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Libraries could fill both minds and stomachs

In response to student demands for convenient snacks while studying in the library, the Faculty Student Association is considering possible solutions to make late-night library cramming more fulfilling.The proposal is in the preliminary planning stages, and officials said the solution could be as simple as bringing vending machines to library study areas, or as involved as constructing a library caf?

Zeroing in on Zappone

Mike Zappone has seen his share of things come and go, many of them tennis balls, in his four years at UB.

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"An outdoorsman at heart, Crispell leaving Buffalo tennis"

Twenty-five years after first coming to UB as the men's tennis assistant coach, head coach Russ Crispell has decided to hang up his whistle.Crispell, who has been the men's tennis head coach since 1993, will be retiring after this season to concentrate on his roles as president of the National Outdoor Association, as well as the assistant recreation director for Outdoor Pursuits at UB."In order for our tennis program to go forward, our new athletic director (Warde Manuel) doesn't want coaches doing anything but coaching," Crispell said.

Basketball guard's father killed in shooting

Tragedy struck the family of a Bulls basketball player early Tuesday when Darinell Young, the father of UB sophomore Darwin Young, was shot and killed in the crossfire of gang violence on the West Side of Buffalo.According to The Buffalo News, the elder Young, 45, was killed at around 12:25 a.m.

Baseball completes first sweep in 30 years

A trip to Olean, N.Y., gave the baseball team a boost to what has thus far been a disappointing season.The Bulls took both games of a doubleheader against Big 4 rival St.

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Built to spill into other genres

The newest release by indie-rock band Built to Spill is a kaleidoscopic collaboration of its most recent members.

Spectrum Cartoon: 4.21.06

'Re-Imagined Renaissance' Remarkable

Abstracting and modernizing the original bad boys of the Italian Renaissance - Leonardo, Raphael and Michelangelo - is a peculiar concept.

Track successful at Bucknell

The Bulls track teams captured a trio of individual victories for the men and four for the women last weekend at the Bucknell Bison Open in Lewisburg, Pa.On a gorgeous weekend at Christy Matewson Memorial Stadium, the men were led by top performances from senior Bryan Weinstein.

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Spotlight on excellence at ceremony

UB will commemorate this year's achievements of its professors and students on Thursday at the second annual Celebration of Academic Excellence, held at the Center for the Arts.The event is a university-wide celebration of scholarly, research, and creative excellence."It is a recognition event that tries to address all constituent groups at the university," said William Regan, director of Special Events at UB.Thursday's celebration is filled with activities geared for the entire campus community.

Construction is back and complaints heat up

For many students and University Heights residents, the fact that the end is in sight for construction on Main Street is as blissful as the end of winter.

The college gender gap doesn't reflect real world

There has been recent talk in the news that female college students are outnumbering male college students at alarming rates (a 60-40 girl-boy ratio) and that somehow this data implies that boys have become less brainy than girls.

Teaching assistants are students too

A typical day for a teaching assistant might begin with sipping a warm cup of coffee while lounging in a comfortable desk chair.

Winter blues make way for happy moods

When the Buffalo sky is like one endless gray blanket blocking the sun and mountains of dirty snow are piled up to reveal small, disappointing patches of brown grass, a cloudless day and a warm breeze make the world seem like a much happier place.The change in weather does more than just warm the body - the break from cold to warm sometimes signals a break from a seasonal depression that affects many people.Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, is brought on during the fall and winter months when there are fewer hours of sunlight.

Your guide to dying

All over the news this past week has been the story of a little girl who was killed at the paws of a bear in Tennessee.