"Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" begins by stating that homo sapiens, as in humans, are the third most intelligent species on the Earth, not first as we presently believe.
With the doors at Alumni Arena set to open for Spring Fest, the doors of the Student Union Theater opened to the rhythms of Japanese culture Saturday as Japanese SA held its second annual Japan Nite.The performance was divided into several different sketches, all of which were related to the show's central storyline about a Japanese princess and her bodyguard's trip from the past into the modern day.Shintaro Yamazaki, president of Japanese SA, said Saturday's cultural event was a sequel to last year's inaugural Japan Nite.Especially with the buzz generated by Spring Fest, Yamazaki said he was happy with the turnout."We sold over 250 tickets," said Yamazaki, a junior business major.
I decided to write because I am not convinced that the article "The lighter side of Rushdie" (April 29) does full justice to Salman Rushdie's captivating talk.
There was no way to avoid it. If you were there, you were muddy. When it comes down to it, no one goes to Oozfest for good volleyball.
Further reflection on arguments in favor of affirmative action lead one to conclude that the present system must either be completely overhauled, or abandoned in favor of other methods for solving these problems.The first issue which arises in the argument for affirmative action is the past mistreatment of minority groups by whites.
"Just when I thought I was out ... they pull me back in," Al Pacino as Michael Corleone, "The Godfather: Part Three."***I entered UB as a default moderate - I had skeletons in my middle class, "okay to make fun of the handicapped and gays," closet - and I leave as a personal moderate with liberal policies.I hate abortion, but I can't tell you not to do it.I hate guns, but I can't tell you not to own them.I don't eat animals, but I can't stop you from eating carcass.We've got rights as Americans.
A respectable percentage of the UB student population was bouncing to Snoop Dogg's beats Saturday in Alumni Arena.
New-look athletics, UB2020 and tuition should be on your radarNo more pencils, no more books, UB seniors are escaping university life's hooks.
Five months after filming illegally undercover in Cuba, two UB graduate students are now hoping to attract attention to their documentary about the social effects of tourism on the isolated Communist island."Entre Luz y Sol," which means "Between Light and Sun" in Spanish, is the culmination of almost a year's work by Clorinda Andrade, the writer and co-producer of the film.
After claiming victories in its last seven games of the season, the UB softball team saw its winning streak come to an abrupt end on the road in a three-game series against Mid-American Conference foe Bowling Green.In Saturday's doubleheader, the Falcons (26-26 overall, 11-8 MAC) defeated the Bulls (17-26, 8-8 MAC) 1-0 in eight innings and 8-0 in five innings while in Sunday's single game, Bowling Green scored a 2-1 victory over Buffalo."We have been hitting the ball the last couple of games and we have been winning," said senior centerfielder Ann Magur.
Students stood outside of Alumni Arena in a line as long as an exodus out of Egypt to see this year's Spring Fest Saturday.
Joy knows no bound as I hear the news that His Holiness the Dalai Lama is going to visit UB by September 2006.
It has been 80 issues since we printed our first paper of the 2004-05 school year. Countless hours of hard work and 800,000 individual copies of The Spectrum later, we are proud to have served this university with our thrice-weekly coverage and commentary.If you are an undergraduate, you pay one dollar per semester to help fund our paper.
There's a rumor you hear as a freshman that the dorms were built from slightly modified plans for a penitentiary.
With summer just around the corner, students everywhere are looking forward to some long-awaited time off - a period of rest and relaxation free of classes, homework and stress.Despite the allure of taking a three-month break from everything school-related, many students are planning to use this coming summer as an opportunity to enhance their college experience.Although many shudder at the thought of writing a r?
After losing in the first round of the Big 4 tournament to St. Bonaventure on Tuesday, the Bulls came back strong to finish third.Freshman pitcher Tony Kurtz pitched eight solid innings in his first career start to give the Bulls a 10-3 win over rival Niagara.In control from the first pitch, the right-hander dominated the Purple Eagles, allowing just two earned runs off of five hits.
I got engaged a week and a half ago, and everyone has basically been asking me the same questions over and over again:"Wait, aren't you 19 years old?"To put the rumors to bed once and for all: Yes, I am 19 years old and engaged.
Extending their current winning streak to seven games - the longest in the history of the Buffalo softball program - the UB softball team tallied two victories over rival St.
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In a rematch from just a week ago, the Bulls did away with the Mastodons of Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne University (IPFW) for the second time in a row.This time, however, Buffalo prevailed with greater stakes on the line: elimination from the Mid-American Conference Championships.Because of the fact that this is the championship tournament, the first team to reach four total points ends the match.
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