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Death of creativity

Originality has become a rare commodity in today's world. Whether it's the Ugg boot/North Face wearing crowd, or any hardcore breakdown ever, the lack of originality has become abundant in everyday life.


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'Promises' for understanding

A flaming rubber tire whirls down a sandy gravel path, speeding away from whatever vehicle or refuse pile it was violently shorn from. A soldier with a rifle stands on the edge of the frame.


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Lopez's book inspires food drive

Wednesday night will be devoted to homelessness awareness as Steve Lopez, author of this year's UB Reads book, The Soloist, takes the stage in Alumni Arena. Members of UB Community Outreach for Employees hope to draw more attention to this issue through a canned food drive that will take place during Lopez's speech.


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Chopping away

Having roughly 120 credit hours completed, I was able to register on Saturday for spring semester classes. While I'm not an honors student, I was still at an advantage to get into the classes I needed.


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Senior Day stalemate

Even with the momentum of an impressive performance against No.1 ranked Akron, the men's soccer team could not find a way to end its current winless streak.


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Correction

In Monday's article entitled 'The Dirt on Dirt," the research cited in the story was incorrectly attributed to the Department of Geology. It should have been attributed to the Department of Geography. The Spectrum regrets this error.


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Landing your dream job with Bullseye

Advancing in today's job market is difficult at best, but with the correct tools, success is right around the corner. Current UB students and alumni can utilize the Bullseye Web site to help build a career.


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A vision for the future

The plan to propel the University at Buffalo into the 21st century was unveiled to the public on Tuesday, with an ultimate goal of uniting all three of Buffalo's campuses.


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No safety in the air

Air travel has always fascinated American society. In the early 1960s, jet setting was glamorous and a window into the good life. Airline pilots and flight attendants had movie star status.


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Losing effort

Afghanistan is becoming a sinking ship. The Taliban has battered U.S. forces in recent weeks and the U.S. public is losing faith in the war's merits.



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