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Women shine but men get burnt in Florida

The men's and women's tennis teams soaked up the beautiful weather during their road trip down south, but it was the women's team who basked in victory.The women's tennis team squashed the competition in the Sunshine State, winning both games decisively and improving their record to 8-1 on the season.


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Historic French documents linked to modern propaganda

The Humanities Institute's fellowship lecture and seminar called "Trauma, Time, and Writing: How Historical Narrative Radicalized Huguenot Resistance Theory," presented assistant professor Amy Graves' theory linking methods used to record early-modern history to modern-day propaganda in journalism in the Center for the Arts screening room this past Monday.The talk featured Graves, a member of the department of romance languages and literatures, and her recent research on the subject."My project seeks to capture the spirit of a history that sticks close to public tastes and circles of politico-religious activism during the French Wars of Religion (1562-1598). To support their cause, Calvinists published collections of documents that they called m?


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To the protesting masses:

Dolchstosslegende.In German it means "stab in the back," and it was a common phrase after WWI when German citizens began to blame their losing the war on an overall lack of patriotism throughout the country.


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Throw your fangs up

Get ready to be encircled by people enviously eyeing your rendition of Star Wars with glow sticks right after your flawless pop and lock.Cobra Starship brings their fast paced dance party to Club Infinity on March 13 as they tour with Cartel.The group first made a name for themselves with a hot Internet parody of Gwen Stefani's hit "Hollaback Girl," appropriately titled "Hollaback Boy." They also managed to snag a spot on the soundtrack of one of the biggest cult movies of last summer, "Snakes on Plane." Despite their busy touring schedule, bassist and lead vocalist Gabe Saporta was able to take some time before their show and exchange a few words with The Spectrum.Fans of MTV's Real World/Road Rules Challenge may remember Saporta as the bass-playing lead singer of the pop punk band Midtown.


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Take me to the dance!

As I flicked on ESPN Monday night I didn't expect to throw my hands up in the air and in the process send my beverage of choice shattering to the ground.


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Life focus: Health

Wake up at 7:50 a.m., run to 8 a.m. class. Grab waffle sticks at Putnam's, head to next class. Buy Doritos from vending machine while at work.


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Scoreboard

M. BasketballWednesday:Central Michigan 80Buffalo74


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Schedule

BaseballSaturday: at Temple, March 10 at 1 p.mMonday: at Navy, March 12 at 2 p.m.Tuesday: vs. Townsend, March 13 at 2:30 p.mWednesday: at Maryland-Baltimore County, March 14 at 3 p.m.SoftballWednesday: at Florida State Invitational Tournament, March 14W.


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CareerFest offers students 'major' opportunities

Alumni Arena bustled with excitement and opportunity Wednesday as CareerFest 2007 took over the main gym.For three hours, nearly 140 employers from companies in all fields of service entertained questions and introductions with hundreds of UB students."There's something for everyone here," said Laura Godwin, CareerFest director and senior associate with the Office of Career Services.Beginning with a job fair workshop held on March 1, students were educated on how to prepare themselves and what to expect."It's nice to know that students know what they're looking for.


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Budd's last chance for glory

Two conference championships. Back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Championships. The most victories of anyone in the nation at the 133-pound weight class.


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Mohan's latest edict

UB's North Campus sits in what has quickly become Buffalo's most (in)famous suburb: Amherst, N.Y.From sinking homes to all-out war with Wal-Mart, Amherst has it all... including celebrity town supervisor, Satish Mohan.Mohan's job in Amherst is similar to that of a mayor.


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Sidelines

Vance to compete in NCAA ChampionshipSenior Sarah Vance will compete in the NCAA Track and Field Indoor Championships this weekend in Fayetteville, Ark.


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