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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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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.
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Re-inflating Buffalo's bubble
By EVAN PIERCE | Feb. 13, 2006Buffalo is going to bounce back in spite of itself.With Byron Brown in as Buffalo mayor, there is new hope, but Buffalo's rejuvenation will have little to do with him.
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Did I just laugh up my spleen? Attell.
By KENNETH ILGUNAS | Feb. 13, 2006"Know your audience." It's one of the most important principles for a comedian to follow. If Dave Attell knows anything about UB students, it's that we are perverse, offensive and shameless.Comedian Dave Attell, known as the "Insomniac" for his late-night Comedy Central series, came to the Center for the Arts on Friday with his signature hobo beard, working boots and brash humor.His first half-hour was rock solid, and each delivery of tactless comedy received the house's unanimous laughter.
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Scoreboard
Feb. 13, 2006WrestlingFriday:Kent State21Buffalo13W. TennisFriday:Syracuse6Buffalo1W. SwimmingSaturday:Cornell\t163Buffalo135W.
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Expo celebrates women in sports
By JOHN HARDOBY | Feb. 13, 2006A lot has changed since Charlotte Cooper, one of the world's first women's tennis players, took home two gold medals at the 1900 Olympics in Paris.
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Sidelines
Feb. 13, 2006Football financesThe Buffalo News reports that the UB football team has begun changing its direction to be not only a sports team, but a profitable business in the collegiate athletics world as well.UB is reportedly aiming to back out of previously scheduled games against the University of West Virginia and Rutgers University, in order to schedule games against Bowl Championship Series teams.The Bulls are attempting to build a bigger out-of-conference schedule that will field larger paydays.
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Festival films zoom in on local hardships
By REBECCA REEVES | Feb. 13, 2006Headlining the 10th anniversary of the Women's International Film Festival will be movies portraying women's struggles not just globally, but also local issues endured right here in Western New York.This spring marks a decade-long run for the festival, which is hosted by UB's Institute for Research and Education on Women and Gender and plays on Thursday nights at the Market Arcade downtown.Aiming to annually introduce audiences to the role of women in cultures from around the world, the festival also looks beyond the films' content and into their production, said Barbara Bono, co-director of the UB institute."It's difficult for women film directors to gain recognition," Bono said.
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Grapplers drop conference match at Kent State
By ROB TUCKER | Feb. 13, 2006Forfeits at 125 pounds have become a regular thing for the wrestling team. The match on Friday against Kent State was no exception, and the Bulls lost 21-13.Buffalo has been unable to fill the hole in their line-up in five of their last six Division I match-ups, automatically giving up six team points and creating a pre-match hole for the team.Friday's meet started out well for the Bulls.
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Seven proves unlucky as Bulls lose again
By COREY GRIFFIN | Feb. 13, 2006Numbers don't always tell the whole story and statistics sometimes lie, but no matter how the box score is spun, the fact remains that Buffalo was dismantled Saturday afternoon.The women's basketball team dropped its seventh game in a row due to trouble with turnovers, and a stiff defense held the Bulls to 30.8 percent shooting from the field.
