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.
Singing about terror, cutting, self-abuse and blood behind disco rock beats hasn't been a commonly used approach in today's music scene.Temper Temper is set on changing things.The dance-rock group from Milwaukee is stopping by The Continental, at 212 Franklin St.
Salman Rushdie, acclaimed novelist and the last speaker in this year's Distinguished Speaker Series, didn't tiptoe on Thursday night around the infamous death warrant placed on his head by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.Instead, the writer used his best-known controversy surrounding his renowned novel, "The Satanic Verses," as a starting point for discussion at Alumni Arena about the utter necessity of free speech."The first amendment is the thing that I, a foreigner, look at as truly wonderful about your country," said Rushdie, who was born in India and has lived most of his life in England.
The gas tank is nearly empty, begging to be filled, and the nearest gas station charges an arm and a leg.
Vin Diesel should count his blessings that he wasn't awarded the $25 million he demanded to return to the screen for XXX: State of the Union.An utter disaster and sorry mess of a movie, this sequel is even more ridiculous than the incomprehensibly popular original, XXX of 2002.Augustus Gibbons, played by Samuel L.
For many undergraduate students at UB, preparing for a weeklong spring break vacation or a Friday night beer pong tournament is the hardest thing they've had to organize.However, things are different for the handful of undergraduate students that will be getting married in the next year or two.
Infused with religious imagery, Dana Scott's artwork is thought provoking and familiar.Displayed now through Saturday at the College Street Art Gallery located downtown on Allen Street, Scott's artwork yearns to display her lifelong grapple with political ideals, personal discomfort and religious exposure."My work re-conceptualizes religious imagery while furthering my effort to exorcise the demons of my past and to comment on the superficial nature of today's society," Scott said.This is Scott's premiere art exhibit at which she is displaying five pieces.
As a loyal Democrat, I have to say that I disagree with Ben Cady's recent, and rather cynical, assessment of framing ("The good work ahead," April 27). Though I agree with the author that we need to focus less on Fox News and more on the substance of policy-making, I think Democrats can use framing towards that end.For anyone that thinks that we can all see through the "B.S." of political language, take the example of the "death tax," coined by GOP consultant Frank Luntz and used by Republicans in all branches of government when discussing the estate tax.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld presented an $81 billion new military budget that is needed to pay for the war in Iraq.
I am writing in response to Ben Cady's column "The good work ahead" (Opinion, April 27) which was about the struggle of the Democratic Party to create a worthy image that is not superficial marketing, but substantial and appealing to voters.
A bright new artist has entered the music scene with thoughtful lyrics and soothing and talented musical accompaniment.
Singing about terror, cutting, self-abuse and blood behind disco rock beats hasn't been a commonly used approach in today's music scene.Temper Temper is set on changing things.The dance-rock group from Milwaukee is stopping by The Continental, at 212 Franklin St.
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