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High school for the humorless
By WILLIAM WRIGHT | Mar. 7, 2007For the 15-year-old kids in the gifted math program on the second floor of Baldy, "Full of It" might seem like a great film.
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EDIT NOTE
By Editorial | Mar. 7, 2007Senior Managing Editor Silas Rader was elected the Editor in Chief of The Spectrum for the 2007-2008 academic year Monday night by the paper's Editorial Board."Being afforded such an opportunity as to lead a student publication at SUNY's flagship institution is a tremendous honor," Rader said.
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Making the most of Spring Break
By CHRISSY CASILIO | Mar. 7, 2007The expense of a vacation is a big factor for students deciding to stay home, but they say they are finding other ways to fill up their time while being productive.Courtney Huether, a sophomore political science major, found a job in her hometown of Rochester during spring break week."I am working at Abercrombie," Huether said.
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I wanna play God too
By MATT R. MANERA | Mar. 7, 2007Growing up in an Italian family, I was raised into the Catholic religion as Italians always are. Up until now, as an essentially non-practicing Catholic, I was under the impression that God was an unobtainable, unseen power.
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Bulls look to chip off Central Michigan
By COREY GRIFFIN | Mar. 7, 2007Move over Drew Carey, the Bulls are coming to town again.It's been four years since the men's basketball team failed to advance to the second round of the Mid-American Conference tournament and coincidentally, it's been four years since the Bulls were seeded lower than eight.This year, the Bulls head to Cleveland as the 10th seed, preparing to face off against seventh seeded Central Michigan at 5 p.m.
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What a Feeling
By JESSIE KELSEY | Mar. 7, 2007Nothing beats the classics. When describing The Feeling, the first group that comes to mind is The Beatles, another classic British band.
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Skidding Bulls get the broom from Marshall
By JIM COLLINS | Mar. 7, 2007After sweeping Marshall the last time the two squads competed in May of 2005, Marshall returned the favor defeating the Bulls in four straight this weekend.The Bulls (1-6) are currently on a six game skid having lost four this past weekend to the Thundering Herd (6-2). The teams played two double-headers at Epling Field in West Virginia, where they struggled at the plate and lacked consistency from their starting rotation.In the first game of the series, Buffalo showed some offensive firepower scoring eight runs in the first two innings.
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First place for Vance and Richards
By EVAN NEMEROFF | Mar. 7, 2007Two standout performances highlighted the ECAC/IC4A Championships this past weekend for the men's and women's indoor track teams.
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Studying global warming through Arctic meltdown
By KELLY WARTH | Mar. 7, 2007This past Saturday, the Cutting Edge Lecture Series brought a topic of worldwide concern to the Center for the Arts where renowned paleoclimatologist and assistant UB professor Jason Briner his Arctic research on global warming to an audience of about 125 people.The event was the second in the series and part of UB's "A Greener Shade of Blue" campaign.The large audience was mostly made up of local high school students."The turnout was the largest so far in the series' history," said event organizer Michele Bewley.
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Return on an investment
By DANIEL ROSEN | Mar. 7, 2007An energy saving project which was invested in 10 years ago has been paid in full, and now UB stands to gain an annual savings of $4 million from the investment.
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Never say never
By SARAH EID | Mar. 7, 2007As a local TV show host and director of UB's Pharmacy Residency Program, UB alumna Tammie Lee Demler has left her mark in her field both at UB and throughout New York State.For Demler, putting her focus on the single dream of becoming a pharmacist opened new doors of opportunity she never knew existed."A family friend was a pharmacist and he just loved what he did," Demler said.
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Safe sex over and after break
By JOSHUA BOSTON | Mar. 7, 2007With spring break only days away, the push is on to provide safety to those students bound for sexual experiences.
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Bulls double fault in weekend action
By CHRIS RYNDAK | Mar. 7, 2007The silver lining in the clouds was easy to find for the men's tennis team in Ithaca, N.Y. on Sunday morning.For the first time in its Division I history, Buffalo (4-6) was able to score more than one point against an Ivy League opponent in dual-meet play.
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Nenova enters record books
By ERIC LOONAN | Mar. 7, 2007Overall it was a bittersweet experience for the women's tennis as it endured an up and down two days this weekend.
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Living on campus
By ALYSSA KRAMER | Mar. 7, 2007The long-term decision of finding a place to call home is made easy for students who decide to live on campus in the dorms or campus apartments.Lauren Rodriguez never considered anything else."You don't have to put on your one-piece snowsuit just to get to class," said Rodriguez, a junior psychology major.
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Fire in the hole
By DAN MECCA | Mar. 7, 2007Like assembling a multilayer chocolate cake, Arcade Fire has put together an album with depth that is packaged and ready for consumption.
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"SA Assembly tackles SWJ, parking"
By ERIC PASTORE | Mar. 7, 2007Monday night, the Student Association Assembly convened to discuss several issues, including a resolution passed to change the SA Constitution regarding the Student Wide Judiciary's judge selection process as well as the current parking situation on campus.The SA Constitution allows the SA president to appoint SWJ justices.
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Get the gyms in shape
By DAVID JARKA | Mar. 7, 2007Disappointing is the best way the describe going to the fitness centers on campus at this university.Last night, in hopes of being able to avoid the typical crowded atmosphere at Alumni Arena Fitness Center, I arrived at 9:30 p.m.
