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Correction
By Editorial | Feb. 15, 2006In Monday's "Sidelines," a brief about UB's football finances named a school incorrectly. It should have read: West Virginia University.
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Professor tackles taboos in life and class
By LAURA DIBBELL | Feb. 15, 2006At 8 a.m. on Tuesday and Thursday mornings in the basement of Clemens hall, 20 or so students pull their desks into a squashed circle and get ready for discussing the idea of racial taboos in Luis Nieves' Intro to African-American Studies course.Half African-American and half Puerto Rican, Nieves brings a diverse approach to teaching his classes.The students have joined the class for different reasons, but Nieves hopes that they will leave at the end of the semester as global citizens who are fully aware of both the ecological and economic systems that are in place for African-Americans, how they came to be in place and what they can do to change them for the betterment of mankind.Known to his students as "Khalil," Nieves has been teaching at UB for almost 11 years as an adjunct professor in the African-American studies department.
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Ravenous raptors shock and awe
By JAYSON JOHNSON | Feb. 15, 2006The bald eagle might be an American symbol, but few people have a chance to see this patriotic icon up close.
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"Imagine, another gay film"
By MELAINE BOCZARSKI | Feb. 15, 2006"Imagine Me and You" is not your average romantic comedy. That might be because it is a British lesbian romance.
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"Class preps students, community for Dalai Lama visit"
By THOMAS HALLECK | Feb. 15, 2006In preparation of the visit to UB by the Dalai Lama in September, "Tibet: Myth and Reality" was added to UB's class schedule this year and has quickly become a popular course."There are nearly 100 students registered for the course and, depending upon the topic and the weather conditions, some 30-50 community members who attend," said Stephen C.
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An Olympic depression
By JUSTIN HAAG | Feb. 15, 2006I'd be the first person to tell you that I'm good at sports. I may not be what you would describe as "really" good, but I'm a step above "all right" at a whole host of sporting activities.However, last week I thought my hidden hopes and dreams were crushed forever.When the torch came into the stadium in Torino, Italy, and I wasn't wearing the red, white and blue tracksuit of the 2006 U.S.
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Head Automatica shoots pop gems
By MATT R. MANERA | Feb. 15, 2006"It's powerful pop music and it makes you want to go f***ing crazy," said Daryl Palumbo, lead singer of the rock-electronica group Head Automatica.
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Clinton stresses health care reforms at UB forum
By JEREMY G. BURTON | Feb. 15, 2006It seemed like a forum that should have been held in Washington, D.C., or maybe Manhattan, but Sen.
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Upward curve for Heights
By Editorial | Feb. 15, 2006The University Heights appears to have turned a corner. An area once destined to follow Grant Street's fast track to urban blight is blossoming (albeit slowly) into another Elmwood Avenue.
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First-loss wound comforted by win for tennis
By JAMES RAYMOND | Feb. 15, 2006Amidst the tennis rackets, polo shirts and skillful technique, an unblemished, three-win record traveled with the women's tennis team to Syracuse.
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Taxes and tuition
By JEREMY G. BURTON | Feb. 15, 2006The way I see it, as SUNY faces a possible tuition hike and major financial aid cuts, there are two solutions to New York's money problems for higher education.One, we cut loose all the poor people.
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Serpentfly an odd hybrid
By JOYCE WANG | Feb. 15, 2006To Leslie Helpert, to be an artist is to be a sponge."Musicians are like really big sponges, and we take in so many things and we choose what to bring to voice," Helpert said in an interview with The Spectrum.Helpert, the leader and sole member of Serpentfly, is a spirited face in the music industry and is coming to Nietzsche's this Thursday.Like sacred animal-derived names found within Native American culture, the name Serpentfly is symbolic to Helpert."I've created my own myth with this nickname.
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How to write a last-minute essay (and not fail)
By RACHEL BELLAVIA | Feb. 15, 2006It's ten at night, and you haven't started your five-page paper that's due the next morning. Maybe you've been working full-time.
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"Delirium' a dazzling, delightful nightmare"
By BRIAN HIBBARD | Feb. 15, 2006Art moguls, parents, stoners, seniors, children and casual thrill-seekers can rarely all enjoy the same entertainment, but with the innovations of Cirque du Soleil, they can all rejoice in the same incredible experience.Audiences were treated to a dazzling synthesis of music, acrobatics and multimedia at the HSBC Arena Monday when Cirque du Soleil presented "Delirium."Delirium" showcases 20 of the internationally renowned performance group's most famous songs remixed by Quebecois producer and musician Francis Collard.At most events, front-row seats are more desirable, but the arrangement of "Delirium" raises the value of the cheap seats.
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Playlist
By ALEXANDER NASAREWSKY | Feb. 15, 2006Breaking Up:Was Valentine's Day not all you dreamed it would be? All the stress of impressing your significant other can sometimes lead to a break up.
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Program pushes students to real world leadership
By LISA ZAPPALA | Feb. 15, 2006Everyone reads the books, sits in the classes and takes the tests.But while UB classes educate, when it comes to getting actual real-world experience in their chosen career fields, it is frequently up to the student to seek out an internship or job.The Leadership and Development Center offers a unique program for students aspiring to one day lead an organization or for those interested in becoming a mastermind in their chosen industry.
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'Emerging Cinema': the new face of film
By KENNETH ILGUNAS | Feb. 15, 2006Since the birth of the moving picture, each generation of films has inherited the traits of its forefathers."Birth of a Nation" is like "Good Night, and Good Luck's" great-great-grandfather.
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Badinici hits buzzer beater
By ALEX RUBIN | Feb. 15, 2006In a battle in which two teams desperately searched for a win, the women's basketball team faced the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks on Tuesday night.
