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Naughty nurse stereotype hurts women

I do understand that the April 3 issue of The Spectrum is an April Fool's issue and a joke. Naughty nurse images are rarely serious ("Medicine taken orally"). No one seriously thinks that nurses go to their jobs dressed in lingerie and have sex with their patients.


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Professor makes noise among hearing researchers

February was an exciting time for a remarkable UB professor from the department of communicative disorders and sciences, one whose love for teaching equals his aptitude in the lab.Donald Henderson recently received the 2006 Outstanding Hearing Conservation Award from the National Hearing Conservation Association at its annual conference in Tampa, Fla.Although Henderson was initially interested in doing research as a graduate student at the University of Texas, he realized his desire to share information when he had the opportunity to teach a class in Physiological Psychology.


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Tennis unable to match strong MAC teams

Heading into what men's tennis coach Russ Crispell called "the heart" of the Mid-American Conference schedule, the Bulls looked to strengthen their position within the MAC but lost both their matches last weekend.On Saturday, the Bulls men's tennis team headed to Muncie's Cardinal Creek Tennis Center to face a strong Ball State team that was able to easily dispose of the Bulls by winning a 7-0 decision."MAC tennis is on the upswing.


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Hair Hell

It's on my pillow when I wake up. Clumps come off in the shower. They're on my keyboard, in my food, and in my books.


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Schedule

BaseballWednesday: vs Niagra at 2 p.m. ,


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Softball hosts tough divisional weekend

After struggling in out-of-conference play, the softball team saw mixed results in its conference opener last weekend.The Bulls hosted four games against Bowling Green and Toledo to start off its divisional record for the year last weekend and went 1-3 over the four-game stretch.


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Decorated journalist brings bioterrorism expertise to campus

Award-winning journalist Laurie Garrett, one of America's premier authorities on healthcare and disease prevention, is set to speak at the Center for the Arts Thursday night as the next installment in this year's Distinguished Speakers series.Garrett is the only person to ever win all three of the most elite awards in American journalism - the Peabody, the Polk and the Pulitzer - and is headlining as the only female speaker in this year's six-speaker series."We are definitely looking forward to this event," said Jun Xu, a Ph.D.


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"After Iraq, veterans enlist at UB"

For Ryan Boline, making the transition from the military to college is a difficult one.Boline, a freshman education major previously served in Iraq and continues to serve as Lance Corporal for the Marine Reserves.


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Rally celebrates move to union janitors

UB Students Against Sweatshops rallied outside the Student Union on Tuesday afternoon, proclaiming another activist victory, this time in their quest for "justice for janitors."With about 70 students and community members on hand, event speakers praised the recent UB announcement to cease the outsourcing of custodial work.


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Spectrum Playlist

A little R&B, a little reggae, and some soul go a long way in the category of Love songs. 1) Matisyahu - "One Woman for Me"2) Method Man and Mary J Blige - "You're all I Need."3) Mariah Carey - "Stay the Night" 4) Alicia Keys - "Rock Wit U" 5) Outkast - "Behold a Lady"6) Lauryn Hill and Bob Marley - "Turn Your Lights Down Low"7) Sean Paul - "Sexy Punky"8) Aaron Nevile - "Tell it Like It Is"9) The Fugees - "Mahogany"10) Carl Henry - "I Wish"


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Potential aid and new freshmen top UB Council agenda

With a state budget that allocates funds to future UB projects awaiting a nod from Gov. Pataki, and planning for fall enrollment becoming more important as prospective freshmen make their final college choices, the UB Council met on Monday to crunch numbers.Beginning his presentation to the council, President John B.


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Scoreboard

SoftballFriday:Buffalo0Bowling Green1SoftballFriday:Buffalo1Bowling Green4SoftballFriday:Buffalo0Eastern Michigan19SoftballSaturday:Buffalo0Toledo2Men's TennisSaturdayBuffalo0Ball State7BaseballSaturdayBuffalo1Eastern Michigan6SoftballSundayBuffalo7Toledo4Men's TennisSundayBuffalo1Toledo6BaseballSundayBuffalo2Eastern Michigan4BaseballTuesdayBuffaloRainedNiagraPostponed



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