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Body Count Rises in Mass Graves Found in Mexico

Chinese Culture Contest Helps Students Interested in Studying Abroad

Students interested in studying abroad in China should start brushing up on their knowledge of Chinese culture.

Gambling Addiction More Prevalent than Alcoholism in Adults

Losing money and the support of family and friends are common consequences of alcoholism. Studies show, however, that gambling addiction is more prevalent in adults compared with alcoholism, and can have the same consequences.

Bicycles Invade Campus to Promote Environmental Sustainability

On Tuesday, around 60 students and community members lined up and joined the UB Cycling Team and Student Association on a campus-to-campus bicycle ride from North Campus to South Campus, a distance of approximately 4.1 miles.

Artvoice Compensation Numbers Are Correct

Male-dominated Field of Science Explained

"Today In UB History: April 13, 1994"

About 6,500 fans crowded into Alumni Arena Sunday night to hear Phish, that vacuum cleaner-playing, washboard scratching, sometimes-a cappella band from Vermont. Yet another great concert brought to UB by the University Union Activities Board, Phish put on a show that lived up to this year's quality concerts sponsored by UUAB. Although the show was scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m., it started 45 minutes late due to the lead guitarist, Trey Anastasio, having to be taken to the hospital after falling through a hoe in the stage during the sound check. At 7:30 p.m.

Early Years of The Spectrum Made Electronic Through UBdigit

Bring In The 'Stache

It's growing season. The men of Buffalo Whiskerino have begun their fourth annual month-long mustache-growing contest and beauty pageant that aims to raise money for Compass House.

Celebrating Journalism through the Airwaves

News is available any time of day on a growing number of mediums. The Internet is the number one outlet for news consumption in America, according to the Newspaper Association of America.

Town Hall Meeting Spurs Community Activism in UB 2020 Plans

On Wednesday, the Defend Our Education Coalition called a town hall meeting to discuss issues facing public higher education in the City of Buffalo.

Government Shutdown Deal is Government Blackmail

With an overdramatic flourish, Congressional Republicans and Democrats struck a last-minute deal on Friday after a long battle.

Read Our Lips: No More Violence

On Thursday and Friday night, the public was encouraged to sample several of the best-tasting (edible) vaginas at UB. Chocolate "vagina pops" were sold at both productions of the university's fourth-annual showing of The Vagina Monologues, an awareness-based play by Eve Ensler that infuses humor, poignancy, and harsh realities in an attempt to reduce the stigma associated with the reproductive organ.

News Briefs

Mubarak Denies Corruption Allegations Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced in a speech that all accusations of corruption against him and his family are unfounded.

A Shameful Low in Higher Education

If there was a fire in the University at Buffalo's disability testing center, freshman Mark Shaw would not be able to get out. Sophomore Raymond Matuszak can't fit into a regular classroom desk, so he often has to stand or sit in a chair without a desk during class. Junior Alec Frazier often gets shuffled into back rooms and offices to take exams because he needs voice-automated software to help him. Senior Catherine Scharf, who is visually impaired, clings to the walls of UB's staircases, because the signs and staircases are hazardous for those with limited vision. UB is responsible for much of these students' struggles. Eight years ago, the University at Buffalo agreed to make this campus accessible to the roughly 500 disabled students who attend every year.

"Gone, But Certainly Not Forgotten"

Almost nothing that Manny Ramirez did over his 18-year major league career was done with elegance. Whether he was misplaying fly balls off of Fenway Park's Green Monster, getting in the way of cutoff throws in left field, or taking extended bathroom breaks during pitching changes, Manny simply lived in his own world. His dreads were long, and the list of reasons to hate him were even longer, especially after his second positive test for performance enhancing drugs pushed him into early retirement last Friday.

The Spectrum in the '60s

If I could give some advice to current Spectrum staffers, it would be this: keep a journal. What a joy it would be for me if I could reopen a log and relive those halcyon days of the late 1960s, when I was so closely associated with The Spectrum! While I received a bachelor's degree in economics and politics from UB, I really devoted a majority of my time and energy to The Spectrum.

The Death of 'Fluffy' Features

I'll always remember my second, and least fluffy, assignment for The Spectrum, back in the fall of 1976.

Outside Looking In

In the end, maybe we just went soft. The stakes were lower by the time we came along. We had missed, by a few years, the tear gas and truncheons.