed budget breaks down the entire $3.7 million budget, including how much is allocated for club, entertainment and office budgets, student stipends and other SA needs. Neuwirt sent a letter to every SA club informing them of the amount in their budget next year.


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"Mo money, mo problems"

The SA budget for next year was announced Wednesday night at the Senate meeting. It includes the total student stipend portion of the budget being reduced from $255,450 to $181,000. Meanwhile, the individual stipends for president, vice president and treasurer will remain at $12,000 per academic year.


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Graduating Student Association officials bid UB adieu

Name: Travis Nemmer Position: SA president Major: History, political science and classics Plans after graduation: Law school at American University Word to describe experience at UB: Transformative Travis Nemmer has a clear moment he regards as his most memorable at UB: winning the election for SA president last spring.


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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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