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The '80s Won't Die
By MATT MANERA | Jan. 31, 2007The 80's hosted many killer films with motivational and inspirational '80s anthems that still haven't grown old.
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Filling like Dollar Store cereal
By John Ranic | Jan. 31, 2007Imagine a band that looks like Warrant and sounds like a bad version of Metallica, standing before an audience made up of thick southern accents, sporadic dog barks and demands to mosh.
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Calling runners and slow pokes alike
By SARAH EID | Jan. 31, 2007Runners of all abilities have the opportunity to challenge themselves for a good cause this semester.
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"Bulls fall to Eagles, extend losing streak to four"
By COREY GRIFFIN | Jan. 31, 2007The past and future certainly look better then the present for the men's basketball team.Playing its third road contest in four games, Buffalo surrendered its most points of the season as they lost to Eastern Michigan 89-76, on Sunday evening.
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Spectrum exercises duty of free press
By Editorial | Jan. 31, 2007I'm writing in response to Devon Deicco's recent letter to the editor titled, "Spectrum should apologize, editors should be elected" (Jan.
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Sororities on showcase this week
By ERICA BOTSIS | Jan. 31, 2007This weekend the rooms in the Student Union will be filled with women, but don't get too excited, men - it's a sister affair.The Greek Association and Panhellenic Council will be holding the annual event known as formal rush.
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UB2020: current demand must be addressed too
By JOHN ROACH | Jan. 31, 2007That the university is submitting a Memorandum of Understanding to SUNY ("Planning the future of UB 2020," Jan.
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WBFO prepares to go on the air with HD
By ANDREA HEIMBROCK | Jan. 31, 2007A world in which public radio doesn't exist is not a scene that WBFO, an affiliate of National Public Radio, hopes to ever see in Buffalo.According to the station's program director David Benders, WBFO's average listener is aged between 45 and 50.
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"A prayer answered, perhaps"
By Editorial | Jan. 31, 2007To some, a significant financial investment in downtown Buffalo would be characterized as a serious financial risk.Others see it as an opportunity for rebirth.When Scott Fisher and famed recording artist Ani DiFranco first proposed the idea of transforming the 1876 Asbury Delaware United Methodist Church at Delaware Avenue and Tupper Street into a multi-use event center, the abandoned and dilapidated building was boarded up and about to be demolished.
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Family values from the three-point line
By IAN MCLEES | Jan. 31, 2007Following in the footsteps of her big sister Allison, junior point guard Stephanie Bennett, one of the best three point shooters in school history, came to Buffalo to continue the family basketball tradition.
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Desserts at Betty's are icing on the cake
By ALYSSA KRAMER | Jan. 31, 2007On the corner of Virginia and Elmwood Avenue sits a bright pink building that welcomes guests with its large windows and warm atmosphere - and the name it goes by is Betty's."I come in all the time for the breakfasts here," said Carrie Lombargh, a resident of Amherst and also a regular at Betty's.
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Women in focus
By KELLY WARTH | Jan. 31, 2007The 11th Annual International Women's Film Festival is crossing boundaries this year by featuring films that highlight the importance of independent film and women's issues, according to Susannah Bartlow, graduate assistant for the Gender Institute.UB's Gender Institute has hosted the event since the research center's founding in 1997, Bartlow said.
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A narrative from the D.C. anti-war demonstration
By SERGIO TUPAC UZURIN | Jan. 31, 2007"Have a good time guys. And thank you for doing what's right for America."And so started my three day weekend as the van driver dropped us off in front of four buses boarding at MCC in the dead of night, about to head to D.C.
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Buffalo basketball's greatest hits
By ALEX RUBIN | Jan. 31, 2007Quick! Off the top of your head, who's the former Buffalo big man that played four years in the NBA for the Atlanta Hawks?If you answered Sam Pellom, you win some sort of prize.
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Sidelines
Jan. 31, 2007Athletes of the WeekFreshman heavyweight wrestler Jason Weber and senior Katrin Fischer of the women's tennis team were named Athletes of the Week.Weber, in his first collegiate match on Saturday, subbed for the injured Jeff Parker and defeated the 30th ranked heavy weight in the nation.
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'Crank': the greatest film ever made
By DAN MECCA | Jan. 31, 2007In the eighteen years of my life, I've seen many movies about many different things. Recently, I've come to the conclusion that the best movie I have ever seen is, and will always be, "Crank." Why?
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Endlessly entertaining
By WILLIAM WRIGHT | Jan. 29, 2007Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the film "The Last Waltz," 429 Records has released "Endless Highway: The Music of The Band," a tribute album to...well, The Band.
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Paperwork efficiency targeted by new campus HR plan
By DANIEL ROSEN | Jan. 29, 2007By the year 2020, UB plans to achieve a university-wide plan for expansion and improvement of every major academic department on campus.
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Calvinism is upon us.... again
By ALEX RUBIN | Jan. 29, 2007Eric Moore is an expert in Calvinism. That's right, the Bulls' sophomore point guard who has a propensity for shooting threes was a quick learner in his one year of tutelage from former Bulls' point guard Calvin Cage.Most people know Cage as the famous/infamous (take your pick) gunner who jacked up threes at a wild rate, and made them (on some nights) at an even wilder rate.
