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Rachel Kramer

Since I was four years old, I have memories of my mom coming into my room and yelling at me to go to sleep, turn off the flashlight and stop reading because it was past my bedtime. Reading had been my passion until I realized there was another side to the activity I loved and it was writing.


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Sara DiNatale

I'm a sophomore English major, an admitted chai tea junkie, and I hail from one of Buffalo's many quaint suburbs.


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Dear UB

It's been fun. Occasionally, it's also been rough. Psychology was not very friendly to me. Neither were those late nights studying or that World Civilizations final sophomore year.


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UB Law Dean Mutua Faces ICC Allegations

In addition to being sued by an ex-UB professor, UB Law School Dean Makau Mutua is facing allegations of witness tampering in an International Criminal Court (ICC) case, according to news reports from his native Kenya.


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Blood from a Stone

During the final drive at the end of the year, lots of stories need to get artificially wrapped up.


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"Future Events, Such as These"

Welcome to the end, folks. We hope you have enjoyed the show that is the University at Buffalo. The past year has been a wild ride for us, and we wish it were the same for you.


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Shaken Khan-fidence

Brazen and bearded Sikander Khan once proclaimed to the SA Senate: "I am not afraid of anything." He once told Spectrum reporters he has "the balls of an elephant."


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Daniel Ovadia Wins Spot on UB Council

Daniel Ovadia is the new University Council Student Representative for the 2012-13 school year, according to unofficial results released Friday morning. The results will be official as of Monday morning, according to an email from TC Scott, chair of the University Council Representative Committee. Ovadia received 341 votes to win the election, while incumbent Mia Jorgensen received 185 votes.


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UB Late Night Gets a Dirty Mouth

To compensate for Saturday's gloomy weather, UB Late Night held a stand-up event accompanied with complimentary bananas and pancakes to lift spirits and steer away from seasonal affective disorder. Eric O'Shea was given the task of making students laugh.


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No Small 'Environmental' Affair

Last Monday, April, 16, Environmental Affairs Director Paul Stephan posted a YouTube video entitled: "60 Seconds to Save SA Environmental Affairs." The video received hundreds of views, and a mass amount of students commented on the SA's Facebook page.


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SA Treasurer Resigns

As of 1:50 p.m. on Friday afternoon, Sikander M. Khan has resigned from his position as SA Treasurer, effective immediately, following the $300,000 Virtual Academix scandal and police investigation. Khan declined comment for the time being. The decision comes five days after the Senate began a petition to initiate Khan's recall.


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Bulls Keep on Streaking

There were two outs, runners on first and second base, and the count in the pitcher's favor. When all seemed lost, a rookie player on the softball team connected on a moonshot into deep left-center field.


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One fan's journey through a foreign sport

I'm Nathaniel Smith. I'm a 23-year-old African American from the Big Apple. I love basketball, I love baseball, and I love football. But there is a special spot in my heart for hockey. I know, a black guy, loving hockey?


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Khan Emails Budget Instead of Attending Senate

Student Association Treasurer Sikander Khan sent out the 2012-13 proposed budget on Monday after not attending Sunday's Senate meeting. At that meeting, Senate started a petition to recall Khan and suspended his pay. Engineering Coordinator Dan Pastuf made a budget because Khan failed to make his own budget by the April 14 deadline.


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