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Voters pass referendum election

By Editorial | Sep. 29, 2006

The student activity fee vote ended Thursday night, resulting in a two-year continuance of the $80 mandatory fee; although voter turnout was sufficient and the majority got their way, the undergraduate community should not feel the job is done quite yet.Although students have officially told the Student Association to keep spending their money, a certain level of entitlement should come with this experience.

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Practical application

By LESLIE CHURCH | Sep. 29, 2006

If you hear the loud hum of a ten horsepower engine buzzing in the hills by Lake La Salle, don't be surprised when a mini car flies through the air over a grassy slope.

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D-1 dreams

By JUSTIN HAAG | Sep. 29, 2006

With a full-count and bases loaded I stared intently at the catcher's signals. He was calling for a fastball, so I relaxed, wound up and let one go.

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A bug's life

By MELAINE BOCZARSKI | Sep. 29, 2006

Everyone has had nightmares, but not many can claim to have awakened and found themselves actually living in one.

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Confessions of a damsel in distress

By NICOLE COLEMAN | Sep. 29, 2006

Oh, crap.I had just run my car straight over a curb, and the loud clunk that followed ended with my heart in my throat.Oh, crap.Before I even had my car in park, or set foot outside to assess the damage, I dialed the man in my life.

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Black's letter criticizes others who voice opinions

By TRAVIS PRATHER | Sep. 27, 2006

Bob Black's ("Dalai Lama an inappropriate speaker choice," Sept. 20) comments on the inappropriateness of the Dalai Lama speaker choice is sure an amusing one, seeing that his comments emanate racism and prejudice against all other with the exception of the Chinese Student Association and Campus Crusade for Christ.A few things to clarify.

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Minding fees and queues

By SARAH DUVAL | Sep. 27, 2006

This fall, the newly instituted iPrint system became a permanent fixture in campus computer labs and libraries, limiting the amount of pages students can print per semester while working to cut back on print delays.Under the system, 650 pages are allotted to each student per semester, with an additional 200 pages during the summer session.

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Clarke off the turf

By TOMMY BURKE\t | Sep. 27, 2006

The desire to someday play Major League Soccer has taken senior forward Andrae Clarke from his Jamaican home to the Bronx and finally, to Buffalo.It was the influence of a national soccer hero that introduced Clarke to the sport while growing up in Jamaica.

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Feature

By Editorial | Sep. 27, 2006

Mike Migrelli, a freshman mechanical engineering major, finishes his selections for the referendum vote.

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HPV relief coming to Buffalo

By BETH KOMOROSKE | Sep. 27, 2006

A new weapon in the battle against sexually transmitted diseases will soon be a reality for students at UB.In June 2006, the FDA approved "Gardasil," a vaccination for the human papillomavirus, the most common sexually transmitted virus.

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Activity fee poll should not be ignored

By Editorial | Sep. 27, 2006

Students gripe about misspent money for Student Association entertainment, tuition bills and under-funding of clubs, but chances are those irate students aren't trying to do something about it.

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