In "Understanding the Bulldozer" (Feb. 1), Jeremy Burton argues, rightly enough, that other world leaders are guilty of far greater war crimes than is Ariel Sharon.
Creating an awkwardly clever blend of experimental and indie-rock, Mellowdrone's new album "Box" is unexpectedly fresh.It would be incorrect to define Mellowdrone's sound as relaxing.
Despite the rainy weather and grey clouds cast over the city for the opening reception Saturday evening, the CEPA Gallery brought in a bright atmosphere with a lively crowd of admirers.The current exhibition is composed of three separate galleries, ":18 Project," "Member's Exhibition" and "Underground Video." The current works on display provide a delicate balance of photography and videos to invoke anyone's curiosity.The ":18 Project" by Christine Gatti is a collection of photos that have been captured for the past 12 months.
Brian Hibbard's review of the movie "TransAmerica" (Jan. 30) suggests that some transgendered individuals are a "self-loathing abnormality." I can assure you that I am neither self-loathing, nor an abnormality.
Standing on the edge of a cliff on Thailand's Koh Kho Khao Island for the first time, Kelly Harris and Lisa Stabel could not believe how revitalized the landscape appeared from what they had seen in newspapers and on television nearly a year ago when a tsunami swept through the South Pacific, destroying everything in its path.While studying abroad in Singapore this past semester, the pair of UB seniors saw a newspaper article that sought volunteers to help in the post-tsunami relief effort.
Maybe it's just that all the good words have been taken, but for the past five years it seems like song titles have been getting longer and longer, and band names more and more gag-worthy.
The Muslim riots currently spreading throughout Europe, Asia and the Middle East should not be blamed on the newspapers that ran the cartoons eliciting the negative reaction.
"Wait 'til next year," has been the motto for Bills fans over the past 10 years or so, and although it seems like most people wouldn't accept that year in and year out, it works on Bills backers every time.Last week before the Super Bowl, Channel 2-WGRZ aired the same special hosted by Ed Kilgore that it airs every year, "Reliving the Glory Days of the Bills." For the past several seasons, as fans are forced to watch teams from other cities compete for the Vince Lombardi Trophy, this local station has shown that broadcast.
It takes a lot of courage to enter the music industry as a solo artist. It also takes a lot of courage to do this in the struggling Buffalo music scene and still make an impression.The Highway Beautiful's debut album "The Things that Lights Can Hide" is a breath of fresh air in what is sometimes, by local standards, a stagnant musical atmosphere fouled by clich?
Early last week, Congress gave 175,000 students with previous drug convictions a second chance to receive financial aid, revising the Drug Provision Law for the first time in seven years.Until now, the controversial law allowed the government to block aid from students convicted on drug charges.
Allowing former UB officials to collect on hefty salaries while in semi-retirement is simply bad business.
In its third shutout of the season, the women's tennis team is still unbeaten in dual meet action.
In Wednesday's edition of The Spectrum, I was dismayed and disappointed regarding a particular statement made by Jeremy Burton ("Understanding the Bulldozer," Feb.
In a Monday article titled "As SA's first black male president, Yador brings family values," it was factually incorrect that Dela Yador is the first black president of the Student Association.
In Cassell's essay "Malcolm X and A Little Blonde Co-ed," the historian writes that this moment was one Malcolm X would later deeply regret, writing in his autobiography that, "I'd never seen anyone I ever spoke to before more affected than this little white Graduate student / School of Social WorkAlthough few people would call Malcolm X a conservative, he was probably more of a reactionary than a radical.
When addressing illiteracy, I don't think we can begin at the university level ("Illuminating illiteracy," Feb.
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