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Spring Fest - behind the scenes

Saturday night's Spring Fest left the people who went with a few unanswered questions: where was Jadakiss, and why was there a delay of over an hour before Snoop Dogg took the stage?Jadakiss, who signed a contract last week to play at Spring Fest, dropped out of the concert late Friday afternoon, according to Student Association officials."We got a signed contract with Jada, and everything was good," said SA Vice President Dela Yador.

Today's correction

In the April 29 article "UB announces Dalai Lama's visit to campus," it was incorrectly reported the Dalai Lama would be turning 80 this summer.

SA budget passes with big hike for entertainment

The Student Association Senate approved SA's $2.8 million budget for 2005-2006 on Friday by a unanimous vote of 15-0.As promised last semester, clubs received a 10 percent increase and entertainment a 45 percent hike over the amount they received last year.

Finding a place to stay in Buffalo

For students staying in Buffalo during the summer to work or take classes, finding a place to stay can be a difficult and lengthy ordeal.

Affirmative action hurts who?

When did we start allowing such ignorance to fill the pages of our campus newspaper? Not only was the "Affirmative action hurts UB" letter (April 25), written by our own Andrew Tarnowski, offensive - it was laughable.

Sidelines

'Spoon scoops awardUB head basketball coach Reggie Witherspoon was recently named the 2005 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) District I Co-Coach of the Year.

New book revitalizes women in shamanism

Trained and initiated as a shaman in highland Guatemala by a K'iche' Mayan couple in the mid-1970s and the granddaughter of an Ojibwe midwife and herbalist, Barbara Tedlock is no ordinary anthropology professor.In her fifth book, "The Woman in the Shaman's Body, Reclaiming the Feminine in Religion and Medicine," the distinguished teaching professor aims to put women and the feminist dimension back into shamanism."This is a book that puts women back into spirituality and science," Tedlock said.

Women's tennis grounded at MAC tourney by RedHawks

After attaining its highest seed ever in the 10-team field at the 2005 Mid-American Conference championships, the No.

Ben Sargent Cartoon: 5.02.05

Then and now

Somewhere in transit between Reno and Buffalo, in the middle of the night while squished between two massive football players in one of the last rows of a tiny puddle-jumping airplane, I was ready to throw in the towel on my newly born Spectrum career.

Men's tennis falls in MAC semifinals

After Thursday afternoon's sweep of IPFW in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference men's tennis tournament, the Bulls were eliminated in the semifinals of the tournament by conference powerhouse and tournament host Western Michigan, 4-0.Facing the second-seeded Broncos (17-6), the No.

Student-entrepreneur makes mark on global economy

The typical UB student doesn't worry about inventories, marketing and the ever-advancing world of business technology.

A guide to the excellent 'Hitchhiker'

"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.

Modern styles mix with tradition at Japan Nite

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.

Rushdie's powerful words

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.

Rain adds to Oozfest's joyful misery

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.

Inequality has a deeper source

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.

It's hard to be a Saint in the city

"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.

Neither gin nor juice

A respectable percentage of the UB student population was bouncing to Snoop Dogg's beats Saturday in Alumni Arena.

The coming storms

New-look athletics, UB2020 and tuition should be on your radarNo more pencils, no more books, UB seniors are escaping university life's hooks.