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'Poops' to be adapted into live action film

It's now official. Director Steven Spielberg, famous for hits such as "Jurassic Park" and "Killer Piranhas 7,"will be directing the big screen adaptation of one of the world's most timeless children's books.For several months, speculation has circulated that Taro Gomi's "Everyone Poops" would make it to the silver screen.


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Distinguished Speaker replaced amidst controversy

Growing dissent over the planned appearance of former vice president and environmental activist Al Gore came to a head last week when several students took a proactive stance against a speaker they believed to be "detrimental" to the undergraduate population.


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DISCLAIMER

In case the punch lines, tomfoolery and blatant Photoshoping didn't already give it all away, this is the April Fools issue of The Spectrum.


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THE SPECTRUM REPORTS:

The Spectrum was fortunate enough to seal an interview with Pulitzer prize-winning syndicated political cartoonist Ben Sargent, whose work over the course of the Bush administration has enlightened countless viewers and inspired generations of future leaders to come, even though most of his work is in stereotypical generalities.S: Welcome, Mr. Sargent.


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Campus police sustain injuries on the job

It's now official. Director Steven Spielberg, famous for hits such as "Jurassic Park" and "Killer Piranhas 7,"will be directing the big screen adaptation of one of the world's most timeless children's books.For several months, speculation has circulated that Taro Gomi's "Everyone Poops" would make it to the silver screen.


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Students band together to fight flooding

In lieu of spending the weekend on the couch, several UB students banded together like the U.S. Coast Guard responding to September 11 to clean up flooding on South Campus after multiple pipe bursts in Goodyear Hall this past weekend.Pipe bursts on Feb.


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Buffalo to enter Division II. All sports cancelled until next season.


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Bringing razzle back with Black

For several years the University at Buffalo's basketball crowds have been wowed by a group of classy ladies who have boosted Buffalo's athletics with their booty shaking, hip gyrating, arm waving dance moves.


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Pleasantly uncovered

Why is the last name Morrison so closely associated with musical genius? Van Morrison and Jim Morrison hit it big with their past music, and James Morrison, although biologically unrelated, is presently carrying on their legacy.


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UB an Idol ends in controversy

Much like the explosive drama contained in the popular television show American Idol, the Student Association's local rendition "UB an Idol" show ended in controversy Tuesday.


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Love and music

Romancing is Musiq Soulchild's game, so it's refreshing that a label shift from Def Jam to Atlantic hasn't infringed upon his wily ways.


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Scoreboard

BaseballThursday:Le Moyne6Buffalo5Thursday:Le Moyne9Buffalo6


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UB turns green with a spot of orange

After three days of flyer tossing and hand shaking, six of Progress party's seven candidates for office were elected as next year's Student Association leaders, including taking all three executive board spots - a far cry from last year's 10-vote victory margin.Peter Grollitsh, SA's current treasurer, and Ashish Abraham, current International Clubs Coordinator, took the organization's top spots Thursday night by 485 votes.


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Schedule

BaseballFriday: vs. Eastern Michigan, 3 PMW. TennisFriday: vs. Bowling Green, 1 PMSoftballFriday: vs.


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Nenova wins MAC Player of the WeekMiglena Nenova of the women's tennis team was named Mid-American Conference Player of the Week.


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'Flying without wings'

With a voice that awed the audience and immense support from family and friends, Whitney Frazier felt nothing short of shocked when she took first place as UB's Idol Tuesday evening.The sophomore communications major almost won third when the Emcee of the event announced the wrong winner.


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