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Students should beware of Scientology's background
By DALENE M. AYLWARD | Nov. 7, 2005After reading the article about a Scientology Center coming to campus ("Scientology center to open on campus," Nov.
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Making College Worth It
By GEORGE ZORNICK | Nov. 7, 2005Safely removed from my college experience and the UB campus, I can make this confession: I never went to World Civilizations II.
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Who are we?
By TAEHO KIM | Nov. 7, 2005In Korea, there is a very famous poem about what a name really means. The message it delivers is interpreted: "I was nothing before you gave me a name, but I became something meaningful when you named me and called me by my name."The misuse or inappropriate use of our school's name has deeply concerned me since I began my graduate studies here in August 2003.
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The soldier's sacrifice
By NICOLE COLEMAN | Nov. 7, 2005On the online Web site militarycity.com, 20-year old Army Spc. Dennis J. Ferderer, Jr. from North Dakota is listed as one of the most recent fatalities in the war on Iraq.
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Bordering on nonsense
By Editorial | Nov. 7, 2005The proposed border-crossing plan mandating passports for travel between the United States and Canada is a misguided attempt at bolstering U.S.
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Scientology extortion should not be on campus
By ROSS STEIN | Nov. 7, 2005The Spectrum's article on the Church of Scientology ("Scientology center to open on campus," Nov.
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WRUB-ing off on the student body
By TIFFANY DURRILLA | Nov. 7, 2005Students rivaled to see who could take the most shots of hot sauce, walked away with free goldfish, played Texas Hold 'Em and had their heads voluntarily shorn into mohawks for WRUB Day in the Student Union last Thursday.The mission of the annual fundraiser hosted by the student radio station was to get the word out that students even have their own radio station - it runs on TV and Webcast - as an alternative to Buffalo's commercialized radio."One thing I did this semester was send out letters to the SA to get us to work together as a community," said programming director Raymond Rohring.
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Buffalo FBI chief explains Lackawanna Six
By CHRISTINE A. SETLOCK | Nov. 7, 20059/11. WMD. Lackawanna Six.These three phrases are synonymous with the Bush administration's war on terror, and terms that are instantly identifiable, but not always easily explained.The story surrounding the mysterious six men who were arrested in Lackawanna, a suburb just south of Buffalo, was explained to a new degree when one of Buffalo's top FBI agents spoke to UB alumni Thursday at the UB Alumni Luncheon Speaker Series."Lackawanna Six and Beyond" featured Edward Needham, a senior agent at the FBI Buffalo Joint Terrorism Task Force, and detailed what law enforcement has learned from its investigation leading to the highly-publicized prosecution of the six Lackawanna men involved in terrorism-related activities."The work has not ceased.
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On a MAC playoff mission
By ALEX RUBIN | Nov. 7, 2005After a successful season in which the team was ranked in the top 20 nationally, UB men's soccer looks to accomplish a feat that no other UB team has ever managed: win a Mid-American Conference title."I think it would be meaningful because we have started a new era, the Manuel era, and I think it would be significant to start it off on the right foot," said head coach John Astudillo.
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Dashing through the coming snow
By SIOBHAN COUNIHAN AND AMANDA MAC ALPINE | Nov. 7, 2005Mention living in Buffalo to people who have never been here and you can usually count on the same old wisecracks: "Cold enough for ya?" "Hope you like snow." "Better bring your snow boots."As many returning UB students are quick to point out, winter in Buffalo is no joke.
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SUNY proposal lacks tuition hike
By TOM HALLECK | Nov. 7, 2005Despite all the talk of tuition hikes and rational plans, the cost of attending a SUNY school could quite possibly remain the same through 2007.In the latest budget proposal on the table, SUNY is proposing increasing funding for the statewide system in the 2006-2007 school year without increasing tuition.If it goes through, the money for SUNY schools would go up by $211.3 million, raising the total funding to $2.3 billion, for the next fiscal year.
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"'Good Night, and Good Luck:' scratching blacklists, making A-lists"
By KENNETH ILGUNAS | Nov. 7, 2005It's slow, it's old-fashioned, and it's hard to follow. It's also the best film of the year so far."Good Night, and Good Luck" chronicles Edward R.
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Plan for passport requirement at U.S.-Canada border regains lost steam
By JEREMY G. BURTON | Nov. 7, 2005The federal government is going ahead with plans to require a passport to cross between the United States and Canada, a move many still argue will have a tremendous negative impact on border traffic and the economies in areas like Western New York.The plan came under intense criticism when it was announced last April.
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Volleyball overcomes errors in win
By COREY GRIFFIN | Nov. 7, 2005The team was smiling and laughing even before the game. The crowd was raucous and there were children dancing in the aisles.
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Young gun Willy fires blanks in lopsided Bulls loss
By JENNIFER GILLAN | Nov. 7, 2005The RedHawks apparently haven't heard that kicking someone while they're down isn't polite. In fact, they didn't only kick, but also stomped and trampled UB football on Saturday, 54-13.The Bulls' performance in Oxford, Ohio was laced with fumbles and interceptions.The dismal day for the Bulls (0-9 overall, 0-6 Mid-American Conference) began on the second drive of the game after a quick three-and-out on the first drive.
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College students not the first group ignored
By GLORIA ALMEIDA | Nov. 7, 2005This is a response to the editorial: "Candidates to UB: no comment," Nov. 4.UB students shouldn't feel too bad if the Buffalo mayoral candidates are ignoring them.
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Heard in the News
By Editorial | Nov. 7, 2005If what you're thinking is 'Would Sam overrule Roe?' - he would not. He might have restrictions and limitations, but it is a precedent he'd honor.-- Judge Leonard I.
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Campus should stop gender/sexuality segregation
By GLENN TREZZA | Nov. 4, 2005I graduated from the Ph.D. program in psychology at UB in 1992. Last week, I was back on campus to visit my dissertation chairperson for the first time in years and I happened to read your column in The Spectrum about room draw, sexual orientation and gender at UB ("It worked for Will and Grace," Silas Rader, Oct.
