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Awareness week takes on eating disorders

From Hollywood tabloids to college campuses, eating disorders have become prevalent maladies across the United States.

Schedule

W. BasketballTuesday: vs. Kent State, 7 P.M.

Track takes four titles at conference finals

A trio of individuals and one relay team captured titles at the two-day indoor track conference championships at Bowling Green over the weekend.The women's medley relay team, juniors Roy Richards and Rayshon Higgins, and senior Jen Jezorski all snagged Mid-American Conference championships for the Bulls.The medley relay team consisting of freshman Mary Veith and seniors Stacey Downer, Kate Kohout and Jezorski set the tone for the Bulls in the final event of day one.

Insurance killed Waynestock

Upon reading the Article in Wednesday's (Feb. 22) Spectrum we saw several incorrect statements regarding Spring Fest in your article titled "If Spectrum Ran Spring Fest."Sound System.

The Week Ahead: 2.27.06

More curves than you can handle

Artist Karin Davie's artwork, a blend of bold colors and fluid lines, is like a strange and stunning combination of Salvador Dali and Jackson Pollock.Davie's first solo exhibition, "Dangerous Curves," is now on view at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery.

Wilson keeps Bills in Buffalo

Greetings from Virginia. Interesting piece ("Remembering the glory days," Feb. 8) but you're way too young to remember the really dark ages of Bills football.

Main Street construction nears end

Students and Buffalo residents alike can breathe a sigh of relief this spring, as the construction on Main Street, which has been ongoing since 2004, is finally nearing completion.The three-year project, which included installation of new water mains, a new stone curb, new traffic lights, sidewalk replacement and new entrances to UB's Main and Bailey parking lot, is slated to finish mid-summer, according to John Bidell, project engineer for the City of Buffalo.This is welcome news for students and community members who have felt the construction's effects."I'd just stay away from Main Street if I was driving because it was always impossible to get anywhere," said Bradley Latone, a freshman business major.Lawrence DeMir, a senior civil engineering major, said the construction was a huge inconvenience and even caused damage to his car."Lanes were being closed as a result of the construction which limited people to utilizing only one lane instead of three," said DeMir.

Abortion not a women's rights issue

Your article aptly named "Undoing what we've done" (Feb. 24) has a few holes in its argument. While I'm not a woman, and will never understand the feeling of pregnancy by rape or incest.

Watchlist: 2.27.06

Talk to Her (Hable con ella) (2002)The intertwining story of forlorn men and comatose women is a rich character study that intermixes the purposefully random and the memorably strange; one scene features a miniature man entering and never returning from the pudenda of a life-sized woman.

Sidelines

Broncos buck Bulls in doubleheaderThe men's tennis team had a busy day on Friday, opening its Mid-American Conference schedule against Western Michigan in the afternoon before playing Cornell in the evening.Western Michigan (11-1, 1-0 MAC) made quick work of Buffalo (3-4, 0-1 MAC), as the Broncos took all three doubles matches as well as sweeping the four singles matches en route to a 7-0 victory.

My Turn

Although winter has been with us once again for weeks, you could still think that flip-flops were the most popular footwear in Washington D.C.

Internship connects student and congressman

Katherine Laub was always interested in politics but never thought she would have the chance to work with a congressman.

Bulls sink at MAC championships

The women's swimming and diving team entered the Buffalo record books over the weekend at the Mid-American Conference Championships.

Ben Sargent Cartoon: 2.27.06

The expected failure of Bode Miller

For all the punishment he's taken, you'd think Bode Miller booted a last second kick wide right in the Super Bowl because he'd been doing body shots stripper's chest just before kicking a baby.

Ellicott site chosen for new health center

After much criticism and debate, UB officials have announced a long-awaited North Campus health center will open next fall in place of the current Ellicott Area Office at 123 Richmond Quad.Construction, according to Student Affairs and UB's Health Services, is slated to begin in late May.

The reality of reality TV

Everyone's done things that they're not proud of, but most haven't shared those moments with the nation.

UB Council election approaching

Potential candidates for the UB Council, a high-profile advisory board to the university president, have until Monday to complete petitions allowing them to run in the upcoming March election.Only one student serves on the board, which is comprised of prominent local community figures who meet with President John B.

A big stink about nothing

After two separate campus investigations, a secretly recorded conversation, numerous motions, petitions, and accusations brimming of bribery and slander, the Student Association election scandal of 2005 is over.