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"Diet, right?"

The dead of winter is almost over and all of us that have been in college-sloth mode are scrambling to get back those warm-weather bodies.To aid our plight, the diet industry supplies us with countless easy fixes that come in forms of pills, shakes, specialized diets and workout machines.One such product that I find particularly entertaining is RebounderAir, a proud product of the American Institution of Reboundology.This breakthrough in workout technology was invented by Albert Earl Carter, who according the Web site, invented his product after "recognizing that his extraordinary good health and superior strength were connected to his work on the trampoline."That's right, Carter's great invention is a mini-trampoline that "has proven to be an efficient form of exercise with virtually no harmful side defects" and "the low impact (such as the light pressure on the thighs) stimulates drainage, easing waste material out of the lymphatic system.

Yes? No? Maybe

Yeah Yeah Yeahs have slowly moved away from their jaunty New York punk roots into the foggier realm of even-Steven indie.

Petty production robs Graves

Pretty Girls Make Graves have made incremental steps up the rock stardom ladder, from their acclaimed first album "Good Health" off the independent punk label Lookout!

"Words, words, words"

Anyone who opened up Monday's Spectrum to the arts page was greeted at once by pornography and profanity, two things you usually don't see in this newspaper.

Making MySpace mobile

Students who can't seem to pry themselves off their cell phones or computers will be happy to know that a new program has recently tied the two together.

Sidelines

A new waveTuesday's baseball game against Niagara marked a first in the program's history. For the first time since the program's inception, the game was broadcasted live on WLVL 1340 AM.

Football announces tough schedule

On Tuesday, the football team announced its 2006 schedule and is set to play stiff competition during its 12-game season, including Wisconsin, Auburn, and Boston College.Turner Gill's first year as a head coach will begin with a home opener against Temple on Thursday, Aug.

"Borders had right, but motive was misguided"

In regards to your March 29 editorial ("Borders control"), you're absolutely right that Borders can choose to sell, or not sell, any material that they feel fit.

"Reader doesn't get herpes joke, but makes good point"

Good for you, Brad ("Student with genital herpes doesn't let that stop him," April 3, April Fool's Issue). I am so pleased to see more and more of us coming out and talking about having herpes.

Selling out for convenience

Watching New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin join forces with the affluent, and mostly white, residents of the Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans against FEMA is disquieting.

Ben Sargent: 5.4.2006

'Clifford' a staggering achievement

From the voice of a young girl rings the simple but haunting sentiment: "I am Emily Elizabeth, and I have a dog."The tale that follows is epic, harrowing, triumphant.

"A girl, a grill, and a dream"

It's a cold night in downtown Buffalo. Freezing people run from bar to bar, hail cabs, and cause general raucous on the streets.

Spectroscopes

Aries (3/21-4/19): People often talk about you because you are completely oblivious to the fact that people talk about you.

"So, almighty Spectrum editors..."

Oh how niave and vitrous these journalists. You just don't call up Coach K, Jim Boeheim, Jim Calhoun, Bobby Knight, Roy Williams, and say, hey guys... I'm not homophobic in anyway.

Student with genital herpes doesn't let that stop him

For three years, Brad Anderson could barely look at himself in the mirror. Like any other UB student, the junior geography major went to classes, took tests and wrote papers, but when it came to Anderson's self-esteem and social life, something was simply lacking.Why the depression?

Coming to a theatre near you

In a little over a month three special words will be echoing across the University at Buffalo's campus: Lights!

Scoreboard

RacquetballUCLA4Buffalo98Fly-fishingBuffaloFinished in seventh place with a 5.42 ounce salmonFootball0Miami(Ohio)112Buffalo3

'I get no respect'

Every morning I come into my office, 9 o'clock, ready to spend another day running the university.

Kicker: Home and garden

Generation magazine, a friend to amateur botanists everywhere, has a cause for celebration. It was found that the nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus content of just one Generation magazine can support the life cycle of the rarest plants.