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Parasitic Value

Assuming that DJ Ramble John Krohn was raised by an octopus, it makes perfect sense that he would be able to perform, vocalize, arrange, record and produce "The Third Hand" by himself.


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Scoreboard

SoftballMarch 9Friday:Georgia9Buffalo0Friday:W. Carolina8Buffalo5Saturday:S. Illinois3Buffalo0Saturday:Florida A&M9Buffalo7Sunday:Appalachian State 5Buffalo3BaseballMarch 11Sunday:Temple 6Buffalo5Sunday:Temple9Buffalo0Monday:Navy7Buffalo0Monday:Navy7Buffalo0Tuesday:S.


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Rebuilding in the Bayou

Welcome to Bayou La Batre, where the shrimp is served in plastic bins with the eyes, heads and legs intact.About 45 students hit the road last week during spring break, traveling 13 hours south to the shrimp capital of Alabama, Bayou La Batre, with the intent of helping those in need.


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Spring breakdown

More than just the sun burned the Bulls over spring break, as the baseball team dropped all six games it played over the weeklong period.


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Quentin Tarantino: ingenious or overrated?

"Do you know what they call a Quarter Pounder with Cheese in Europe?" Ever since "Reservoir Dogs" was released in 1992, writer/director Quentin Tarantino has been a cinematic staple of the next generation.


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A bachelor's in Iraq War Studies

For the most part, anniversaries are a cause for celebration, but on this occasion, we ought to hang our heads low.It was four long years ago when the United States waged war with Iraq, many standing strong behind the president's decision as well as Congress' financial backing of the effort.


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UB joins nationwide global warming coalition

Last Thursday, President John B. Simpson defined UB's place in the global warming debate by signing the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment, a coalition binding 133 universities to take action to protect and benefit the environment.UB has been environmentally engaged in the past and the agreement is a national effort that might ensure that the university continues thinking "green," according to Simpson."We are proud of Buffalo's strong environmental legacy, but we are not satisfied with resting on our past accomplishments," he said.The climate commitment calls for UB to reduce emissions in greenhouse gases and will eventually lead to a state where the university's effect on the environment is considered "neutral." The document also calls for these environmental topics to be apart of educational curriculum.Simpson said that he encourages students to educate themselves about their energy surroundings."This is one of the fundamental considerations that we keep in mind as we think about what we want UB to be like in the future," Simpson said.


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One year ago next week

Ten votes.Last year, that's all it took.As one of the lead reporters covering the 2006 Student Association elections, finding out that the next president and vice president were elected by only a handful of students took me by surprise.And I wasn't alone.After the announcement that Viqar Hussain and Leslie Meister's 1,017 votes beat out Greg Stern and Marquis Whitmore's 1,007 votes, emotions erupted outside the SA office on the third floor of the Student Union.


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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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