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Center helps in grad test prep
By ANDREA SION | Mar. 10, 2006Hidden above Starbucks in the Commons is a quaint little office dedicated to getting students into graduate school.
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Letter to the editor
By COLIN O'MALLEY | Mar. 10, 2006I am writing in response to Eli George's story "Think before you flush" (March 3) because I believe that respect for our campus janitors is an issue that is absolutely essential.
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McWilliams eyes MLB
By JEFF DRAZEK | Mar. 10, 2006Although senior Sean McWilliams has hopes of being selected in this year's Major League Baseball draft, and many feel he has a legitimate chance of realizing that dream, he doesn't spend all his free time perfecting his pitching repertoire.When not on the diamond, McWilliams, a scratch golfer, can most likely be found on the green mastering his golf stroke, playing ping pong, or conquering a new video game."I love golf.
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Toledo's animals are source for intercourse
By DAVE WATTS | Mar. 10, 2006It's not everyday you are able to take a stroll down a hallway and see animals and humans getting it on.
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Library late fees get overdue reform
By MATT MILLER | Mar. 10, 2006Whether blocking students out of course registration or lightening an undergrad's wallet, library late fees can prove just as costly as a semester's textbook bill.In response to increasing frustration, library officials will be looking to new reforms this summer -- including timely e-mail notification of overdue books -- to help students avoid fees and to keep library resources accessible, rather than lost under dorm room beds.Students said this development is long overdue, especially considering UB's late fees are among the highest in the SUNY system.With the latest improvements, students will be able to view current loans of UB material online, and e-mail notifications will help lenders dodge nightmarish late fees.
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Defining the 'Man Date'
By EVAN PIERCE | Mar. 8, 2006For some guys, it's the most uncomfortable situation in the world. For others, it's not so bad. But regardless, they're all aware of the perception of the Man Date.Let's say you're a straight dude, and you and your (straight) bro go to dinner at the Steer.
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"Mills dominates, but Bulls win"
By JENNIFER GILLAN | Mar. 8, 2006To the raucous crowd at Alumni Arena, the Bulls' disappointing conference record didn't matter on Monday night.
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Richards qualifies for NCAA tournament
By NICHOLAS TIEDEMAN | Mar. 8, 2006For the fifth time this year, junior long jumper Roy Richards won the title in the long jump. His latest victory, on Saturday, came at the Intercollegiate Amateur Athletics Association Championships in Boston, Mass.Richards' win was his second in as many weeks after he took the long jump crown at the Mid-American Conference Championship last weekend.
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UBSAS talks trash in the Student Union
By ROBERT PAPE | Mar. 8, 2006In a scene reminiscent of mailmen carrying in bag after bag of mail in "Miracle on 34th Street," protestors from UB Students Against Sweatshops traded sacks of letters for wrappers and old newspapers in an effort to prove what they consider an injustice done to sub-contracted janitorial workers hired by the university."We'd like to let everyone know how much trash is left in our lecture halls," said Rachel Wilson, a junior sociology major, via megaphone to students and workers at tables in the Student Union Tuesday at noon.
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The state of gay marriage
By Editorial | Mar. 8, 2006Though gay marriage has been replaced by Katrina relief and Republican scandals at the forefront of national debate, you can bet it will be there in 2008.
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Professors 'offers' don't come for free
By PATRICK MCDUFF | Mar. 8, 2006Was Lawrence Cheeley's response to Michael Flatt's "We Pay Your Salary" (Feb. 22) commissioned by the university?
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By any means necessary
By MIKE FLATT | Mar. 8, 2006"It's never too early for a faggot joke. Too bad we have a faggot in the front row."There's something that would stop the person who made this statement - and it was made in a UB classroom this year - from using the word "nigger": the threat of consequence.Racism is received with zero tolerance, as it should be.
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The emerging homosexual presence in film
By KENNETH ILGUNAS | Mar. 8, 2006Over the past few years, gay-themed movies have been coming out of the closet in droves. The first movie that springs to everyone's mind is "Brokeback Mountain," but the truth is that there is currently an influx of similarly themed movies that are making their way into the mainstream in record numbers.
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When the dark gets rocking
By ALEXANDER NASAREWSKY | Mar. 8, 2006On the cover of Quasi's newest album, a jagged lion leaps from a boom box. This is an apt metaphor for music that aggressively grabs its prey and does not let go until it has ravaged the listener's senses.The Portland, Oregon-based duo, Quasi has a new album "When the Going Gets Dark," the follow up to 2003's "Hot S***."The duo consists of Janet Weiss, the drummer of Sleater-Kinney and Sam Coomes, who has performed with artist Elliott Smith.
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UB shouldn't be a market-driven package
By CARLTON HICKOK | Mar. 8, 2006For the most part, I agree with Lawrence Cheeley's ("Professors are not students' servants," March 3) comments on the privileges and rights of a higher education.
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Gay at UB
By RACHEL BELLAVIA | Mar. 8, 2006Over the past decade, the gay rights issue has pushed its way to the forefront of society: in politics, in religious debates, and in the entertainment industry.Whether you accept it, are apart of it, or want nothing to do with it, we are encased in a diverse sexual environment that stretches from campus to across the country.Kyle Anderson is not what one would consider the stereotypical gay man.
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Tuition doesn't pay many salaries
By BRIAN MEAGHER | Mar. 8, 2006This is in regard to Mike Flatt's column "We pay your salary," Feb. 22.No, you really don't pay your professor's salary.
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Baseball wins opener then drops three straight
By JEFF DRAZEK | Mar. 8, 2006The third and fourth games of a four-game series at Marshall failed to entertain as much as the previous two, which included countless rallies, ties, lead changes and late-inning heroics.Buffalo baseball won the first game on Friday, 8-7, and lost both sides of a Saturday doubleheader by scores of 10-9 and 20-3.
