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"Winless to jobless: Hofher fired, will coach last two games"
By JENNIFER GILLAN | Nov. 9, 2005Athletics Director Warde Manuel made the biggest move of his three months at UB on Tuesday, handing a long-expected pink slip to football head coach Jim Hofher.Hofher was officially dismissed at an Alumni Arena press conference in which Manuel said he is moving the football program in a different direction, effective at the end of the season.Hofher, who will coach the last two games before being released from his contract, made his lone statement via a press."It is with pleasure that I have served UB for these past five years," he stated.
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Concerts over lunch break
By KARA BENNETT | Nov. 9, 2005The prickling piano and its maestro, Magnus Martensson, flaunted their bubbly sense of humor at the Brown Bag Concert Series on Nov.
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The motorcycle grandma of Putnam?'s
By MICHAEL LACARI | Nov. 9, 2005Gloria Johnson is a cycle-ridin' grandma who raps like Fat Joe and is a video game wizard. She's also the unofficial face of Putnam's and one of the most popular employees in the Student Union food spot.At Putnam's she prepares food and cashiers, but her favorite part of the job is preparing members of the UB community for the day ahead."If someone comes through my line and I sense they aren't having a great day, I'll tell them a joke," she said.
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UB?'s next football coach
By Editorial | Nov. 9, 2005The Jim Hofher era is over.And Hofher's Monday firing as UB's football coach means the Ward Manuel era begins in earnest now.
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Cerminara hits century mark
By DAVID JARKA | Nov. 9, 2005Senior Kyle Cerminara continued to cement his legacy in UB's wrestling history last Saturday as he smashed through the 100-win plateau en route to another tournament victory.
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Black solidarity week
Nov. 9, 2005Students and members of the Black Student Union gather outside of Capen Hall in a kickoff to Black Solidarity Week to show unity and support in their protest against injustice.
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SA forums aim for student input
By JEREMY G. BURTON | Nov. 9, 2005In hopes of adding an extra element of student participation to their decisions, SA officials are seeking a big turnout for an open forum on Thursday, but the response to the planned discussion has been less than lukewarm.Leslie Meister, SA Student Affairs director, said she's been promoting the forum for three weeks and has yet to receive any responses from the general student body.The forum's goal, she said, is "to get the general student body's perspective of SA?
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Campus quirks
By CHRISTOPHER CAPORLINGUA AND EVAN PIERCE | Nov. 9, 2005Look at the long, lean rectangles of UB's campus, and you'll see a campus completely unique from any other.
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Decorating your living space!
By RACHEL BELLAVIA | Nov. 9, 2005I was sitting in my cave one day, receding into a pile of dirty laundry and food wrappers, when I had an idea.Hey," I said to myself aloud, "Why don't I find that pet hamster I lost a couple months ago?"Pick axe and shovel in hand, I began to unearth the geological layers of debris that had accumulated on the floor throughout the months.I never did end up finding the hamster, but somewhere in the Mesozoic layer I accidentally began to clean my room instead.
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A long time coming
By ANTHONY SYLOR | Nov. 9, 2005Hofher isn't saying anything.Aside from a generic comment in a press release, he has refused to answer any questions about his termination.
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Attack of 'The'
By ALEXANDER NASAREWSKY | Nov. 7, 2005During a friendly discussion in The Spectrum office, I chatted with an editor about a publicity contact that manages many large bands.Recent darlings of the music world The Killers came up in conversation.
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Scoreboard
Nov. 7, 2005VolleyballThursday:Toledo3Buffalo2Saturday:Buffalo3Akron1W. SwimmingSaturday:Buffalo186Akron112FootballSaturday:Miami (Ohio)54Buffalo13WrestlingSaturday:BuffaloNo team scoring, two individual titles
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No sweat for UB apparel
By BILL NIELSEN | Nov. 7, 2005The executive director from one of the two labor rights groups UB joined last spring confirmed that the university is officially in compliance with all the rules and regulations concerning the production of its apparel."UB is in accordance with our guidelines," said Scott Nova, executive director of the Workers' Rights Consortium.
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Sidelines
Nov. 7, 2005Zipping by the BullsFour victories in a 16 events equaled a loss for the women's swimming team on Saturday as the Akron Zips came to the UB Natatorium.Junior Kahla Walkinshaw won the 1,000-yard freestyle in 10:45.31 with fellow UB Bull junior Eugenie Viale coming in at second with a time of 10:51.31.
