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Jennifer Lombardo

Jennifer Lombardo joined The Spectrum in fall 2008 as an assistant copy editor. In spring 2009 she became the senior copy editor, and in fall 2009 she advanced to managing editor. When Jennifer isn't in The Spectrum's dungeon, she's usually working as a writing tutor at the Writing Place. In terms of professional experience, Jennifer interned at PSPRare Publishing, a magazine publishing company, in England over the summer of 2009. Jennifer is an English major who hopes to become a book editor – not a teacher. She enjoys hiking and reading, as well as kittens and long walks on the beach.


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Matt Mosher

Matt Mosher is a WNY native, born and raised in Wilson, NY (about 45 minutes north of North Campus). He graduated from Wilson High School in 2005, there he took every media arts and video editing class available, focusing most of his time and energy on those classes. Matt then went on to Niagara County Community College (NCCC), where he started off as a digital media major, but switched after his second semester to communications and media arts, focusing on broadcasting. Throughout Matt's time at NCCC, he made sports highlights films and did other various freelance video works. After graduating from NCCC in December of 2007, Matt transferred to UB, where he entered the communication program. In the fall of 2008, he began writing for The Spectrum as a staff writer for the Life Desk. For the spring 2009 semester, Matt was offered a position as an assistant editor for life desk, which he gladly took. In the fall 2009 semester, he was promoted to Life Desk editor. During the spring 2009 semester, Matt also entered the Journalism Certificate program, took a class dedicated to feature writing and went to a journalism workshop in New York City. In the summer of 2009, he interned with Buffalo's only 24-hour news network, YNN – Time Warner, where he was later hired as a part-time news assistant. Matt is currently a managing editor with The Spectrum and a senior communication major.


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Fast food fail

Everyone's had the thought that maybe they want to shed a few pounds or tighten things up a bit. Now of course, there are many ways to go about this. Start exercising more, eating right, etc. But one way no one should ever, and I mean ever, try to lose weight is by going on a Taco Bell diet.


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Disillusioned youth

Remember that time when Gov. David A. Paterson was good at his job? Yeah. It was about a year and a half ago, when he was a tight-lipped lieutenant governor whose soul purpose in life was to agree with former Gov. Eliot Spitzer and smile for the cameras.


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A sit-down with Canada's finest

Margaret Atwood has cemented her reputation as one of the foremost authors of our time. From her riveting fictions, exceptional poetry and biting criticism, her list of accomplishments is equal only to her consistency as an artist. Ms. Atwood sat down with The Spectrum before her speech and answered a few questions about her distinguished career.


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"Into the great, wide world"

A shoddy economy, rising tuition and a silver medal in hockey can put a damper on American pride. This may be why there are a rising number of students traveling to different countries to pursue jobs after graduation.


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One-of-a-kind careers

Blimp pilots, food stylists and pet acupuncturists are not on many job hunters' lists. These unusual job titles may sound like they have nothing in common, but the people who hold them have all forged their own unique career paths.


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New robotic system will help surgeries

Dr. Thenkurussi Kesavadas, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, has joined forces with Roswell Park Cancer Institute to develop a simulator that accurately replicates the experience of performing surgery with the most widely used robotic system in medicine – the 'da Vinci Surgical System.'


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Bulls can't write own destiny

With a free pass to Cleveland on the line Thursday night, the men's basketball team was hoping to beat a conference rival on the last day of the season for the second-straight year.


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Stephen Marth

Stephen Marth, a South Buffalo native, never knew he would pursue journalism as a career. Following his graduation in 2006 from City Honors School, Marth came to the University at Buffalo with plans to graduate with a political science degree.


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