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"Good conduct, good Karma"

Right a wrong, and in turn good will befall on you. Karma, right?Not entirely."Human beings are meaning-making machines," Jeannette Ludwig, associate professor of romance languages and literatures, said.


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"Mud, sweat and cheers"

If someone told you to duct tape your ankles this weekend, don't be alarmed - they were only trying to help.The advice might sound intended for someone trekking through the wild, but at UB this time of year, it's advice that more than a few students wish they'd heeded going into one of the world's biggest mud-volleyball tournaments.At the 22nd annual Oozfest on Saturday, some people went as far as to cover their shoes in duct tape entirely, and for good reason: the field-turned-mud pit on St.


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Woke up in Nashville

The Queen City is by no means fertile ground for musicians. Chris Nathan knows this, that's why he's saying goodbye to Buffalo and hello to Nashville, Tenn."I have a publisher, Susan Burger, with 'Third Tier Music,' and she's going to make me a star, hopefully," said Nathan, the former lead singer of Woke Up in Vegas, in an interview with The Spectrum.Nathan will be playing his final Buffalo show on May 13 at the Palace Theatre in Lockport.The move to Nashville is the next phase in Nathan's musical career.


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Don't you hate it when your parents end up being right about something [insert question mark]. My dad always warned me never to eat at the computer, but who knew he'd be right [insert question mark].I guess the spilled soda pop did more damage than I thought: the backslash[slash]question-mark key on my keyboard is completely fried.


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The journey

For many seniors this year, graduation and the real world are approaching faster than ever.Relax.


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Play date in the Student Union

Despite the chaos of trying to cram for finals and pack to go home, students took time out Friday to relax at Play Day, an event hosted by Student Life."We wanted to give students a way to relax at the end of the semester," said Jennifer Wantz, assistant director of Student Life.


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Bulls splits first two games of Akron series

It was a series of highs and lows for Bulls baseball during the first two games of a three-game set with Mid-American Conference rival Akron.The baseball team split the first two games of the weekend series with the Zips on Friday and Saturday.


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Sidelines

New pool regimeThe women's swimming and diving team has a new head coach. Andy Bashor has been named to the position replacing interim head coach Scott Vanderzell.


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And The SPECTRYs go to...

Male Athlete of the YearKyle CerminaraTaking down the competition, this dominant wrestler compiled a 36-1 regular season record in his senior year while breaking university records for career wins, takedowns, and dual meet victories.


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Bulls fall in championship

In its first-ever Mid-American Conference championship, the women's tennis team was shutout by perennial powerhouse Western Michigan, 4-0.The Bulls finished with their best regular season since entering the MAC in the 1999-2000 season, and head coach Kathy Twist is positive about the team's chances for next year."They were excellent today, every court was battling," Twist said.


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"Buddhists celebrate the big 2,500"

The UB Zen Buddhism Club threw an atypical birthday party on Saturday.With activities including meditation, crafts and a feast, the celebration in the Student Union honored the 2,500th anniversary of the birth of Guatama Buddha.Born Siddhartha Gautama around 563 B.C.E.


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Beyond the pale

When someone challenges you to a white-off, don't panic. They aren't calling your racial identity into question.


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Blue Pride

Warde Manuel stepped onto UB's campus as the university's new Athletics Director eight months ago, and with the academic year coming to a close, Manuel sees both successes in his first year here and places in which he can improve."I'd probably give myself a C, mainly because I give the effort I give and I think it's substantial and I put heart and soul into my job but I always think that there's room for improvement," Manuel said.


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Waste of money

The last thing 40-year-old men and women need is a drama-comedy flick to tell them how bad life can be at that age.


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