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Cavs and Cav nots

"It's the remix to ignition, hot and fresh out the kitchen." - R.Kelly***Can someone please hire Bill Maher already?

Broadway star thrills with slam poetry

"This is not Poetry 101," Mayda Del Valle told her audience. "It's more like church, really."An accomplished slam poet with two national poetry championships and four appearances on HBO, Del Valle had one request of her audience: forget everything they thought they knew about poetry.

Bulls softball takes one from No. 1

On paper, it looked like a perfect opportunity for the UB softball team to make its mark on the Mid-American Conference - a doubleheader against the number one team in the MAC, the Central Michigan Chippewas.The Bulls had an auspicious start to the day, defeating CMU 2-0, but the second game did not turn out quite the same way.The Chippewas (20-10 overall, 10-2 MAC) are perennial favorites to win the MAC and were even able to beat one of the premier teams in the NCAA when they beat the University of Michigan Wolverines on Apr.

Scoreboard

Baseball(6 innings)Wednesday:St. Bonaventure6Buffalo1Softball(6 innings)Wednesday:Buffalo2Central Michigan0

Ben Sargent Cartoon 4.22.05

Bribery update awaited

After nearly a month of almost no progress, the Election and Credentials committee will definitely make a ruling before the summer on charges of bribery in last month's Student Association election, according to committee chair Joe Varghese.Varghese said the case has stalled mostly because of scheduling conflicts.

Bad breath proves to be a chronic social problem

On a night out with friends at a local bar, someone attractive catches your eye from across the room.

Sidelines

Wally's world of troubleMore details of last Friday's arrest of Bulls' guard Wallace Hall have become available via University Police.

Schedule

BaseballAmherst Audubon FieldFriday: vs. Ohio, 3 p.m.Saturday: vs. Ohio, doubleheader, 1 p.m. SoftballNan Harvey FieldSaturday: vs.

Cleaner and greener at UB

On a sunny, brisk day that gave hope to students that winter might finally be over, the UB community showed its appreciation for Mother Nature on Thursday by celebrating Earth Day at the Student Union with rock climbing, nature walks, petitions and environmental demonstrations.Earth Day on North Campus - sponsored by UB Green Office, Outdoor Adventure Club, UB Environmental Network and UB Environmental Task Force Support - was intended to motivate students to become more environmentally aware both on and off campus, according to UB Green officials."Each year, UB consumes over 120,000 reams of copier and printer paper," said Jim Simon, vice president of UB Environmental Network and student assistant to UB Green.

Affirmative action is misguided

This letter is in response to George Zornick's April 20 column "Affirming the need to overcome."While affirmative action in and by itself may have been a good idea when it was instituted back in the early 1960s, it has become nothing more than an aberration of its former self.

End of the line

Blue swirls of energy, rainbow-colored tree leaves and a midnight sunset are all impossibly wonderful scenes.These images and others were displayed at the fifth and final installment of "Music is Art," a Center for the Arts series that organizers say will appear again in the fall semester.The free event showcases the talents of local artists, both visual and musical, in the main lobby of the CFA.

Correction

The Earth Day tree planting event will be Friday, not Thursday, as reported on April 18.

Stronger voice in Albany

The Spectrum congratulates Peter Rizzo, the sophomore SUNY SA delegate who just won a seat on the SUNY SA Executive Committee.

Ben Sargent Cartoon: 4.20.05

Club boxing has strong showing at amateur event

Boxing connoisseurs know that there is nothing amateur about former light-heavyweight contender Jimmy Ralston or his son "Lightning" Les Ralston.But on Saturday night the elder Ralston took the time to fill in as the trainer for the UB Boxing club's amateur bouts.A large crowd of UB students as well as many local boxing fans packed into Michael's Banquet Facility in Hamburg, N.Y.

Affirming the need to overcome

Each spring, as acceptances and rejections roll into the mailboxes of hopeful students across the country, a debate over affirmative action seems to heat up.

A deluge of spam

If you're tired of ads in your inbox that claim you can lose 10 pounds in 10 days, or that it's easy to refinance your mortgage, you may be disappointed to hear that e-mail spam is here to stay at UB accounts.Though it is well known that e-mail spam is a global problem, many students wonder why nobody in the Office of Computer and Information Technology has found a way to solve it, at least locally.Some students said they have tried to protect their e-mail accounts, but the frustration continues."I see a ton of spam in my bulk folder everyday, and tons that I don't know how to separate in my Mulberry," said Jim Horng, a senior English major.

Einstein lights up the night at UB

Beaming on the wall of Fronczak Hall, the contemplative face of Albert Einstein gazed down Monday night on an audience of science enthusiasts gathered to celebrate his achievements.On the 50th anniversary of Einstein's death, and in honor of his "miracle year" 100 years ago, the UB community took part in a worldwide celebration Monday night that lit up the campus from end to end.The light relay started with the illuminating of UB stadium, followed by the Center for the Arts and Bonner Hall.

Bulls find their way home

The saying goes, "Home is where the heart is," but so far this year, UB's baseball team has been playing like it has a home field advantage no matter where it travels.Sporting a record of 11-19 so far this year, the Bulls will play St.