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'Greener shade of blue' semester celebrates conservation

UB is branching out on environmental advocacy efforts and turning green early this spring with the kick-off of "A Greener Shade of Blue." The title plays on UB's school color, but according to Michael Ryan, dean of undergraduate studies, the intention behind the campaign runs deeper than surface shades.


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All-star twang

The heartthrobs of country showed the audience what unmarred talent was all about Wednesday night at the Center for the Arts.


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Homecoming kings

Whenever a big name rock band returns home to play a show, there is an undeniable electricity surging through the crowd.


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Bulls add 20 fresh faces

Athleticism and passion were the two words head coach Turner Gill used to characterize the addition of 20 players to the football team on Wednesday.


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"GSA Vice President, Treasurer impeached, removed from office"

The Graduate Student Association Senate decided by two-thirds vote to remove the remaining two-thirds of the GSA's executive board in a meeting this past Wednesday, in addition to electing Catalina Crespo as president for the rest of the semester.Adhering to the suggestions of an inquiry committee formed in light of a controversy over "misappropriated funds," the Senate voted to both impeach and remove Vice President Jillian Flood and Treasurer Sakeet Varma.Former President Aubrey Balcom resigned in a December senate meeting where he faced impeachment and removal from office for overspending on a Seattle conference trip he had taken with Vice President Jillian Flood."I will not slink away like a coward and resign," Flood replied in tears to senators who asked why she ignored an opportunity to resign before the impeachment and removal proceedings took place - despite admitting wrongdoing during and following the incident."If it outweighs the good and the hard work I've done for this office," Flood said, "then I don't want to take that away from you guys."Balcom requested $2,177.78 as reimbursement for restaurant, hotel and rental car charges, in addition to other expenses that he and Flood had incurred on a trip with an approved budget of only $500.


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Is history holding back Buffalo?

For Buffalo, it has become a tradition.A new business wants to set up shop or an existing one would like to expand.Cue the protesters, preservationists, politicians, and lawyers.Why does it seem that nearly every time an economic opportunity knocks at Buffalo's door, people come out of the woodwork to put up a fight?It's time to abandon this preposterous practice.When the Seneca Nation of Indians began to demolish the grain silos to make way for the Buffalo Creek Casino, hundreds of preservationists cried foul."Save the grain elevators," they shouted.


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"Dental School gives smiles, free check-ups to children in need"

UB's Dental School held its fifth annual Give Kids a Smile Day on Friday, providing disadvantaged children an educational and entertaining opportunity for free dental healthcare."Children who don't have the ability or opportunity to receive dental care are given it today for free," said Katrina Zambron, a dental hygienist.The program is held in honor of National Children's Dental Health Month.


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Arrest warrant issued for Baldwin brother

Daniel Baldwin, one of a quartet of famous acting brothers, failed to appear in a Newport Beach courtroom this morning for arraignment on felony charges and a warrant was issued for his arrest, officials said.The $25,000 bench warrant means that if Baldwin is arrested, he will be held in lieu of $25,000 bail, said Farrah Emami, a spokeswoman for the Orange County district attorney's office, in a telephone interview.Baldwin was scheduled to appear Tuesday morning at the Harbor Justice Center in Newport Beach to be arraigned on felony charges of unlawfully taking a vehicle and of receiving stolen property, she said.The actor faces up to three years in prison if convicted of the charges, she said.When the case was called, neither Baldwin, 46, nor any attorney representing him appeared, Emami said.The current charges stem from a November arrest in Orange County when Baldwin was picked up driving the vehicle of a friend who had reported the 2003 GMC Yukon stolen.It was not Baldwin's first brush with the law.In April 2006, prosecutors declined to file felony drug charges against Baldwin.


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MCR says the best isn't good enough

Even with his band's new album, "The Black Parade," having earned the golden praises of countless music critics as well as netting the label of best new album of 2006, My Chemical Romance guitarist Frank Iero still feels just as awkward as ever.


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The artist formerly known as talented

From Billy Joel's botched rendition of the National Anthem to a sloppy first quarter, just when you thought a fumble-filled evening couldn't get any worse, Prince took the stage.


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Downtown renovation provides space for new artists

With busted windows and weeds creeping through cracks in the concrete parking lot, the historic Buffalo Electric Vehicle Co. building looks like a piece of Buffalo history that's about to wither away.But after a few more months of construction and renovation, the 1911 structure on the East side of Main Street will soon be home to 60 area artists and their families, thanks to Artspace, a non-profit real estate developer based in Minneapolis.Artspace aims to provide housing to "starving artists" across the country - a place to work and live that their tenants can afford.


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Student fair displays UB's helping hands

Any student passing through the Student Union had a chance to get a lei placed around his or her neck while learning about the important Student Services organizations this past Monday in the Student Union.



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