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Grad student money misused

A $230-a-night hotel room, a $500 rental car and gas and a $84 steak dinner: This could have been the bill total for a businessman that just got his holiday bonus check or it could have been an average guy indulging himself after an unexpected raise, but in nobody's wildest dreams would it have been a Graduate Student Association officer using student money for a conference trip turned vacation.With the resignation of the GSA president, this egregious abuse of student funds has become an exasperating reality.At a three-day conference in Seattle, GSA President Aubrey Blacom surpassed his $500 spending allowance with fraudulent expenditures resulting in a high-class, all expenses six-day vacation which rung up the bill to nearly $2,200 dollars.

Correction

Fernando Meirelles, not Darren Aronofsky, directed "The Constant Gardner," ("Traversing time and space for eternal happiness," Dec.

Sidelines

Buffalo-Pittsburgh game to air on TVWhen the Buffalo Bulls take on the No. 2 nationally-ranked Pittsburgh Panthers this Saturday at Alumni Arena, the contest will be able to been viewed on three regional television markets.RTN 11 (WNGS-TV) will broadcast the game locally in Buffalo, while Panthers fans will be able to view the game on Fox Sports Pittsburgh.

Scoreboard

M. BasketballWednesday:Tulane80Buffalo63W. BasketballXBuffalo61Albany35

Let's Go to Prison' drops the soap

There are few things in the United States more dreaded than doing hard time. However, movies sometimes manage to squeeze humor out of such an intangible-to-most experience.

Schedule

M. Basketball12/9Saturday: vs. Pittsburgh, 4 PMWrestling12/9Saturday: vs. Edinboro, 11 AMW. Basketball12/10Sunday: vs.

Life Focus: Restaurant Review

If you grab a bite to eat at Off The Wall on the Elmwood Strip and like what you see, you can take it home with you.And that's not just if it's on the menu.An eatery, gallery and shop located at 534 Elmwood Ave., a highly unique aspect of the restaurant is that almost everything in the restaurant has a price tag on it.In fact, it is unlikely that a costumer will see the same lamp or chair twice.The vintage-style furniture is available for purchase by the customers and then replaced by the owners."Most restaurants give their costumers the same of everything, we pride ourselves on being different," said Marie Englert, head server at Off The Wall.

Spectrum Cartoon: 12.06.06

Beta hydrogen cars added to UB fleet

UB's fleet maintenance crew is beginning what might be the longest test drive ever.The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority have loaned two hydrogen-powered cars -Toyota Priuses - to the crew's compliment for two years.

Diversity versus discrimination

For those who believed racial segregation in schools is a forgotten problem that occurred during the civil rights movement, this week has been quite the eye opener.The subject of racial integration into the classroom is addressed by a program employed by hundreds of districts across the nation to keep the enrollment of a particular school in "racial balance." While the idea of promoting diversity will find its limelight from time to time, the program is also argued to deny students (of any race) of their choice of schools merely because admissions is trying to build a racially well-rounded student body.

Holiday diversity on South Campus

As the snow began to fall Wednesday night, South Campus was filled with the sights, sounds and tastes of the holiday season.

Hot Topics

Headlines in the news worth griping about, or just poking fun.The following contributed: Robert Pape, editor in chief; Christopher Caporlingua, creative director; Silas Rader, senior managing editor; Rachel Bellavia and Justin L.W.

Traversing time and space for eternal happiness

There are certain films that revolutionize the industry, bringing something so fresh and original that they spark a new genre.

Homemade gifts: priceless

Those Mastercard commercials are on to something.With the right touches, a homemade gift can be made more memorable and touching than a commercially-bought one.

Victorious vagabonds: UB Roller Hockey

In relative invisibility to many people, tucked away at the Epic Center in Williamsville, N.Y. is where a Buffalo sports team that is perennially a national power house practices on a weekly basis: UB's Club Roller Hockey team.The Buffalo Wings have been highly successful since their conception in 1998.

Road trip to Escondido

Collaborative albums usually suffer from the "too many chefs" syndrome, but "The Road to Escondido" proves to be a smooth consummation of talent.

Darwin's alter ego

On the wall of Clyde Herreid's office in the Distinguished Professor's department hangs a ten foot cut out of a bright red snake made in Japan, alongside an African mask, colorful batiks from Indonesia and a small black hat with a white rabbit sticking out of it.Dr. Herreid, a distinguished teaching professor in biological sciences who has been at UB for almost 39 years, is also a magician.

10 ways to know you're not a real UB sports fan

Have you ever committed a crime against UB sports, yet not know about it? As Mike McDermott would say, "If you can't spot the sucker at your first half hour at the table, then you are the sucker." This famous quote from the film "Rounders" also applies to sports fandom.

Flu shots and other seasonal sickness precautions

As the semester winds down, many students simply can't suppress the utter joy in knowing that they have nearly an entire month before returning to the drudgery of yet another semester of demanding instructors, term papers and many late nights studying for that lousy World Civ.

Taking a stab at Hollywood

Director and writer Christopher Guest is well known for pointed mockumentaries that target a variety of topics.