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Tattoo Column Goes Viral

Fifty-nine thousand people visited The Spectrum website in the past two days. Almost 23,000 people clicked on Lisa Khoury's column against tattoos. Six hundred forty-four comments came from readers around the globe ? in nations like Australia, Canada, Germany, and New Zealand ? and that's on the website alone. Countless blogs have shared her column, and she's received 827 response emails before press time. The Spectrum has gone viral. On Monday, the newspaper published two columns ? one in defense of tattoos and the other, a counterpoint, against body art.


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Occupy Buffalo Comes to UB

On Thursday, members of the Occupy Buffalo movement came to UB to speak to interested students and faculty members ? right after they got evicted from Niagara Square and were arrested. The talk was held at the Francis M.


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"UB Alumni Association to Give $7,500 in Scholarships"

The UB Alumni Association (UBAA) is awarding $7,500 in scholarships to six students in recognition of their involvement with on-campus activities and leadership. Nathanael Carbrey, Grace Mukupa, Jovin Panthapattu, Jennifer Trapani, Caitlin Curry, and Lisa Kulka will receive the honors at a dinner reception on Friday in the Center for Tomorrow. The J.


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"UB Alumni Association to Give $7,500 in Scholarships"

The UB Alumni Association (UBAA) is awarding $7,500 in scholarships to six students in recognition of their involvement with on-campus activities and leadership. Nathanael Carbrey, Grace Mukupa, Jovin Panthapattu, Jennifer Trapani, Caitlin Curry, and Lisa Kulka will receive the honors at a dinner reception on Friday in the Center for the Arts. The J.



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